14:05 York

Friday 14 July 2023

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William Hill Epic Value Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   7f  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:06  |   Winning time: 1m 23.42s
1st
Horse silk
3
(8)
Northern Express
59-6
5/2f
T: M DodsJ: P Mulrennan
Held up towards rear, steady headway from halfway, ridden when pressed leader inside final furlong, all out when led final strides, just prevailed op 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
sh
1
(6)
Vafortino
59-9
7/2
T: K P De FoyJ: Rossa Ryan
Midfield but in touch, switched right to challenge 2f out, led inside final furlong, pushed along when hard pressed inside final 110 yards, joined and headed final strides, just failed op 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
1
5
(5)
Gweedore
69-3
9/1
T: K ScottJ: William Pyle (7)
Led, pushed along before 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on inside final 110 yards but not pace of front pair near finish op 11/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¼
8
(2)
Able Kane
68-11
11/1
T: B R MillmanJ: B A Curtis
Close up, pushed along 2f out, dropped to fourth when ridden inside final furlong, no extra near finish op 10/1 tchd 9/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
4
(3)
Documenting
109-6
20/1
T: K FrostJ: D Nolan
Slowly away, behind early but still in touch, chased leaders 2f out, ridden final furlong, kept on for fifth inside final 110 yards tchd 22/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
6
(7)
Zip
78-13
16/1
T: R A FaheyJ: O J Orr
Went slightly left start, soon prominent, pushed along before 2f out,soon lost position, ridden inside final furlong, kept on for modest sixth op 12/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ¼
2
(1)
Bopedro
79-7
11/2
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Midfield on far rail, headway 2f out, ridden when short of room on rail 1f out, weakened inside final 110 yards op 6/1
8th
Horse silk
1
7
(4)
Another Investment
48-11
9/2
T: N TinklerJ: A J Farragher (3)
Midfield, pushed along 3f out, moved to dispute before 1f out, drifted left inside final furlong, soon outpaced and weakened quickly inside final 110 yards op 5/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.40, £1.50, £2.40EX:£11.50Trifecta:£69.60Tricast:£64.99SF:£11.05Swingers:£2.40, £4.10, £7.00

Forecasts

Northern Express (5/2), Vafortino (7/2), Another Investment (9/2), Bopedro (11/2), Gweedore (9/1), Able Kane (11/1), Zip (16/1), Documenting (20/1)

Verdict

VAFORTINO wasn't seen to best effect in the Buckingham Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot having met trouble on more than one occasion, so he could be up to reversing the form with Northern Express, who admittedly has a very likeable profile himself. There appeared to be no fluke about Another Investment's wide-margin C&D win 4 weeks ago and he's another to take seriously.

  1. VAFORTINO (IRE)
  2. NORTHERN EXPRESS (IRE)
  3. ANOTHER INVESTMENT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Saleymm
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 4
J: S De Sousa  |  T: S & E Crisford
7/4

Prize Money

1st: £15,462.002nd: £7,251.003rd: £3,627.004th: £1,812.005th: £906.006th: £453.00

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