Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Apprentices' Derby Handicap

Epsom

15:25

Date 2023-10-01

Distance 1m4f6y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,731

Winning Time 2m 42.52s (slow by 6.92s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Forceful Speed (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	2/1F	Won
2nd	Dundory (IRE) Jack Kearney · John O'Shea	14/1	1
3rd	Bug Boy (IRE) Connor Planas · Tony Newcombe	8/1	3.75
4th	Ravens Ark (GB) Rose Dawes · Hughie Morrison	9/1	1.25
5th	The Whipmaster (IRE) Benoit De La Sayette · Gary Moore	14/1	2
6th	Scintillante (GB) Callum Hutchinson · Andrew Balding	100/30	1
7th	Glenister (IRE) Morgan Cole · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3/1	65

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (1)	Forceful Speed Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	136	t	15-511	85	91	69	12d	—	—	-10	16.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
On a hat-trick and could be a hard horse for the handicapper to nail
2 (2)	Glenister Bay J:Morgan Cole(3) T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Morgan Cole(3) T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	137	—	111212	80	88	36	24d	—	—	+11	33.7	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Perhaps on a tough mark but still entitled to go well; has form on downhill tracks
6 (3)	Scintillante Grey J:Callum Hutchinson T:Andrew Balding	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Andrew Balding	130	—	-52146	79	92	74	43d	—	—	+1	19.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Faded disappointingly at Newbury last time but has the ability to bounce back
7 (6)	Bug Boy Bay J:Connor Planas T:Tony Newcombe	J:Connor Planas T:Tony Newcombe	125	—	754161	68	89	52	52d	—	—	+13	22	1.88/1	15/2 12%
C&D winner in July and went in again at Brighton latest; remains on a good mark
4 (5)	Ravens Ark Chestnut J:Rose Dawes(3) T:Hughie Morrison	J:Rose Dawes(3) T:Hughie Morrison	135	—	9-2276	78	92	75	36d	—	—	+2	8.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Last year's 4th but now has to bounce back from two tailed-off efforts
1 (4)	The Whipmaster Chestnut J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Gary Moore	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Gary Moore	143	p	016528	86	89	60	17d	—	—	+11	15.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Capable but inconsistent and not beaten a rival on last two visits to this track
5 (7)	Dundory Bay J:Jack Kearney(3) T:John Oshea	J:Jack Kearney(3) T:John Oshea	131	p	256825	74	90	80	6d	—	—	+5	11.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Chance on his Goodwood second and Hamilton last week was a messy race

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Forceful Speed	9/4	2	2	2	2
Glenister	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Scintillante	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Bug Boy	8	8	8	8	15/2
Ravens Ark	12	11	11	11	11
The Whipmaster	16	16	16	16	16
Dundory	16	16/1	14	14	14

Predictor

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

1st

Glenister

33.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 6.7

5/2

2nd

Bug Boy

OR: 4.5 Form: 15 Odds: 2.5

15/2

3rd

Scintillante

19.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Forceful Speed

16.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

The Whipmaster

15.9

OR: 9 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.4

Dundory

11.1

OR: 6 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ravens Ark

8.9

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Whipmaster	86	89	60
Forceful Speed	85	91	69
Glenister	80	88	36
Scintillante	79	92	74
Ravens Ark	78	92	75
Dundory	74	90	80
Bug Boy	68	89	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dundory	6d ago	Quick return
Forceful Speed	12d ago	Quick return
The Whipmaster	17d ago	Fit
Glenister	24d ago	Fit
Ravens Ark	36d ago	Fit
Scintillante	43d ago	Fit
Bug Boy	52d ago	Fresh