21:00 Epsom Downs

Wednesday 2 July 2025

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Betfred 'Pick Your Punt' Handicap

Off time: 21:02 | Winning time: 1m 23.26s

(1)

Brave Empire^t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Loughnane| T: I Furtado| OR: 85

20/1

Three wins for Roger Varian but well held on both starts for Ivan Furtado.

Form: 1600-07

(2)

Diamondonthehill⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: K Shoemark| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 85| D

15/8

Latest win at Lingfield in April. 11/2, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Goodwood (7f, good) 40 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 422412

(5)

Mafnood^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jim Crowley| T: George Baker| OR: 80

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Goodwood (1m, good to firm, 9/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 366-374

(7)

Hodler¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Boyle| OR: 77| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Respectable third of 9 in handicap at Salisbury (7f, good to firm, 28/1) 17 days ago, running on. Can give a good account.

Form: 38-6633

(6)

Dream Of Mischief^b1⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 76| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Goodwood (7f, good, 11/1) 40 days ago. Blinkers on first time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 107-278

(3)

Aurora Majesty¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 83| D

10/3

Two AW wins in March but hasn't gone on from those. Still early days but others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 11966

(8)

Marlay Park²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Paddy Bradley| T: J R Boyle| OR: 73| CD

6/1

Four-time C&D winner but the latest was in 2023. Bit below form sixth of 12 in C&D handicap (good to soft, 25/1) 26 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 5976-26

(4)

Miss Collada¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 73| D

17/2

8/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 686403

Forecasts

Diamondonthehill (15/8), Aurora Majesty (10/3), Marlay Park (6/1), Miss Collada (17/2), Hodler (10/1), Dream Of Mischief (10/1), Mafnood (12/1), Brave Empire (20/1)

MISS COLLADA has shaped on a couple of her recent starts as though there's a race in her from this sort of mark. Diamondonthehill arrives at the top of his game and is second choice ahead of Jim Boyle's Hodler.