15:45 Epsom Downs

Friday 4 June 2021

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:3017:1017:40

Cazoo Handicap

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 2m 12.46s

1^st

(9)

Blue Cup

58-12

9/2f

T: D MenuisierJ: Oisin Murphy

Steadied rear, good headway between horses over 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, stayed on well

2^nd

5 ½

(6)

Victory Chime

69-8

11/2

T: R M BeckettJ: Rob Hornby

Tracked leaders, ridden inside final 3f, led over 1f out, headed and outpaced inside final furlong, no chance with winner op 5/1

3^rd

(11)

Data Protection

68-7

8/1

T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: David Egan

Led but pressed, led field to near side in straight, ridden inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner op 10/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

2 ¼

(1)

Water's Edge

58-4

25/1

T: George BakerJ: Nicola Currie

Awkwardly away, held up in last trio, good headway entering home straight, soon chasing leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 28/1 tchd 22/1

5^th

(7)

HMS President

48-9

5/1

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: W Buick

Raced keenly, held up off the pace in 6th, pushed along when slightly hampered inside final 2f, plugged on late op 4/1

6^th

2 ¼

(10)

Strait Of Hormuz

48-12

5/1

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Hollie Doyle

Held up in last pair, headway 6th and no impression when hung right inside final 2f, ridden and weakened over 1f out

7^th

(5)

Dream With Me

48-10

15/2

T: C & M JohnstonJ: B A Curtis

Pressed leader and clear of rest, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out op 6/1

8^th

(4)

Kaleidoscopic

48-9

15/2

T: M R ChannonJ: David Probert

Held up in 5th, hung left and weakened over 3f out op 12/1

9^th

(8)

Sky Defender

59-10

11/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton

Tracked leaders out wide, beaten when slightly hampered inside final 2f, eased op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Lawn Ranger²⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 6

T: M J Attwater J: Callum Shepherd

(3)

You're Hired²¹²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 8

T: Mrs A J Perrett J: James Doyle

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£1.70, £2.40, £2.40EX:£25.20Trifecta:£196.30Tricast:£190.40SF:£28.68Swingers:£6.20, £9.00, £7.30

Forecasts

Blue Cup (9/2), HMS President (5/1), Strait Of Hormuz (5/1), Victory Chime (11/2), Dream With Me (15/2), Kaleidoscopic (15/2), Data Protection (8/1), Sky Defender (11/1), You're Hired (16/1), Lawn Ranger (20/1), Water's Edge (25/1)

A case can be made for most of these but the most persuasive one is for BLUE CUP who figures on a very good mark and is worth forgiving his over-exuberant York seventh now the hood goes on. Dream With Me arrives firmly on the up and is feared most in his hat-trick bid, although both Strait of Hormuz and Victory Chime are two more who bring solid credentials to the table in a cracking handicap.

BLUE CUP (FR)
DREAM WITH ME (IRE)
STRAIT OF HORMUZ (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Sky Defender

Weight: 9-5 |Age: 4

J: J Fanning | T: C & M Johnston

22/1

Prize Money

1st: £25,480.002nd: £11,945.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,985.005th: £1,495.006th: £740.007th: £375.008th: £185.00