15:35 Epsom Downs

Tuesday 25 April 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Betfred Nifty Fifty Great Metropolitan Handicap

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 2m 54.83s

1^st

(5)

Sir Rumi

59-9

11/2

T: R HannonJ: W Buick

Raced wide, led early, steadied back to be in touch, headway to grab stand side rail 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on op 5/1

2^nd

(13)

Flyin' Solo

69-6

10/3

T: D MenuisierJ: Rossa Ryan

Towards rear, wide and headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish tchd 7/2

3^rd

1 ½

(9)

Tashi

69-5

14/1

T: T WardJ: Tom Marquand

In touch, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish op 16/1

4^th

(2)

Saligo Bay

58-10

15/2

T: G & J MooreJ: Jason Watson

Tracked leaders, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace op 7/1

5^th

1 ¼

(7)

Haseefah

69-5

15/2

T: A KingJ: Hollie Doyle

In rear, ridden and headway stand side over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer op 7/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

5 ½

(1)

Madame Ambassador

49-1

11/1

T: C JohnstonJ: R Kingscote

Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong tchd 12/1

7^th

(10)

The Conqueror

58-10

14/1

T: J R BoyleJ: Mohammed Tabti (7)

Wide and headway to go close up after 2f, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 16/1

8^th

(3)

Neandra

49-2

11/4f

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong op 10/3

9^th

(14)

Open Champion

49-3

11/1

T: A KingJ: James Doyle

In touch, pushed along and outpaced 3f out op 9/1

10^th

(4)

State Legend

49-2

100/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Ben Sanderson (3)

Keen tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out op 80/1

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Non-Runners

(11)

Wonder Starelzaam⁴⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: D J Coakley J: George Bass

(12)

Alpine Stroll¹⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: E De Giles J: T E Whelan

(8)

Dark Pine⁷¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: D Loughnane J: David Egan

(6)

Captain Kane⁵⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: George Scott J: Benoit D L Sayette

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£1.80, £1.80, £3.80EX:£30.40Trifecta:£233.40Tricast:£249.59SF:£24.87Swingers:£4.10, £14.80, £10.20

Forecasts

Neandra (11/4), Flyin' Solo (10/3), Sir Rumi (11/2), Wonder Starelzaam (13/2), Saligo Bay (15/2), Haseefah (15/2), Madame Ambassador (11/1), Open Champion (11/1), Alpine Stroll (12/1), Captain Kane (12/1), Tashi (14/1), The Conqueror (14/1), Dark Pine (16/1), State Legend (100/1)

A dual winner on all-weather last year, NEANDRA shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when finishing midfield in a stronger race over further at York in October and, from what rates a workable mark, she earns the vote to come out on top returned to action. Kempton eye-catcher Open Champion similarly remains low-mileage and he's feared, along with Lingfield-scorer Wonder Starelzaam and Sir Rumi.

NEANDRA (GER)
OPEN CHAMPION (IRE)
WONDER STARELZAAM (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Going Gone

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 4

J: P Cosgrave | T: J R Boyle

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £10,308.002nd: £4,834.003rd: £2,418.004th: £1,208.005th: £604.006th: £302.00