Trustford Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Mile Series Qualifier)

Epsom

16:25

Date 2024-08-26

Distance 1m113y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,449

Winning Time 1m 45.53s (slow by 2.33s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lunatick (GB) Oisin Murphy · Hughie Morrison	7/2	Won
2nd	Crimson Spirit (GB) Richard Kingscote · Daniel & Claire Kubler	7/4F	1
3rd	English Spirit (GB) Jack Mitchell · Heather Main	10/1	1.5
4th	Amancio (GB) Rossa Ryan · Jack Channon	3/1	.5
5th	Big Bear Hug (GB) Robert Havlin · Adam West	11/2	2
6th	Centurion Dream (IRE) Pat Cosgrave · Richard Hughes	50/1	4.25

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
4 (5)	Crimson Spirit Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Richard Kingscote T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	135	—	418-75	75	82	67	30d	—	—	-16	16.3	0.44/1	7/4 36%
While the return to this track makes appeal, he's not certain to stay this new trip
1 (4)	Lunatick Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Hughie Morrison	J:Oisin Murphy T:Hughie Morrison	144	t	0-2552	77	82	62	19d	—	—	-6	12.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
2nd on his first and latest starts this term, but he hung left in front; first tongue-tie
6 (2)	Amancio Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Jack Channon	J:Rossa Ryan T:Jack Channon	132	—	312522	72	78	60	16d	—	—	+5	22.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Sole win (1m, soft) in April and runner-up in three of his four starts since, one at Epsom
3 (7)	Big Bear Hug Bay J:Robert Havlin T:Adam West	J:Robert Havlin T:Adam West	141	p	233613	74	81	65	25d	—	—	+7	21.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has taken well to this track, winning in July; 1m would probably still be okay
5 (3)	English Spirit Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Heather Main	J:Jack Mitchell T:Heather Main	133	—	155835	66	80	47	25d	—	—	0	8.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
0-12 on turf but close third of 15 at York two runs ago and has claims if judged on that
7 (1)	Centurion Dream Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:Richard Hughes	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Richard Hughes	130	p	3638-4	70	79	50	20d	—	—	+3	5.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
0-6; well below form on last two starts, absent 313 days in between; changes headgear
NR (8)	Atlantis Blue Chestnut J:Jim Crowley T:George Baker	J:Jim Crowley T:George Baker	142	h	555114	75	83	69	18d	—	—	—	18.3	—	—
Took 16 attempts to get off the mark, then won two and stayed on well on latest start
NR (6)	Unreal Connection Bay J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Amanda Perrett	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Amanda Perrett	126	—	360342	66	78	60	10d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
Good record here on good ground, short-headed last time; respected

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Crimson Spirit	7/4	7/4	7/4	6/4	7/4
Lunatick	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Amancio	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Big Bear Hug	5/1	5/1	9/2	11/2	5/1
English Spirit	17/2	17/2	8/1	17/2	17/2
Centurion Dream	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Amancio

22.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 12 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Big Bear Hug

21.9

OR: 6 Form: 11.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Atlantis Blue

18.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 12 Odds: 0

—

Crimson Spirit

16.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

Lunatick

12.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Unreal Connection

10.5

OR: 4 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

—

English Spirit

8.6

OR: 4 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Centurion Dream

5.6

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lunatick	77	82	62
Crimson Spirit	75	82	67
Atlantis Blue	75	83	69
Big Bear Hug	74	81	65
Amancio	72	78	60
Centurion Dream	70	79	50
English Spirit	66	80	47
Unreal Connection	66	78	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Unreal Connection	10d ago	Quick return
Amancio	16d ago	Fit
Atlantis Blue	18d ago	Fit
Lunatick	19d ago	Fit
Centurion Dream	20d ago	Fit
Big Bear Hug	25d ago	Fit
English Spirit	25d ago	Fit
Crimson Spirit	30d ago	Fit