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Epsom Downs · Friday, 5 Jun · 18:40 · 1m 113y · Class 2 · TURF

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Status

15:40

Off time

Runners

Good to Soft (Good in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

ASMEN WARRIOR (IRE

🥈 Second

STEM (IRE

🥉 Third

MISTER WINSTON

            #3 · Dr8 · 7
          

Betting forecast

Market prediction · 18 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Celeborn

5

4/1

02 · 🥈 2nd

Man Of La Mancha

6

5/1

03 · 🥉 3rd

Asmen Warrior

6

5/1

04 · —

Mister Winston

7

6/1

05 · —

Stem

7

6/1

06 · —

Sterling Knight

15

14/1

07 · —

Principality

17

16/1

08 · —

Mirsky

19

18/1

09 · —

Bragbor

19

18/1

10 · —

Hot Cash

21

20/1

11 · —

Jimmy Speaking

23

22/1

12 · —

Thunder Roar

26

25/1

13 · —

Popmaster

29

28/1

14 · —

Final Night

29

28/1

15 · —

Mr Swivell

29

28/1

16 · —

Nizam

51

50/1

17 · —

Walsingham

51

50/1

18 · —

Ozat

67

66/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
10th	1	4	Ozat (G) Four-time winner in France, including twice at Chantilly last spring. Probably needed the run on yard/handicap debut after 5 months off at Newbury and the assessor immediately eases his grip.	248-008	Edward Greatrex	Ian Williams	5	62.6 kg	67 66/1
4th	2	15	Popmaster (G) Likeable 8-y-o who has been at the top of his game on all-weather this year, winning at Kempton (1m) and runner-up on 3 other occasions. Easy to excuse his latest Ascot effort given his draw/track position but his mark is probably high eno…	122704	K Shoemark	E Walker	8	61.2 kg	29 28/1
—	2	—	Blue Brother (G)	125/60-4	—	H Al Jehani	5	61.7 kg	— Betfa… 9 Sky B… 9
1st	3	8	Mister Winston (G) Largely progressive last year and improved again back from a gelding operation when winning 1m Newmarket handicap on return in April. Easy enough to excuse his follow-up effort back there (9f) just under 5 weeks ago (not well placed in far…	40-1610	Oisin Murphy	A M Balding	4	61.2 kg	7 6/1
16th	4	13	Thunder Roar (G) Looked better than ever when runner-up at York on his final start last term but is taking a while to find his feet this time around. Handicapper drops him 3 lb and market support should be noted with the booking of Colin Keane catching the…	02-7000	Colin Keane	T Coyle & K Wood	7	60.8 kg	26 25/1
11th	5	10	Mirsky (G) Back-to-back winner last season (including this race) and stepped forward from reappearance to land the Thirsk Hunt Cup last month. Wasn't handicapped out of things on the back of a 3 lb rise but proved to be a disappointment at York (1m, …	9-31007	H Crouch	D O'Meara	7	60.8 kg	19 18/1
7th	6	18	Nizam (G) Winner of 3 of his 9 starts in France, most recently landing a 1m Deauville handicap last summer. Went without headgear (again discarded) when down the field in Spring Cup at Newbury on return for new yard and may well come on from that he…	156-070	Charles Bishop	Ian Williams	4	60.3 kg	51 50/1
12th	7	7	Mr Swivell (G) Did well last season, winning 3 times and not seen to best effect in Cambridgeshire on final start in September. Shaped as if needing his recent reappearance run when seventh of 8 at Lingfield (7.5f, good to firm) last month but will need …	820-704	Ray Dawson	K P De Foy	5	59.4 kg	29 28/1
17th	8	1	Sterling Knight (G) Consistent last year and returned to his very best to score in some style in 12-runner event at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) just under 3 weeks ago, blessed by a favourable track position to beat the reopposing Jimmy Speaking by 2¼ lengths…	073100	R L Moore	E A L Dunlop	7	59 kg	15 14/1
—	8	—	Ancient Rome (G)	3000-07	J P Spencer	C Hills	7	60.3 kg	— Betfa… 26 Sky B… 26
3rd	9	2	Man Of La Mancha (G) Doubled his tally at Sandown (1m) last summer before following up over 9f at Newmarket in September. Shaping better than the distance beaten suggested with his return under his belt when fifth of 15 at Newbury (1m) last time and appeals as…	411-453	Rossa Ryan	R M Beckett	4	57.6 kg	6 5/1
