Steve Donoghue Handicap – Epsom

Epsom

18:30

Steve Donoghue Handicap

Date 2025-07-17

Distance 1m113y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,449

Runners (11)

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
9 (2)	Jiff's Army Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Stuart Williams	J:Rossa Ryan T:Stuart Williams	132	tp	530763	67	74	51	7d	—	—	-17	19.6	0.38/1	6/4 40%
3yo who has run really well on both previous visits to Epsom, going very close last time
2 (7)	Tex Grey J:Jack Callan(7) T:George Baker	J:Jack Callan(7) T:George Baker	141	tp	42-443	67	72	66	15d	—	—	-10	10	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Lightly raced 4yo; ran well here last time when not seeing out 1m2f; drops back in trip
7 (5)	Buy The Dip Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:Jim Boyle	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Jim Boyle	138	—	622129	64	72	62	7d	—	—	+5	18.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Hampered at the start and always behind here last Thursday; in rude health previously
1 (1)	Royal Pleasure Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Karen Jewell	J:Richard Kingscote T:Karen Jewell	142	ht	667627	68	74	-	57d	—	—	-1	11.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
On long losing run but encouraging efforts the last twice and he's not ruled out
8 (4)	Jet Packer Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:Jim Boyle	J:Billy Loughnane T:Jim Boyle	133	—	-36370	68	73	60	34d	—	—	0	9.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Case can be made on his third at Windsor in May but two lesser runs since and now 0-11
4 (11)	Classic Speed Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Brian Toomey	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Brian Toomey	140	—	551-65	66	68	51	20d	—	—	+1	5.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Made all at Kempton last October but he's failed to shine on his three starts since
11 (8)	Rainbow Sign Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Mark Pattinson	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Mark Pattinson	123	t	-47535	49	70	50	36d	—	—	-1	3.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Some good efforts in defeat over the last 12 months but has won just two of his 53 starts
NR (10)	Platinum Prince Grey J:TBC T:Gary & Josh Moore	J: T:Gary & Josh Moore	141	b	24-217	67	73	50	34d	—	—	—	4.3	—	—
Won at Goodwood last month; not seen to best effect there since; rain would aid his cause
NR (6)	Starshiba Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Jack Morland	J:NON-RUNNER T:Jack Morland	139	v	574722	65	-	-	14d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
0-25 on turf but runner-up on grass on his last two starts and can again be thereabouts
NR (9)	Local Bay Brown J:TBC T:Tony Carroll	J: T:Tony Carroll	139	p	892214	65	71	47	23d	—	—	—	14.8	—	—
Disappointing last time but won two starts ago; C&D scorer last July; could bounce back
NR (3)	Roundabout Silver Grey J:TBC T:Simon Dow	J: T:Simon Dow	123	b	444753	49	67	28	28d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Each-way shout on this year's best AW form but this 6yo is without a win since August 2023

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Jiff's Army	11/8	6/4	11/8	6/4	6/4
Tex	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Buy The Dip	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Royal Pleasure	13/2	13/2	13/2	11/2	5/1
Jet Packer	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Classic Speed	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Rainbow Sign	28/1	25/1	25/1	20/1	20/1
Platinum Prince	-	-	-	-	-
Starshiba	-	-	-	-	-
Local Bay	-	-	-	-	-
Roundabout Silver	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Jiff's Army

19.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 11.8

6/4

2nd

Buy The Dip

18.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 11 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Local Bay

14.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 11 Odds: 0

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Starshiba

12.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Royal Pleasure

11.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Tex

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Jet Packer

9.3

OR: 4.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Classic Speed

5.1

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Platinum Prince

4.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Rainbow Sign

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

28/1

Roundabout Silver

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Royal Pleasure	68	74	—
Jet Packer	68	73	60
Jiff's Army	67	74	51
Tex	67	72	66
Platinum Prince	67	73	50
Classic Speed	66	68	51
Starshiba	65	—	—
Local Bay	65	71	47
Buy The Dip	64	72	62
Rainbow Sign	49	70	50
Roundabout Silver	49	67	28

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jiff's Army	7d ago	Quick return
Buy The Dip	7d ago	Quick return
Starshiba	14d ago	Fit
Tex	15d ago	Fit
Classic Speed	20d ago	Fit
Local Bay	23d ago	Fit
Roundabout Silver	28d ago	Fit
Jet Packer	34d ago	Fit
Platinum Prince	34d ago	Fit
Rainbow Sign	36d ago	Fit
Royal Pleasure	57d ago	Fresh