Betfred "The Classic Bookmaker" Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Sprint Series Qualifier)

Epsom

14:50

Date 2024-08-16

Distance 6f3y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,019

Winning Time 1m 9.19s (slow by 1.39s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ashwiyaa (IRE) Pat Cosgrave · George Boughey	11/2	Won
2nd	Muscika (GB) Ben Robinson · David O'Meara	2/1	0.05
3rd	Merrimack (GB) Connor Planas · Stuart Williams	12/1	2.75
4th	Dickieburd (GB) William Pyle · Craig Lidster	7/4F	.75
5th	Solar Aclaim (IRE) Faleh Bughenaim · Hamad Al Jehani	10/1	2.75
6th	Cooperation (IRE) Dylan Hogan · Michael Attwater	11/1	4
7th	Okami (IRE) Rhys Clutterbuck · Laura Mongan	125/1	11

Runners (8)

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
1 (5)	Dickieburd Bay J:William Pyle(5) T:Craig Lidster	J:William Pyle(5) T:Craig Lidster	137	—	025257	79	93	77	20d	—	—	-10	20.1	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Runner-up in three of his eight runs this year; other pace on show but not discounted
5 (1)	Muscika Bay J:Ben Robinson T:David O'Meara	J:Ben Robinson T:David O'Meara	130	v	230792	72	92	80	21d	—	—	-8	19.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Prolific veteran; easy win in this race 12 months ago; good 2nd at York latest; contender
4 (6)	Ashwiyaa Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Boughey	J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Boughey	131	tp	-37703	76	87	71	7d	—	—	0	14.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Not matched her Irish 2yo form for this yard; now tried in cheekpieces
2 (2)	Solar Aclaim Brown J:Faleh Bughenaim T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:Faleh Bughenaim T:Hamad Al Jehani	135	—	329480	80	89	47	65d	—	—	+3	10.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Well beaten in two sprint handicaps this summer; down in grade but with something to prove
8 (7)	Cooperation Bay J:Dylan Hogan T:Michael Attwater	J:Dylan Hogan T:Michael Attwater	123	h	0-5977	65	88	76	28d	—	—	-2	5.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Down in weights but struggling for his best form this year
7 (3)	Merrimack Bay J:Connor Planas(3) T:Stuart Williams	J:Connor Planas(3) T:Stuart Williams	126	t	989117	71	88	69	21d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+12	19.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Two easy front-running wins in July; came up short in a Class 4 latest; no headgear here
6 (4)	Okami Bay J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Laura Mongan	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Laura Mongan	127	p	800-79	69	85	-	24d	—	—	+4	5.1	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Struggling for new yard and others come here with much more obvious claims
NR (8)	Tourist Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Hilal Kobeissi	J:Darragh Keenan T:Hilal Kobeissi	134	—	324125	79	91	77	3d	—	—	—	16.8	—	—
Form dipped at Nottingham on Tuesday when racing too freely; other pace on show here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Dickieburd	15/8	15/8	7/4	2/1	15/8
Muscika	2/1	9/4	15/8	9/4	2/1
Ashwiyaa	6/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Solar Aclaim	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Cooperation	11/1	9/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Merrimack	11/1	10/1	11/1	9/1	11/1
Okami	100/1	80/1	66/1	80/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dickieburd

20.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 9.4

2/1

2nd

Muscika

19.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 8.4

9/4

3rd

Merrimack

19.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 12 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Tourist

16.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0

—

Ashwiyaa

14.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 4

6/1

Solar Aclaim

10.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 1 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Cooperation

5.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Okami

5.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Solar Aclaim	80	89	47
Dickieburd	79	93	77
Tourist	79	91	77
Ashwiyaa	76	87	71
Muscika	72	92	80
Merrimack	71	88	69
Okami	69	85	—
Cooperation	65	88	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tourist	3d ago	Quick return
Ashwiyaa	7d ago	Quick return
Dickieburd	20d ago	Fit
Muscika	21d ago	Fit
Merrimack	21d ago	Fit
Okami	24d ago	Fit
Cooperation	28d ago	Fit
Solar Aclaim	65d ago	Fresh