Trustatrader Handicap – Epsom

Epsom

14:35

Trustatrader Handicap

Date 2024-05-31

Distance 1m113y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £38,655

Winning Time 1m 47.84s (slow by 4.94s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Two Tempting (IRE) David Egan · Jonathan Portman	12/1	Won
2nd	Beshtani (FR) James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	12/1	0.05
3rd	Al Mubhir (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	6/1	2.5
4th	Notre Belle Bete (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	16/1	.5
5th	Fantastic Fox (GB) Aidan Keeley · Roger Varian	11/1	.5
6th	Koy Koy (GB) William Buick · George Boughey	9/2F	0.3
7th	Bopedro (FR) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	8/1	1
8th	Dutch Decoy (GB) Kevin Stott · Charlie Johnston	14/1	.75
9th	Orbaan (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · David O'Meara	17/2	0.3
10th	Canoodled (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Ed Walker	50/1	0.3
11th	Finn's Charm (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	17/2	2.25
12th	Blue For You (IRE) Jamie Spencer · David O'Meara	14/1	.75
13th	Autumn Festival (GB) Benoit De La Sayette · Ed de Giles	33/1	2
14th	Dashing Roger (GB) Marco Ghiani · William Stone	20/1	5
15th	Benacre (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Charlie Johnston	12/1	7.5

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
9 (6)	Koy Koy Bay J:William Buick T:George Boughey	J:William Buick T:George Boughey	126	—	3-9506	95	119	103	13d	—	—	+4	17	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Latest effort needs marking up; trainer and jockey teamed up to win this race in 2022
2 (3)	Al Mubhir Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	135	t	936-26	104	116	97	15d	—	—	+7	16.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Possibilities granted a suitable surface; best form on softer than good
5 (10)	Bopedro Bay J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	128	—	-47883	97	117	91	15d	—	—	+9	16.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Similar profile to stablemate Blue For You; first attempt at Epsom
16 (7)	Orbaan Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David O'Meara	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David O'Meara	116	t	500-63	85	121	96	17d	—	—	+3	11	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Finished fourth in this race last year; now on a lower mark
8 (12)	Finn's Charm Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	126	—	0049-6	95	118	111	21d	—	—	+5	13.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
On a workable mark and represents last year's winning connections; interesting
6 (11)	Fantastic Fox Chestnut J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Roger Varian	J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Roger Varian	128	—	4-3138	97	115	72	20d	—	—	+7	13.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Not disgraced in this race for the last two years (third in 2022, fifth in 2023)
11 (9)	Benacre Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Charlie Johnston	J:Richard Kingscote T:Charlie Johnston	122	—	439-30	91	116	88	45d	—	—	+6	11.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Interesting on belated return to Epsom; 2-2 here, both wins as a 2yo in 2022
13 (4)	Two Tempting Chestnut J:David Egan T:Jonathan Portman	J:David Egan T:Jonathan Portman	119	—	83-110	88	116	72	13d	—	—	+5	11.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Only eighth in this race last year; opposed off career-high mark
10 (1)	Dutch Decoy Chestnut J:Kevin Stott T:Charlie Johnston	J:Kevin Stott T:Charlie Johnston	124	—	6-0220	93	117	100	15d	—	—	+7	12.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Close second in this contest 12 months ago; form dipped on latest start
7 (8)	Dancing Magic Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Roger Teal	J:Rossa Ryan T:Roger Teal	126	—	540-62	95	118	80	21d	—	—	+6	13.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Useful maiden; now 0-13 but may well have a race of this nature in him
4 (16)	Blue For You Chestnut J:Jamie Spencer T:David O'Meara	J:Jamie Spencer T:David O'Meara	130	tv	0070-4	99	119	103	15d	—	—	+9	13.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won off this mark at York last July; has no experience of Epsom
1 (2)	Notre Belle Bete Grey J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	135	—	13044-	104	116	91	193d	—	—	+14	17.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
0-16 on turf and lacks recent match practice; not the percentage call
3 (5)	Beshtani Bay J:James Doyle T:H Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:H Al Jehani	135	p	21121-	104	112	-	213d	—	—	+33	37.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
3-6 in France; sold for 340,000euros since last run; check the market signals
14 (13)	Dashing Roger Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:William Stone	J:Marco Ghiani T:William Stone	119	—	11-705	88	113	92	34d	—	—	+7	10.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Would be more interesting granted heavy ground; 3-3 on that surface
12 (14)	Autumn Festival Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Ed de Giles	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Ed de Giles	120	—	029-30	89	116	93	13d	—	—	+8	10.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has done most of his winning at 7f/7.5f; something to prove
15 (15)	Canoodled Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	118	—	649-07	87	117	49	30d	—	—	+8	9.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Has a doubt over current form and is on a difficult mark

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Koy Koy	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Al Mubhir	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Bopedro	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Orbaan	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Finn's Charm	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Fantastic Fox	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Benacre	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Two Tempting	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Dutch Decoy	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Dancing Magic	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Blue For You	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Notre Belle Bete	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Beshtani	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Dashing Roger	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Autumn Festival	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Canoodled	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Beshtani

37.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 22.5 Odds: 1.2

16/1

2nd

Notre Belle Bete

17.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 2.9 Odds: 1.1

18/1

3rd

Koy Koy

OR: 11.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Bopedro

16.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Al Mubhir

16.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Finn's Charm

13.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Fantastic Fox

13.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Blue For You

13.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Dancing Magic

13.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Dutch Decoy

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Benacre

11.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Two Tempting

11.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Orbaan

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Dashing Roger

10.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Autumn Festival

10.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Canoodled

9.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Al Mubhir	104	116	97
Notre Belle Bete	104	116	91
Beshtani	104	112	—
Blue For You	99	119	103
Bopedro	97	117	91
Fantastic Fox	97	115	72
Koy Koy	95	119	103
Finn's Charm	95	118	111
Dancing Magic	95	118	80
Dutch Decoy	93	117	100
Benacre	91	116	88
Autumn Festival	89	116	93
Two Tempting	88	116	72
Dashing Roger	88	113	92
Canoodled	87	117	49
Orbaan	85	121	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Koy Koy	13d ago	Quick return
Two Tempting	13d ago	Quick return
Autumn Festival	13d ago	Quick return
Al Mubhir	15d ago	Fit
Bopedro	15d ago	Fit
Dutch Decoy	15d ago	Fit
Blue For You	15d ago	Fit
Orbaan	17d ago	Fit
Fantastic Fox	20d ago	Fit
Finn's Charm	21d ago	Fit
Dancing Magic	21d ago	Fit
Canoodled	30d ago	Fit
Dashing Roger	34d ago	Fit
Benacre	45d ago	Fit
Notre Belle Bete	193d ago	Long break
Beshtani	213d ago	Long break