Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap – Epsom

Epsom

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Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap

Date 2024-05-31

Distance 1m2f17y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £50,960

Winning Time 2m 12.07s (slow by 6.17s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bolster (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	5/1	Won
2nd	Paradias (GER) Rossa Ryan · Alan King	18/1	.75
3rd	Derry Lad (IRE) Hayley Turner · Kevin Thomas Coleman	15/2	.5
4th	Haunted Dream (IRE) James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	8/1	.5
5th	Lord Melbourne (IRE) Tyler Heard · Ralph Beckett	11/1	.75
6th	Mysterious Love (IRE) Cristian Demuro · David Menuisier	28/1	0.3
7th	Liberty Lane (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	9/2F	2.5
8th	Sweet Reward (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Jonathan Portman	16/1	2.5
9th	King's Code (GB) Pat Cosgrave · David Evans	22/1	.5
10th	City Streak (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	13/2	.5
11th	I Still Have Faith (GB) Kieran O'Neill · B F Brookhouse	11/1	.5
12th	Loyal Touch (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	11/1	4.25
13th	Killybegs Warrior (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Charlie Johnston	22/1	2.25

Runners (14)

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
4 (3)	Bolster Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	134	—	/100-1	102	115	87	39d	—	—	+13	27	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Made all at Pontefract (1m2f, soft) on stable/seasonal debut, taking his record to 3-5
1 (7)	Liberty Lane Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	138	—	410-01	106	116	100	27d	—	—	+5	17.6	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Got his act together to take a good handicap at Newmarket (1m1f) latest in clearcut style
6 (9)	City Streak Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	126	—	519-21	94	112	87	21d	—	—	+4	13.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Unraced here but has form figures of 211 at Chester, which augurs well
3 (13)	Haunted Dream Grey J:James Doyle T:H Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:H Al Jehani	136	—	384-27	104	112	98	104d	—	—	+7	15.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Reliable, progressive for Ed Dunlop previous seasons; unraced on worse than good to soft
12 (8)	Derry Lad Bay J:Hayley Turner T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Hayley Turner T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	114	—	136-93	82	118	99	12d	—	—	+2	10.5	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Big run over just 1m at Naas 12 days ago; that should tee him up nicely for a bold show
10 (2)	Loyal Touch Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	119	—	812272	87	115	91	1d	—	—	+15	22.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
1m2f second at Chester; first run on soft saw him go very close at Ripon on Thursday
11 (6)	I Still Have Faith Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:B F Brookhouse	J:Kieran O'Neill T:B F Brookhouse	115	h	4112-2	83	116	103	20d	—	—	+9	15	2.75/1	11/1 8%
More to prove on worse than good to soft; returned from his winter break with a good 2nd
5 (11)	Paradias Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	126	—	15450-	94	115	107	—	—	—	+10	14.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has a bit to prove on soft but best efforts last term suggest he has a competitive mark
9 (10)	Sweet Reward Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Jonathan Portman	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Jonathan Portman	121	—	57-274	89	115	107	14d	—	—	+7	11	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Fourth in this race in 2022 and won over C&D last July; also each-way claims on 2024 form
2 (1)	Killybegs Warrior Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Charlie Johnston	J:Richard Kingscote T:Charlie Johnston	136	—	03-267	104	115	90	21d	—	—	+11	14.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
On the premises enough last season (won at Newmarket July) to warrant some respect
14 (5)	Lord Melbourne Bay J:Tyler Heard(3) T:Ralph Beckett	J:Tyler Heard(3) T:Ralph Beckett	114	—	384-15	82	112	62	41d	—	—	+5	9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won at Pontefract (1m2f, heavy); well beaten latest and left the Crisfords for 16,000gns
7 (12)	King's Code Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:David Evans	J:Pat Cosgrave T:David Evans	125	v	114772	93	114	92	14d	—	—	+15	18.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
2nd of 16 at York two weeks ago; back up 2lb to career-high mark but enters calculations
8 (4)	Mysterious Love Bay J:Cristian Demuro T:David Menuisier	J:Cristian Demuro T:David Menuisier	124	—	798-09	92	115	75	6d	—	—	+8	11.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Struggled to make an impact in Listed/Group 3 races and only ninth of 11 on handicap debut
NR (14)	Sonnerie Power Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Michael Appleby	J:NON-RUNNER T:Michael Appleby	114	—	7-0049	82	-	-	39d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	8	—	—
Well beaten when back on turf on latest outing, only his fourth run on turf in total

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Bolster	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Liberty Lane	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
City Streak	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Haunted Dream	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Derry Lad	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Loyal Touch	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
I Still Have Faith	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Paradias	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Sweet Reward	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Killybegs Warrior	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Lord Melbourne	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
King's Code	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Mysterious Love	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bolster

OR: 13 Form: 10 Odds: 4

9/2

2nd

Loyal Touch

22.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 11 Odds: 1.9

10/1

3rd

King's Code

18.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Liberty Lane

17.6

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Haunted Dream

15.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

I Still Have Faith

OR: 8.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Killybegs Warrior

14.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Paradias

14.2

OR: 11 Form: 2 Odds: 1.2

16/1

City Streak

13.7

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Mysterious Love

11.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Sweet Reward

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Derry Lad

10.5

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Lord Melbourne

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Sonnerie Power

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Liberty Lane	106	116	100
Haunted Dream	104	112	98
Killybegs Warrior	104	115	90
Bolster	102	115	87
City Streak	94	112	87
Paradias	94	115	107
King's Code	93	114	92
Mysterious Love	92	115	75
Sweet Reward	89	115	107
Loyal Touch	87	115	91
I Still Have Faith	83	116	103
Derry Lad	82	118	99
Lord Melbourne	82	112	62
Sonnerie Power	82	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Loyal Touch	1d ago	Quick return
Mysterious Love	6d ago	Quick return
Derry Lad	12d ago	Quick return
Sweet Reward	14d ago	Fit
King's Code	14d ago	Fit
I Still Have Faith	20d ago	Fit
City Streak	21d ago	Fit
Killybegs Warrior	21d ago	Fit
Liberty Lane	27d ago	Fit
Bolster	39d ago	Fit
Sonnerie Power	39d ago	Fit
Lord Melbourne	41d ago	Fit
Haunted Dream	104d ago	Long break
Paradias	—	—