18:30 Epsom Downs

Thursday 17 July 2025

All17:5518:3019:0019:3520:0520:40

Steve Donoghue Handicap

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 1m 46.20s

1^st

(2)

Jiff's Army

39-6

6/4f

T: S C WilliamsJ: Rossa Ryan

Raced keenly in close 3rd inside, looking for room from 3f out, angled out over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on strongly op 11/8

2^nd

2 ½

(1)

Royal Pleasure

710-2

6/1

T: K JewellJ: R Kingscote

Steadied start, keen in last trio, headway over 2f out, not clear run soon after, hung left on camber and went 3rd over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, took 2nd final stride, no chance with winner op 11/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

(7)

Tex

410-1

7/2

T: George BakerJ: Jack Callan (7)

Tracked leading trio, hung left on camber from 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, hung left and one pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd final stride

4^th

4 ¼

(4)

Jet Packer

39-7

13/2

T: J R BoyleJ: Billy Loughnane

Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened soon after op 8/1

5^th

2 ¼

(8)

Rainbow Sign

78-11

25/1

T: M PattinsonJ: S De Sousa

Stumbled after start, off the pace in last pair, never involved op 22/1 tchd 33/1

6^th

(11)

Classic Speed

510-0

22/1

T: Brian ToomeyJ: K Shoemark

Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened quickly soon after tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1

7^th

(5)

Buy The Dip

59-12

6/1

T: J R BoyleJ: P Cosgrave

Slowly into stride, always in rear op 11/2 tchd 5/1

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Non-Runners

(9)

Local Bay²³

Weight: 9-13| Age: 7

T: A W Carroll J: Jack Doughty

(10)

Platinum Prince³⁴

Weight: 10-1| Age: 8

T: G & J Moore J: Ashley Lewis

(6)

Starshiba¹⁴

Weight: 9-13| Age: 8

T: Jack Morland J: Non Runner

(3)

Roundabout Silver²⁸

Weight: 8-11| Age: 6

T: S Dow J: Harry Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.60, £2.90EX:£11.10Trifecta:£36.00Tricast:£26.20SF:£10.65Swingers:£2.00, £1.70, £3.40

Forecasts

Jiff's Army (6/4), Starshiba (5/2), Tex (7/2), Royal Pleasure (6/1), Buy The Dip (6/1), Jet Packer (13/2), Platinum Prince (10/1), Local Bay (12/1), Roundabout Silver (14/1), Classic Speed (22/1), Rainbow Sign (25/1)

TEX has been shaping up nicely and with this sort of trip probably his optimum, he can confirm his current mark to be a generous one. Buy The Dip had an excuse over C&D last week and he's a threat, along with Jiff's Army.

TEX (FR)
BUY THE DIP
JIFF'S ARMY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Hello Cotai

Weight: 9-0 |Age: 3

J: Oisin Murphy | T: A West

6/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,449.002nd: £2,088.003rd: £1,043.004th: £522.005th: £260.00