Rock Sand Handicap – Epsom · The Final Fence

Epsom

20:40

Rock Sand Handicap

Date 2023-07-20

Distance 1m4f6y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 2m 41.12s (slow by 5.92s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Night Eagle (IRE) Tom Queally · Gary Moore	15/2	Won
2nd	Naasma (IRE) Paddy Bradley · Pat Phelan	6/1	.5
3rd	Sword Beach (IRE) Cieren Fallon · Alan King	11/1	1.75
4th	Spritzin' (IRE) Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	6/4F	.5
5th	Red Royalist (GB) Connor Planas · Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	5/1	1.75
6th	Angels Roc (GB) Charlie Bennett · Jim Boyle	16/1	3
7th	Nellie Moon (GB) Jim Crowley · Amanda Perrett	9/2	1.25

Runners (9)

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
8 (1)	Spritzin Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	129	—	506-2	68	79	58	9d	—	—	-22	25.9	0.20/1	4/5 56%
H'cap/seasonal debut at Pontefract (1m4f, good) last week, making most and beaten a neck
2 (5)	Red Royalist Bay J:Connor Planas(5) T:Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	J:Connor Planas(5) T:Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	140	tp	37-331	68	77	65	5d	—	—	-6	8.5	1.00/1	5 20%
Ended a long losing run at Chester (1m4f, soft) five days ago; due to go back up 2lb
4 (3)	Nellie Moon b/br J:Jim Crowley T:Amanda Perrett	J:Jim Crowley T:Amanda Perrett	138	—	3/569-	66	-	16	415d	—	—	-2	9.2	1.50/1	7 14%
Unraced since May 2022; too far down the weights to be comfortably ruled out
6 (7)	Night Eagle Bay J:Tom Queally T:Gary Moore	J:Tom Queally T:Gary Moore	136	tp	267-55	64	76	8	47d	—	—	-4	6.4	2.00/1	9 11%
Two wins, a 2nd and a 3rd from four appearances here put him into serious calculations
3 (4)	Sword Beach Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:Alan King	J:Cieren Fallon T:Alan King	140	p	645074	68	76	28	48d	—	—	-1	6.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Fourth of nine at Doncaster (1m4f, good to firm) last time gave some renewed hope
7 (9)	Naasma Bay J:Paddy Bradley(3) T:Pat Phelan	J:Paddy Bradley(3) T:Pat Phelan	136	—	6-2612	64	73	32	18d	—	—	-2	5.4	3.25/1	14 7%
1st and 2nd over 1m2f on last two outings and now looks worth a go at 1m4f
9 (6)	Angels Roc Bay J:Charlie Bennett T:Jim Boyle	J:Charlie Bennett T:Jim Boyle	127	—	43-7P4	55	75	31	15d	—	—	-2	2.6	5.25/1	22 5%
Came from tenth of the 11 runners when below-form fourth over C&D on latest outing
NR (8)	Socially Shady Chestnut J:TBC T:Jim & Suzi Best	J: T:Jim & Suzi Best	138	—	031-94	66	72	-	28d	—	—	-1	6	8.00/1	33 3%
1m4f poses a question and headgear (in which he gained all of his wins) is still missing
NR (2)	Typical Woman Chestnut J:William Buick T:Ian Williams	J:William Buick T:Ian Williams	143	—	6-0341	71	73	56	14d	—	—	-6	9.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
In good form over this sort of trip on last three runs; latest was her first win since 2yo

Horse	bet365	Coral
Spritzin	4/5	4/5
Red Royalist	5	5
Nellie Moon	7	7
Night Eagle	8	9
Sword Beach	11	12
Naasma	14	14
Angels Roc	22	22
Socially Shady	28	33
Typical Woman	5	9/2

Predictor

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

1st

Spritzin

25.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 5 Odds: 16.4

4/5

2nd

Typical Woman

9.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Nellie Moon

9.2

OR: 4 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

Red Royalist

8.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Night Eagle

6.4

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Sword Beach

6.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Socially Shady

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 2

Naasma

5.4

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Angels Roc

2.6

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Typical Woman	71	73	56
Spritzin	68	79	58
Red Royalist	68	77	65
Sword Beach	68	76	28
Nellie Moon	66	—	16
Socially Shady	66	72	—
Night Eagle	64	76	8
Naasma	64	73	32
Angels Roc	55	75	31

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Red Royalist	5d ago	Quick return
Spritzin	9d ago	Quick return
Typical Woman	14d ago	Fit
Angels Roc	15d ago	Fit
Naasma	18d ago	Fit
Socially Shady	28d ago	Fit
Night Eagle	47d ago	Fresh
Sword Beach	48d ago	Fresh
Nellie Moon	415d ago	Long break