03 Jun 2023 16:30 Epsom Downs
Winner: £75,000 (Penalty: £38,655); Distance: 1m 4f 6y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Rio Ferdinand Foundation Northern Dancer Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7(1) |
| - |
Sheer Rocks (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 9) |
14399-1 / 5 |
Flat (21) | Harry Davies | Eve Johnson Houghton Anthony Pye-jeary… |
11/2 | |
| close 3rd on inside, went 2nd turning in, led over 1f out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(3) |
| 2 L |
Caius Chorister (FR) (filly, bay, 9 5) |
11260-2 / 4 |
Flat (39) | R L Moore | D Menuisier C Washbourn |
9/4 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner but kept on for 2nd | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(8) |
| HD |
Lucander (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 9) |
1-54159 / 6 |
Flat (17) | P Cosgrave | George Baker Nigel Jones & Paul… |
20/1 | |
| held up and behind, headway out wide over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 2nd, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
4th |
4(2) |
| 5 L |
Jungle Cove (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 2) |
2100-02 / 7 |
Flat (35) | S Foley | Mrs J Harrington Mrs John Harrington |
9/1 | |
| slowly into stride and awkwardly away, held up in last pair, good headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, no chance with leading pair, ridden and weakened into 4th over 1f out | ||||||||||
5th |
8(5) |
| 3¼ L |
Haliphon (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9) |
1045-07 / 7 |
Flat (22), Jump (232) |
Ben Sanderson | Ian Williams Ne-Chance |
16/1 | |
| held up in 5th on inside, pushed along over 3f out, soon switched right, went 4th inside final 3f, no impression and weakened into 5th inside final 2f | ||||||||||
6th |
5(6) |
| ½ L |
Scampi (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 12) |
6115-51 / 5 |
Flat (17) | Hayley Turner | A M Balding Raceshare - Scampi |
10/3 | |
| steadied start, held up in last trio, trying to make a forward move when hampered and lost momentum over 2f out, not recover | ||||||||||
7th |
9(9) |
| ½ L |
Green Team (FR) (colt, bay, 8 7) |
6-90407 / 5 |
Flat (21) | David Egan | Ian Williams Fiji Racing Limited |
33/1 | |
| raced wide tracking leaders, weakened inside final 3f | ||||||||||
8th |
3(4) |
| 24 L |
Max Mayhem (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
1/9873-1 / 5 |
Flat (54), Jump (519) |
Benoit D L Sayette | K P De Foy Venice Cons /d'ascanio/ga |
4/1 | |
| tracked leader, pushed along and lost 2nd turning in, weakened quickly and behind, tailed off and eased final 2f | ||||||||||
6(7) |
| - |
Sea King (GB) (colt, brown, 8 12) |
174D7-2 / 5 |
Flat (10) | Darragh Keenan | Sir Mark Prescott Mr Neil Boyden |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||