18:20 Epsom Downs

Wednesday 3 July 2024

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Betfred 'Bet Builder' Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:21 | Winning time: 2m 9.95s

1^st

(3)

Giselles Defence

49-13

1/1f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Joe Leavy (3)

Tracked leaders on inside, smooth headway between horses over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, soon clear, eased towards finish op 6/5 tchd 5/4

2^nd

6 ½

(4)

Mrembo

59-2

5/1

T: J G PortmanJ: Olivia Tubb (5)

Led, shaken up and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 11/2 tchd 6/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(6)

Oj Lifestyle

49-12

5/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Anna Gibson (7)

Raced keenly, tracked leader, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, no extra in 3rd op 9/2

4^th

(2)

Silver Nightfall

49-13

22/1

T: J & S BestJ: Callum Hutchinson

Steadied start, held up in rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 18/1

5^th

(5)

Daisy Roots

48-13

8/1

T: A WestJ: Alice Bond (7)

Soon steadied tracking leaders out wide, went 3rd 8f out until pushed along 3f out, outpaced and lost place over 2f out, plugged on towards finish op 5/1

6^th

(7)

Eklil

59-4

14/1

T: A IrvineJ: Aidan Keeley

Steadied start, held up in last trio, never on terms op 16/1 tchd 12/1

7^th

(1)

Roundabout Silver

58-11

18/1

T: S DowJ: Christian Howarth

Raced keenly, soon steadied last trio, dropped to last pair 6f out, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f op 14/1 tchd 20/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.20, £2.10EX:£5.80Trifecta:£18.60SF:£5.81Swingers:£1.60, £1.80, £2.80

Forecasts

Giselles Defence (1/1), Mrembo (5/1), Oj Lifestyle (5/1), Daisy Roots (8/1), Eklil (14/1), Roundabout Silver (18/1), Silver Nightfall (22/1)

Unlike most of his rivals, GISELLES DEFENCE arrives in good nick and has no stamina concerns over this trip, so he's very much the percentage call. Oj Lifestyle isn't easy to assess but he's very well handicapped these days, with Mrembo more likely than not to bounce back from a lesser effort last time given her profile.