Steve Donoghue Handicap – Epsom

Epsom

6:30

Steve Donoghue Handicap

Date 2024-07-18

Distance 1m113y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,449

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8 (7)	Hello Cotai b J:Oisin Murphy T:Adam West	J:Oisin Murphy T:Adam West	126	p	724232	64	76	69	7d	—	—	-11	25.9	11/8 42%
0-11 but in the frame on last five starts (runner-up in three) on varying ground
6 (3)	Blenheim Star b J:Callum Shepherd T:William Knight	J:Callum Shepherd T:William Knight	131	h	371171	69	78	63	16d	—	—	+10	28.2	7/2 22%
Led late on to win over 1m at Ripon and Brighton (twice) in three of four turf handicaps
3 (6)	Uncle Dick b J:Oliver Carmichael(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Oliver Carmichael(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	138	p	362512	67	77	55	9d	—	—	+10	20.6	15/2 12%
Brighton specialist (6-12 there) who has run once here; 5lb higher in future handicaps
9 (4)	Roundabout Silver gr J:Hollie Doyle T:Simon Dow	J:Hollie Doyle T:Simon Dow	123	p	-86707	52	74	43	15d	—	—	-5	2.6	10/1 9%
2lb out of the handicap today but thrown in were he to revert to 2023 form
5 (2)	Charlie Mason b J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	131	v	-41673	69	77	67	9d	—	—	+6	12.7	12/1 8%
Big career best was 6f soft-ground win in May; stayed on late over 7f (AW) last time
7 (1)	Unreal Connection b J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Amanda Perrett	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Amanda Perrett	128	—	48-360	66	75	57	34d	—	—	-1	5.9	12/1 8%
Much more to prove on soft than good to soft; 7f maiden win last August at this track
4 (5)	Seamore b J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	135	—	405	73	73	23	69d	—	—	+1	7.7	14/1 7%
Debut much better than either start since; makes handicap debut, so not entirely dismissed
1 (8)	Shot Of Love b J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	142	b	716200	71	77	30	23d	—	—	+7	10.6	28/1 3%
C&D win last September (5lb higher today); last at 33-1 and 50-1 in two 2024 turf races
NR (9)	Atlantis Blue ch J:NON-RUNNER T:George Baker	J:NON-RUNNER T:George Baker	139	h	0-5551	68	76	-	15d	—	—	—	4.5	—
16th attempt when she made the most of a golden opportunity in a maiden at Bath (1m, firm)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Hello Cotai	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Blenheim Star	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Uncle Dick	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1
Roundabout Silver	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Charlie Mason	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Unreal Connection	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Seamore	14/1	12/1	12/1	10/1	14/1
Shot Of Love	28/1	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

Blenheim Star

28.2

OR: 4.8 Form: 18 Odds: 5.4

7/2

2nd

Hello Cotai

25.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 11.8

11/8

3rd

Uncle Dick

20.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Charlie Mason

12.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 6 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Shot Of Love

10.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Seamore

7.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Unreal Connection

5.9

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Atlantis Blue

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Roundabout Silver

2.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Seamore Top Rated	73	73	23
Shot Of Love	71	77	30
Blenheim Star	69	78	63
Charlie Mason	69	77	67
Atlantis Blue	68	76	—
Uncle Dick	67	77	55
Unreal Connection	66	75	57
Hello Cotai	64	76	69
Roundabout Silver	52	74	43

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hello Cotai	7d ago	Quick return
Uncle Dick	9d ago	Quick return
Charlie Mason	9d ago	Quick return
Roundabout Silver	15d ago	Fit
Atlantis Blue	15d ago	Fit
Blenheim Star	16d ago	Fit
Shot Of Love	23d ago	Fit
Unreal Connection	34d ago	Fit
Seamore	69d ago	Fresh