16:15 Epsom Downs

Monday 28 August 2023

All14:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

Churchill Retirement Living Handicap

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 2m 10.93s

1^st

(8)

Satono Japan

610-4

12/1

T: A WestJ: Callum Shepherd

Bit slowly into stride, held up in last pair, angled out 2f out, good headway over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final stride op 11/1 tchd 10/1

2^nd

(4)

Oh So Grand

39-7

10/3

T: S & E CrisfordJ: K Shoemark

Led, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed throughout final furlong, headed final stride op 7/2 tchd 3/1 and tchd 4/1

3^rd

(2)

Flight Of Angels

39-1

7/2

T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Raced keenly tracking leader, disputing lead throughout final furlong, headed final strides op 6/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

(5)

Udaberri

49-13

15/2

T: S WoodsJ: Oisin Murphy

Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 9/1

5^th

2 ¾

(10)

Light Up Our Stars

79-3

14/1

T: S DixonJ: Elisha Whittington (5)

Raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, lost place on downhill run, weakened turning in tchd 16/1

6^th

5 ½

(9)

Giovanni Baglione

49-1

66/1

T: P PhelanJ: David Egan

Always in rear op 40/1 tchd 33/1

7^th

(1)

Ribal

39-8

11/8f

T: A M BaldingJ: Hollie Doyle

Tracked leaders on inside, hung left 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f op Evens

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Non-Runners

(3)

Melek Alreeh⁶⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: D M Simcock J: D C Costello

(7)

Zhang Fei¹³²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: J Gallagher J: N Callan

(6)

God Of Fire¹²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: S C Williams J: R Kingscote

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.90Pl:£4.00, £2.00EX:£74.30Trifecta:£329.50Tricast:£173.17SF:£52.23Swingers:£6.80, £4.90, £2.40

Forecasts

Ribal (11/8), Oh So Grand (10/3), Flight Of Angels (7/2), Udaberri (15/2), Zhang Fei (8/1), Melek Alreeh (10/1), Satono Japan (12/1), Light Up Our Stars (14/1), God Of Fire (16/1), Giovanni Baglione (66/1)

OH SO GRAND looked progressive before a blip at Lingfield last time and she's worth a chance to resume winning ways. Fellow 3yo Ribal may pose the biggest threat, although Light Up Our Stars could feature if ready to go after a break.

OH SO GRAND
RIBAL
LIGHT UP OUR STARS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

White Willow

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 4

J: O J Orr | T: R A Fahey

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,731.002nd: £3,626.003rd: £1,814.004th: £906.005th: £453.006th: £226.00