15:25 Epsom Downs

Sunday 1 October 2023

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Apprentices' Derby Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 4f 6y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:29  |   Winning time: 2m 42.52s
1st
Horse silk
3
(1)
Forceful Speed
39-10
2/1f
T: G BougheyJ: Billy Loughnane
Wore hood to post, tracked leader and always going well, led inside final 3f, clear and shaken up over 1f out, stayed on well op 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
1
5
(7)
Dundory
79-5
14/1
T: J G M O'SheaJ: Jack Kearney (3)
Close 3rd out wide, came three wide home turn, 2nd going well inside final 3f, ridden and well held over 1f out, no chance with winner op 12/1 tchd 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
7
(6)
Bug Boy
78-13
8/1
T: A G NewcombeJ: Connor Planas
Off the pace in last trio, pushed along out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, plugged on pressing for modest 3rd op 9/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(5)
Ravens Ark
69-9
9/1
T: H MorrisonJ: Rose Dawes (3)
Held up in rear, never a factor, no chance when hung left on camber over 1f out, stayed on towards finish op 11/1
5th
Horse silk
2
1
(4)
The Whipmaster
510-3
14/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Benoit D L Sayette
Slowly into stride, headway on inside tracking leaders 10f out, not clear run and angled out over 2f out, stayed on same pace and no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
1
6
(3)
Scintillante
39-4
10/3
T: A M BaldingJ: Callum Hutchinson
Wore hood to post, tracked leaders on inside until lost place and in last pair 9f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and beaten 2f out tchd 16/5 and tchd 7/2
7th
Horse silk
65
2
(2)
Glenister
49-11
3/1
T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: Morgan Cole (3)
Sweating, raced keenly, led and set steady pace, headed and weakened quickly inside final 3f, soon behind,tailed off op 5/2
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.90, £5.70EX:£29.40Trifecta:£204.70SF:£32.05Swingers:£7.60, £3.20, £13.60

Forecasts

Forceful Speed (2/1), Glenister (3/1), Scintillante (10/3), Bug Boy (8/1), Ravens Ark (9/1), Dundory (14/1), The Whipmaster (14/1)

Verdict

Progressive 3-y-o FORCEFUL SPEED is taken to complete the hat-trick up in trip. Glenister is another who has improved this season and rates the main threat ahead of the in-form Bug Boy.

  1. FORCEFUL SPEED (IRE)
  2. GLENISTER (IRE)
  3. BUG BOY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Saratoga Gold
Weight: 10-2  |Age: 4
J: Owen Lewis  |  T: C Hills
5/2

Prize Money

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

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