Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap – Epsom

Epsom

14:42

Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap

Date 2024-08-26

Distance 7f3y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £10,308

Winning Time 1m 21.95s (slow by 0.85s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Summer Of Love (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Saeed bin Suroor	11/8F	Won
2nd	Bell Shot (IRE) Joe Leavy · Michael Appleby	11/1	.5
3rd	Gorak (FR) Hector Crouch · Charlie Fellowes	11/2	0.3
4th	Sterling Knight (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ed Dunlop	10/1	.75
5th	Bobby Bennu (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	4/1	3
6th	Piz Nair (IRE) Callum Shepherd · George Scott	5/1	0.05

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (7)	Summer Of Love Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Saeed bin Suroor	J:Oisin Murphy T:Saeed bin Suroor	134	h	41-103	89	104	74	37d	—	—	-15	21.5	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Lightly raced; close at Doncaster (7f, good); big shout if effective on this track
4 (3)	Bobby Bennu Grey J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	135	—	2115	95	99	80	16d	—	—	+14	29.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Twice made all in novice races; handicap debut suggested he's not on the best of marks
6 (2)	Piz Nair Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	124	b	432424	84	101	92	11d	—	—	+4	18.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Consistent 3yo; cheekpieces last two starts, now it's blinkers; should be thereabouts
1 (1)	Gorak Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Hector Crouch T:Charlie Fellowes	139	p	0-4200	94	103	83	44d	—	—	+3	14.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Well held at Royal Ascot and ran poorly in Bunbury Cup, but makes a big step down in class
2 (4)	Sterling Knight Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ed Dunlop	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ed Dunlop	138	p	610174	93	101	89	16d	—	—	+12	20	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Two wins this season and ran creditably on last two outings; should not be far away
7 (5)	Bell Shot Bay J:Joe Leavy(5) T:Michael Appleby	J:Joe Leavy(5) T:Michael Appleby	122	—	378215	77	97	86	17d	—	—	+12	18	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Winning so well at Beverley on penultimate start has resulted in 11lb higher mark today
3 (6)	Son Of Man Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Jim Boyle	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Jim Boyle	135	—	35-020	95	98	69	67d	—	—	+8	12.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Left Jane Chapple-Hyam for 100,000gns in July; first start since; not dismissed back at 7f

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Summer Of Love	11/8	6/5	11/8
Bobby Bennu	5/1	9/2	4/1
Piz Nair	9/2	9/2	5/1
Gorak	13/2	7/1	6/1
Sterling Knight	10/1	11/1	9/1
Bell Shot	12/1	12/1	12/1
Son Of Man	20/1	18/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bobby Bennu

29.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Summer Of Love

21.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

11/8

3rd

Sterling Knight

OR: 10.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Piz Nair

18.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 4

5/1

Bell Shot

OR: 6.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Gorak

14.3

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Son Of Man

12.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bobby Bennu	95	99	80
Son Of Man	95	98	69
Gorak	94	103	83
Sterling Knight	93	101	89
Summer Of Love	89	104	74
Piz Nair	84	101	92
Bell Shot	77	97	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Piz Nair	11d ago	Quick return
Bobby Bennu	16d ago	Fit
Sterling Knight	16d ago	Fit
Bell Shot	17d ago	Fit
Summer Of Love	37d ago	Fit
Gorak	44d ago	Fit
Son Of Man	67d ago	Fresh