16:30 Epsom Downs

Saturday 3 June 2023

All12:5013:3014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Rio Ferdinand Foundation Northern Dancer Handicap

Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 2m 36.25s

1^st

(1)

Sheer Rocks

48-9

11/2

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Harry Davies (3)

Close 3rd on inside, went 2nd turning in, led over 1f out, stayed on well tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1

2^nd

(3)

Caius Chorister

49-5

9/4f

T: D MenuisierJ: R L Moore

Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner but kept on for 2nd

3^rd

(8)

Lucander

69-9

20/1

T: George BakerJ: P Cosgrave

Held up and behind, headway out wide over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 2nd, no chance with winner tchd 22/1

4^th

(2)

Jungle Cove

69-2

9/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Slowly into stride and awkwardly away, held up in last pair, good headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, no chance with leading pair, ridden and weakened into 4th over 1f out op 11/1 tchd 17/2

5^th

3 ¼

(5)

Haliphon

68-9

16/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Ben Sanderson (3)

Held up in 5th on inside, pushed along over 3f out, soon switched right, went 4th inside final 3f, no impression and weakened into 5th inside final 2f op 12/1

6^th

(6)

Scampi

58-12

10/3

T: A M BaldingJ: Hayley Turner

Steadied start, held up in last trio, trying to make a forward move when hampered and lost momentum over 2f out, not recover tchd 16/5

7^th

(9)

Green Team

48-7

33/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: David Egan

Raced wide tracking leaders, weakened inside final 3f op 28/1 tchd 40/1

8^th

(4)

Max Mayhem

59-3

4/1

T: K P De FoyJ: Benoit D L Sayette

Tracked leader, pushed along and lost 2nd turning in, weakened quickly and behind, tailed off and eased final 2f

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Non-Runners

(7)

Sea King¹⁰

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: Sir Mark Prescott J: Darragh Keenan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.00, £1.10, £4.65EX:£22.20Trifecta:£293.60Tricast:£226.23SF:£17.78Swingers:£3.55, £15.60, £8.85

Forecasts

Caius Chorister (9/4), Scampi (10/3), Max Mayhem (4/1), Sea King (4/1), Sheer Rocks (11/2), Jungle Cove (9/1), Haliphon (16/1), Lucander (20/1), Green Team (33/1)

A rapidly progressive filly in handicaps last term (dual C&D winner), CAIUS CHORISTER produced a very promising comeback effort when runner-up here (10f) in April and, with the return to further rating a plus, she gets the narrow vote to come out on top under Ryan Moore. Impressive York winner Scampi, another C&D winner, is feared, as is Sheer Rocks who scored with a bit to spare on return at Ascot and is also respected with Harry Davies taking off a handy 3 lb.

CAIUS CHORISTER (FR)
SCAMPI
SHEER ROCKS

Previous Winners

2022

Midnights Legacy

Weight: 9-1 |Age: 5

J: W Buick | T: A King

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £38,655.002nd: £18,128.003rd: £9,068.004th: £4,530.005th: £2,265.006th: £1,132.00