11 Jun 2023 13:35 Goodwood
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £10,468); Distance: 7f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
William Hill Epic Value Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6(1) |
| - |
Mister Bluebird (GB) (colt, grey, 9 3) |
4500-23 / 6 |
Flat (29) | Billy Loughnane | H Main Dawn Aldham And… |
9/2 | |
| close 3rd on inside, angled out and went 2nd over 2f out, closed steadily inside final furlong, ran on gamely to lead towards finish, all out to hold on | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(5) |
| SHD |
Darkness (FR) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
264062 / 6 |
Flat (9) | Jason Watson | D O'Meara Akela Thoroughbreds… |
6/1 | |
| led, clear when ridden over 1f out, reduced lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, rallied, just failed | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(9) |
| 1¼ L |
Physique (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 2) |
21-83 / 4 |
Flat (36) | Mohammed Tabti | P & O Cole Patsy Sheehan |
9/2 | |
| raced bit wide, chasing leaders, shaken up and unable to quicken inside final 2f, kept on into 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
8(2) |
| ½ L |
Chola Empire (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
512324 / 5 |
Flat (22) | J P Spencer | D M Simcock Chola Dynasty |
11/2 | |
| held up in mid-division on inside, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, angled out in 3rd inside final 2f, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
9(4) |
| 2 L |
La Maquina (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
8855-54 / 8 |
Flat (15) | Jim Crowley | Harry Eustace Mr Harold Nass |
5/1 | |
| steadied start, held up in last pair, some late headway, never involved | ||||||||||
6th |
1(6) |
| ½ L |
Bass Player (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) |
52049-7 / 5 |
Flat (37) | Tom Marquand | Tom Clover Mr Kevin Frost |
22/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along and closer in mid-division 3f out, no further headway | ||||||||||
7th |
4(8) |
| 1¼ L |
Mitrosonfire (GB) (colt, grey, 9 9) |
962234- / 6 |
Flat (193) | Stefano Cherchi | W Muir & C Grassick Mr John O'Mulloy |
20/1 | |
| chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
8th |
5(3) |
| NK |
Al Rufaa (FR) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
429-978 / 7 |
Flat (15) | K Shoemark | C Fellowes Carter And Capture… |
8/1 | |
| raced keenly in last trio on inside, never involved | ||||||||||
9th |
2(7) |
| 2¼ L |
Light And Dark (GB) (colt, bay, 10 0) |
0073-50 / 7 |
Flat (107) | Oisin Murphy | S bin Suroor Godolphin |
13/2 | |
| steadied and switched left start, held up in last trio, never involved | ||||||||||