Betfred Play Fred's £5 Million Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Mile Series Qualifier)

Epsom

16:28

Date 2025-08-25

Distance 1m113y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,449

Winning Time 1m 45.90s (slow by 2.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jiff's Army (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Stuart Williams	11/2	Won
2nd	Due West (FR) Ray Dawson · Roger Varian	100/30	0.3
3rd	Play Me (GB) Donagh Murphy · Jim Boyle	11/1	5.5
4th	Eazy On The Eye (GB) Hollie Doyle · Heather Main	85/40F	2.25
5th	Kitaro Kich (IRE) Neil Callan · George Baker	25/1	2.75
6th	Hachiman (GB) Oisin Murphy · Simon & Ed Crisford	5/2	15

Runners (6)

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 (5)	Hachiman Grey J:Oisin Murphy T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Oisin Murphy T:Simon & Ed Crisford	132	—	8-31	72	83	22	21d	—	—	-16	15	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Won AW maiden last time and he's open to more progress on handicap debut; big player
3 (4)	Eazy On The Eye Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Heather Main	J:Hollie Doyle T:Heather Main	134	—	703055	74	79	68	11d	—	—	-9	13.6	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Didn't fire at Sandown last time but has claims on her York form last month; hood removed
4 (2)	Jiff's Army Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Stuart Williams	J:Rossa Ryan T:Stuart Williams	133	tp	076319	73	79	63	19d	—	—	+2	19.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
C&D win on penultimate run but was in rear at Brighton last time; risks attached
2 (3)	Due West Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	135	—	64-2	75	79	48	23d	—	—	-1	16.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unexposed colt; clear second at Thirsk latest and he's an interesting handicap newcomer
6 (6)	Play Me Bay J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:Jim Boyle	J:Donagh Murphy(7) T:Jim Boyle	121	—	834361	61	76	60	10d	—	—	+9	17.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Off the mark (12th attempt) when beating four rivals over C&D; up 4lb in this similar race
1 (1)	Kitaro Kich Brown J:Neil Callan T:George Baker	J:Neil Callan T:George Baker	138	t	120087	71	77	61	12d	—	—	+4	7.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Triple AW winner but he's been quiet in last four starts and is 0-8 on turf

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Hachiman	15/8	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Eazy On The Eye	10/3	3/1	3/1	10/3	3/1
Jiff's Army	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
Due West	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1
Play Me	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Kitaro Kich	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jiff's Army

19.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Play Me

17.2

OR: 2.8 Form: 12.1 Odds: 2.4

10/1

3rd

Due West

16.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5

9/2

Hachiman

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.5

2/1

Eazy On The Eye

13.6

OR: 6 Form: 0.9 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Kitaro Kich

7.2

OR: 5.3 Form: 1 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Due West	75	79	48
Eazy On The Eye	74	79	68
Jiff's Army	73	79	63
Hachiman	72	83	22
Kitaro Kich	71	77	61
Play Me	61	76	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Play Me	10d ago	Quick return
Eazy On The Eye	11d ago	Quick return
Kitaro Kich	12d ago	Quick return
Jiff's Army	19d ago	Fit
Hachiman	21d ago	Fit
Due West	23d ago	Fit