Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 20:50 Will Young Live At Epsom 12/7/12 Handicap 1m 2f 18y

  • Weighed In - (Class 4), £6,300 added, 3yo+, 10 runners
  • Winner £4,075 2nd £1,213 3rd £606 4th £303
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 2m 10.54s
  • Off time: 20:53:36
Pos Horse Odds
1st John Biscuit (IRE) 7/2
2nd Hip Hip Hooray 20/1
3rd Tidal Way (IRE) 7/2
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (1) 083345- Black, Yellow star, halved sleeves Ethics Girl (IRE) 269 6 9-11 t N Callan John Berry 76 14/1
2 (8) 033-042 Orange and Red (quartered), halved sleeves John Biscuit (IRE) 15 Course Winner 4 9-11 David Probert A M Balding 76 7/2
3 (10) 59-6145 DARK BLUE, PINK Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap Bloodsweatandtears 28 4 9-9 b David Kenny (5) W J Knight 74 16/1
5 (12) 7825 Orange, black triple diamond and diamonds on cap Viewpoint (IRE) 5 3 9-2 P Dobbs R Hannon 78 9/2
6 (11) 106622 Black, Black and Red diabolo on sleeves Super Duplex 29 Course Winner Distance Winner 5 9-2 I Mongan P Phelan 67 10/1
7 (5) 323130 Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap Eshaab (USA) 24 Distance Winner 3 9-2 h G Baker E A L Dunlop 78 8/1
9 (3) 234645 Dark blue, pink cross of lorraine and sleeves, Dark Blue cap Salient 20 Course Winner 8 8-13 J-P Guillambert M J Attwater 64 25/1
10 (6) 13-8932 Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap Tidal Way (IRE) 20 3 8-12 Hayley Turner M R Channon 74 7/2
11 (4) 726263 EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW and EMERALD GREEN chevrons on sleeves, WHITE cap, YELLOW star Hip Hip Hooray 16 6 8-11 D E Egan (5) L A Dace 62 20/1
12 (7) 61-333 Black, silver chevron hoop, silver sleeves, black chevron, black cap, silver stripes Feisty Champion (IRE) 13 Beaten Favourite 3 8-9 S Sanders J W Hills 71 5/1
Non runners
4 (2)10Modernism39-3M JohnstonM Demuro79
8 (9)05-4Dicey Vows (USA)49-0A P JarvisD Holland65

Verdict

Viewpoint had little chance against the likes of Michelangelo at Newmarket last Saturday but can figure in this company but Modernism finished nearer last at Doncaster in April having won his racecourse debut at Wolverhampton. Eshaab has lost his way since scoring at Pontefract so Super Duplex makes more appeal on his Sandown second in May. JOHN BISCUIT hasn't won since scoring on his racecourse debut at this track in 2010 but his latest second at Kempton suggests a return to winning ways is imminent and he gets the nod.

Formwatch

Ethics Girl (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 14, 3l behind High On A Hill (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.

John Biscuit (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Close up, headway to chase winner over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Sand Skier (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f app hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jun.

Bloodsweatandtears 8-1 (9-1) Led, headed 6f out, tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 8l behind Choral Festival (8-9) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Jun.

Modernism 6-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 10l behind Kingsdesire (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Apr.

Viewpoint (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Mid-division, reminders halfway, hampered over 3f out, never on terms, 5th of 12, 13l behind Michelangelo (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo aut stk (2) gf in Jun.

Super Duplex 4-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway 6f out, led over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, nk behind Khun John (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jun.

Eshaab (USA) 13-2 (9-7) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 35l behind Forget Me Not Lane (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.

Dicey Vows (USA) 33-1 (9-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, no chance with leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 10, 11l behind Splendid Light (9-13) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.

Salient 20-1 (8-4) Pressed leader, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 11l behind Starwatch (9-7) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jun.

Tidal Way (IRE) 11-4 (9-6) With winner, ridden to challenge over 1f out, hard ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Ultimate Destiny (9-5) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jun.

Hip Hip Hooray 16-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway and switched left to far rail over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Toga Tiger (8-6) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.

Feisty Champion (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Mid-division, headway and in touch over 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair final 75 yards, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Take Two (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo app hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.

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