—	9	—	First Principle (G)	2-21006	—	W J Haggas	4	60.3 kg	— Betfa… 13 Sky B… 13
5th	10	6	Principality (G) Stripped fitter for his reappearance outing and took full advantage of a mark 1 lb lower than for his previous handicap success when winning 11-runner event at Nottingham (1m, good) just under 4 weeks ago, no disadvantage in coming from of…	5345-01	George Wood	Harry Eustace	4	57.6 kg	17 16/1
13th	11	14	Stem (G) Successful only start at 2 yrs and runner-up on 3 of his 4 starts last season, shaping with abundant promise when chasing home Eternal Force at Newbury (1m, soft) in September. Entitled to be sharper for April's reappearance and forecast c…	022-904	P J Dobbs	R Hannon	4	57.6 kg	7 6/1
—	11	—	Alpha Crucis (G)	0226-55	D Egan	G & J Moore	6	59 kg	— Betfa… 13 Sky B… 13
14th	12	9	Celeborn (G) FAV [P1] Debut winner at Leicester in June 2024 and scored impressively last April in 13-runner C&D handicap on his only 2025 outing, looking at home on this track. Understandably looked a tad rusty after further 13 months off at Newbury (1¼m) 3 we…	132/1-50	Billy Loughnane	G Boughey	4	57.6 kg	5 4/1
18th	13	3	Bragbor (G) Consistent sort who ran to a similar level as on return switched to turf when seventh of 11 at Chester (1¼m, good to firm) 4 weeks ago. Yard amongst the winners but will need to step forward to feature in this.	3224-77	J P Spencer	R A Fahey	5	57.6 kg	19 18/1
8th	14	11	Walsingham (G) Recorded a hat-trick at Pontefract (twice) and Ascot last season. Stepped up on return when resuming winning ways at former course in April but had a lot more on his plate when down the field at York (1m, good) subsequently. This equally a…	10-3108	Jason Watson	D O'Meara	6	57.2 kg	51 50/1
—	14	—	Shafdar (G)	120106	Edward Greatrex	Ian Williams	4	57.6 kg	— Betfa… 13 Sky B… 13
15th	15	5	Asmen Warrior (G) [B1] Holding form but at the same time proving rather expensive to follow in 7 starts since joining this yard, given a no-nonsense ride having first try back at 1m since his debut and proving a different proposition when narrowly denied at Wind…	62-2320	S De Sousa	James Owen	4	57.2 kg	6 5/1
2nd	16	12	Hot Cash (G) Won the Carlisle Bell off this mark last summer. Form gradually tailed off thereafter but showed benefit of last month's Newbury reappearance when going down narrowly at Thirsk (1m) last month. Has conditions in his favour again and he's a…	54-0228	David Probert	J Channon	4	55.8 kg	21 20/1
9th	17	16	Jimmy Speaking (G) Has returned better than ever, justifying good support in 16-runner handicap at Doncaster on return before following up despite doing plenty wrong in 7-runner event at Southwell (7f). Ran well again when runner-up to Sterling Knight at New…	00-1129	L Morris	C A Dwyer	5	55.3 kg	23 22/1
—	17	—	Dante's Lad (G)	58-3997	—	Ian Williams	4	57.6 kg	— Betfa… 67 Sky B… 67
6th	18	17	Final Night (G) Progressive during second half of last year and further improvement when adding to his tally at Kempton (1m) in March. Ran another solid race when 3 lengths third of 12 to Sterling Knight at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) last month but this…	316236	Saffie Osborne	J Butler	4	53.5 kg	29 28/1
—	22	—	Footwork (C)	139-012	—	C Johnston	4	56.2 kg	— Sky B… 17 Betfa… 17
—	24	—	Zarathos (G)	041125	—	Dylan Cunha	4	55.8 kg	— Sky B… 11 Betfa… 11
—	26	—	A War Eagle (G)	20-8155	—	M & D Easterby	4	55.3 kg	— Sky B… 17 Betfa… 17
—	28	—	Triple Double A (G)	4-17757	Saffie Osborne	H Palmer	4	53.5 kg	— Sky B… 26 Betfa… 26
—	29	—	Port Road (G)	39-1618	—	S Dow	5	53.1 kg	— Sky B… 34 Betfa… 34

Betting forecast: Celeborn (4/1), Man Of La Mancha (5/1), Asmen Warrior (5/1), Mister Winston (6/1), Stem (6/1), Sterling Knight (14/1), Principality (16/1), Mirsky (18/1), Bragbor (18/1), Hot Cash (20/1), Jimmy Speaking (22/1), Thunder Roar (25/1), Popmaster (28/1), Final Night (28/1), Mr Swivell (28/1), Nizam (50/1), Walsingham (50/1), Ozat (66/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	38655.0 GBP
P2	18128.0 GBP
P3	9068.0 GBP
P4	4530.0 GBP
P5	2265.0 GBP
P6	1132.0 GBP