Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Epsom

Epsom

3:15

Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2025-06-06

Distance 1m2f17y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £50,960

Runners (13)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (2)	Botanical b J:Ryan Moore T:George Boughey	J:Ryan Moore T:George Boughey	138	tp	022-35	108	119	96	46d	—	—	0	20.7	7/2 22%
Cheekpieces first time; big shout if returning to form he showed last season
2 (5)	Mutaawid b J:Jim Crowley T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Jim Crowley T:John & Thady Gosden	133	b	146-51	103	115	91	19d	—	—	+2	17.7	5/1 17%
Made most to score by 6l in a six-runner race at Newmarket (1m2f, good to firm); up 10lb
4 (7)	Defiance b J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	129	—	6/270-	99	113	91	350d	—	—	+3	15.9	6/1 14%
Went the wrong way last term, absent since Royal Ascot Group 2; one to note though
12 (8)	Rathgar ch J:David Probert T:Jack Channon	J:David Probert T:Jack Channon	118	—	78-523	88	117	90	28d	—	—	+2	12.4	8/1 11%
Versatile with ground and trip; reliable sort including last two starts (C&D and Chester)
8 (3)	Have Secret ch J:Shane Gray T:Richard Fahey	J:Shane Gray T:Richard Fahey	121	v	6-0132	91	117	105	8d	—	—	+4	12.5	10/1 9%
Chester 2nds; won at Ripon (1m2f, good) in April; good placed efforts on both starts since
7 (9)	Ashariba ch J:Harry Davies T:David Menuisier	J:Harry Davies T:David Menuisier	123	—	14111-	93	117	103	244d	—	—	+30	36.7	12/1 8%
Won five of eight races; it's hard to rule out further improvement if she returns on song
9 (6)	Akecheta gr J:Adam Farragher T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Adam Farragher T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	119	—	244-26	89	115	104	13d	—	—	+4	12.1	11/1 8%
No win since debut but she's running well and this step back up in trip can suit her
10 (1)	Westerton b J:Hollie Doyle T:Alan King	J:Hollie Doyle T:Alan King	118	—	037-66	88	117	104	21d	—	—	+5	11.4	12/1 8%
2024 was pretty disappointing but some late headway on both starts (1m2f; 25-1) this term
11 (12)	Warda Jamila b J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	118	—	317-47	88	115	82	28d	—	—	+6	10.9	18/1 5%
C&D reappearance looked promising, followed by rather a shocker when favourite at Chester
13 (13)	Son Of Man b J:Sean D Bowen T:Jim Boyle	J:Sean D Bowen T:Jim Boyle	117	—	66-322	87	114	-	49d	—	—	+7	10.2	25/1 4%
Knocking on the door on AW this spring but he may be vulnerable in this high a grade
3 (11)	Ecureuil Secret b J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	133	—	43323-	103	112	94	228d	—	—	+20	23.1	25/1 4%
Minor honours in two Group 3s and three Listed races since a winning debut; been gelded
6 (10)	Simply Sondheim b J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Baker	J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Baker	123	p	4851P-	93	117	94	209d	—	—	+14	17.2	28/1 3%
Big 2024 highlight was last-to-first win over C&D in September; best on softer than good
5 (4)	Flying Finn b J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Adrian Paul Keatley	124	—	0197-8	94	117	88	82d	—	—	+9	11.7	40/1 2%
Both 1m2f runs were heavy defeats, admittedly stiff tasks; easily best results in the mud

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Botanical	3/1	11/4	11/4	10/3	7/2
Mutaawid	9/2	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Defiance	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	11/2
Rathgar	15/2	7/1	7/1	8/1	7/1
Have Secret	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Ashariba	12/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	10/1
Akecheta	11/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	8/1
Westerton	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Warda Jamila	18/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Son Of Man	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Ecureuil Secret	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Simply Sondheim	28/1	28/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Flying Finn	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ashariba

36.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 24 Odds: 1.9

12/1

2nd

Ecureuil Secret

23.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 8.9 Odds: 1

25/1

3rd

Botanical

20.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Mutaawid

17.7

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Simply Sondheim

17.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1

28/1

Defiance

15.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Have Secret

12.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Rathgar

12.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Akecheta

12.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Flying Finn

11.7

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Westerton

11.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Warda Jamila

10.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Son Of Man

10.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Botanical Top Rated	108	119	96
Mutaawid	103	115	91
Ecureuil Secret	103	112	94
Defiance	99	113	91
Flying Finn	94	117	88
Ashariba	93	117	103
Simply Sondheim	93	117	94
Have Secret	91	117	105
Akecheta	89	115	104
Rathgar	88	117	90
Westerton	88	117	104
Warda Jamila	88	115	82
Son Of Man	87	114	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Have Secret	8d ago	Quick return
Akecheta	13d ago	Quick return
Mutaawid	19d ago	Fit
Westerton	21d ago	Fit
Rathgar	28d ago	Fit
Warda Jamila	28d ago	Fit
Botanical	46d ago	Fresh
Son Of Man	49d ago	Fresh
Flying Finn	82d ago	Fresh
Simply Sondheim	209d ago	Long break
Ecureuil Secret	228d ago	Long break
Ashariba	244d ago	Long break
Defiance	350d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Rathgar	Prominent
Akecheta	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 13 runners classified.