Molson Coors Handicap – Epsom

Epsom

17:40

Molson Coors Handicap

Date 2024-05-31

Distance 7f3y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £38,655

Winning Time 1m 25.90s (slow by 4.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Rhoscolyn (GB) James Doyle · David O'Meara	9/1	Won
2nd	Mission To Moon (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Roger Varian	5/2F	1.75
3rd	The X O (IRE) Rossa Ryan · John Ryan	28/1	0.2
4th	Marlay Park (GB) Pat Cosgrave · Jim Boyle	22/1	1
5th	Earls (IRE) Colin Keane · Gavin Cromwell	12/1	2
6th	Spanish Star (IRE) Tom Marquand · Patrick Chamings	17/2	.75
7th	Hodler (GER) Luke Catton · Jim Boyle	28/1	1
8th	Sandy Paradise (IRE) Finley Marsh · Richard Hughes	28/1	0.3
9th	Speeding Bullet (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Richard Hannon	4/1	1.25
10th	Dark Thirty (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	5/1	2
11th	Darkness (FR) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	9/1	0.2
12th	Baldomero (IRE) Alistair Rawlinson · Michael Appleby	22/1	6.5

Runners (12)

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
10 (11)	Mission To Moon Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Roger Varian	J:Oisin Murphy T:Roger Varian	126	—	2210-1	92	104	78	27d	—	—	+5	27.2	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Two Goodwood wins (7f, soft) to his name, strong at the finish on this month's return
12 (12)	Speeding Bullet Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Richard Hannon	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Richard Hannon	117	—	25314-	83	102	93	205d	—	—	+7	22.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
7f on soft ground fine but he returns from 205 days off in a competitive race; yard runs 2
2 (6)	Dark Thirty Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	141	—	136-13	96	103	72	28d	—	—	+2	15.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Two good runs (6f/7f) at Newmarket this season; unproven on this track but shortlisted
7 (7)	Darkness Bay J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	132	v	35-065	87	106	75	13d	—	—	+3	11.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Looked to have pinched this race last year before collared late on by Spanish Star; solid
6 (4)	Spanish Star Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Patrick Chamings	J:Tom Marquand T:Patrick Chamings	134	—	366-44	89	105	75	28d	—	—	+4	12	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Last-gasp winner of this race 12 months ago and now 1lb lower; retains all his ability
1 (8)	Rhoscolyn Bay J:James Doyle T:David O'Meara	J:James Doyle T:David O'Meara	142	t	0-5406	97	101	93	6d	—	—	+8	13.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won this race easily in 2021; Haydock 4th confirmed he retained ability; excuses since
4 (2)	Earls Bay J:Colin Keane T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Colin Keane T:Gavin Cromwell	136	t	7-5210	91	100	94	21d	—	—	+6	11.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ready winner at Haydock last month (7f, soft); low-key Cork run latest; more rain a plus
9 (5)	Marlay Park b/br J:Pat Cosgrave T:Jim Boyle	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Jim Boyle	127	—	4124-0	82	101	94	46d	—	—	+5	9.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Four C&D wins & third in this race last year; wind op since last run; needs a career best
3 (9)	The X O Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:John Ryan	J:Rossa Ryan T:John Ryan	140	—	-64705	95	104	66	21d	—	—	+9	12	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Dangerous mark again now but the trip and the ground are unknown quantities
5 (10)	Baldomero Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	136	p	403214	91	104	84	6d	—	—	+18	21.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Consistent sort; wasn't winning out of turn at Goodwood this month; others better treated
11 (1)	Hodler Bay J:Luke Catton(5) T:Jim Boyle	J:Luke Catton(5) T:Jim Boyle	126	—	23-903	81	102	59	27d	—	—	+6	8.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
7f on slow ground ideal; good mark and latest Yarmouth 3rd more promising; each-way shout
8 (3)	Sandy Paradise Chestnut J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	128	b	242215	83	101	61	23d	—	—	+17	20.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Pretty useful on AW but 0-9 on turf and looks on a tough mark on the grass

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Mission To Moon	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Speeding Bullet	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Dark Thirty	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Darkness	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Spanish Star	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Rhoscolyn	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Earls	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Marlay Park	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
The X O	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Baldomero	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Hodler	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Sandy Paradise	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mission To Moon

27.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

5/2

2nd

Speeding Bullet

22.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 4.4

4/1

3rd

Baldomero

21.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 10.4 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Sandy Paradise

20.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 11 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Dark Thirty

15.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Rhoscolyn

13.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Spanish Star

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

The X O

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Earls

11.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Darkness

11.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Marlay Park

9.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Hodler

8.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rhoscolyn	97	101	93
Dark Thirty	96	103	72
The X O	95	104	66
Mission To Moon	92	104	78
Earls	91	100	94
Baldomero	91	104	84
Spanish Star	89	105	75
Darkness	87	106	75
Speeding Bullet	83	102	93
Sandy Paradise	83	101	61
Marlay Park	82	101	94
Hodler	81	102	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rhoscolyn	6d ago	Quick return
Baldomero	6d ago	Quick return
Darkness	13d ago	Quick return
Earls	21d ago	Fit
The X O	21d ago	Fit
Sandy Paradise	23d ago	Fit
Mission To Moon	27d ago	Fit
Hodler	27d ago	Fit
Dark Thirty	28d ago	Fit
Spanish Star	28d ago	Fit
Marlay Park	46d ago	Fresh
Speeding Bullet	205d ago	Long break