Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Sprint Series Qualifier)

Epsom

19:00

Date 2023-07-13

Distance 6f3y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,281

Winning Time 1m 10.76s (slow by 2.96s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Count Otto (IRE) Benoit De La Sayette · Amanda Perrett	15/2	Won
2nd	Magical Merlin (IRE) Adam Farragher · Harry & Roger Charlton	2/1F	0.3
3rd	Grenham Bay (IRE) Joshua Bryan · Andrew Balding	3/1	2.5
4th	Toussarok (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	5/2	8.5
5th	Lethal Angel (GB) William Carson · Brett Johnson	50/1	.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Pablo Del Pueblo (IRE) Paddy Bradley · Simon Dow	17/2

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (4)	Justcallmepete Bay J:Dougie Costello T:James Evans	J:Dougie Costello T:James Evans	143	b	224443	86	91	59	24d	—	—	-6	21.5	0.25/1	2 50%
Progressed well on AW over the winter; good run on turf return latest; usual headgear back
3 (7)	Toussarok Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	134	—	-62038	77	93	46	26d	—	—	-10	19.2	0.25/1	2 50%
Seems well suited by undulating tracks and won this race off 5lb higher last year; player
5 (1)	Magical Merlin Grey J:Adam Farragher(3) T:Harry & Roger Charlton	J:Adam Farragher(3) T:Harry & Roger Charlton	130	b	6-5414	79	92	66	17d	—	—	-12	15.7	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Won modest event at Lingfield last month but held in Class 4 latest; now tried in blinkers
6 (5)	Grenham Bay Grey J:Joshua Bryan T:Andrew Balding	J:Joshua Bryan T:Andrew Balding	128	—	-41158	77	92	72	29d	—	—	0	20.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Two wins in the spring; no impact the last twice; return to more positive tactics may help
NR (3)	Faro De San Juan Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Dylan Cunha	J:NON-RUNNER T:Dylan Cunha	143	t	307819	86	-	-	18d	—	—	-21	36	—	—
Chance on Chester win last month and was caught out wide at Pontefract latest; non-runner
7 (6)	Pablo Del Pueblo Bay J:Paddy Bradley(3) T:Simon Dow	J:Paddy Bradley(3) T:Simon Dow	127	—	318735	70	90	42	7d	—	—	+2	11.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Two 5f AW wins this year but patchy record since the 2nd of them; unplaced in 3 runs here
4 (8)	Count Otto Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Amanda Perrett	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Amanda Perrett	131	hb	917948	74	81	55	19d	—	—	+2	10.2	2.50/1	11 9%
8lb lower than for March's AW win; struggled since; effective over C&D but risks involved
8 (2)	Lethal Angel Grey J:William Carson T:Brett Johnson	J:William Carson T:Brett Johnson	123	p	120-55	66	89	63	23d	—	—	+2	4.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Three Brighton wins last season but yet to shine in 2023; vulnerable at this level

Horse	bet365	Coral
Justcallmepete	2	2
Toussarok	2	2
Magical Merlin	9/4	2/1
Grenham Bay	11/4	3
Faro De San Juan	SP	SP
Pablo Del Pueblo	8	17/2
Count Otto	11	10/1
Lethal Angel	28	40

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Faro De San Juan

OR: 9 Form: 7 Odds: 20

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2nd

Justcallmepete

21.5

OR: 9 Form: 4 Odds: 8.5

3rd

Grenham Bay

20.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 8 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Toussarok

19.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 8.9

Magical Merlin

15.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Pablo Del Pueblo

11.8

OR: 5 Form: 4.1 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Count Otto

10.2

OR: 6 Form: 2 Odds: 2.2

Lethal Angel

4.7

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Justcallmepete	86	91	59
Faro De San Juan	86	—	—
Magical Merlin	79	92	66
Toussarok	77	93	46
Grenham Bay	77	92	72
Count Otto	74	81	55
Pablo Del Pueblo	70	90	42
Lethal Angel	66	89	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pablo Del Pueblo	7d ago	Quick return
Magical Merlin	17d ago	Fit
Faro De San Juan	18d ago	Fit
Count Otto	19d ago	Fit
Lethal Angel	23d ago	Fit
Justcallmepete	24d ago	Fit
Toussarok	26d ago	Fit
Grenham Bay	29d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Faro De San Juan	Mid-Pack
Grenham Bay	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 8 runners classified.