01 Oct 2023 15:25 Epsom Downs
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £7,731); Distance: 1m 4f 6y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Apprentices' Derby Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(1) |
| - |
Forceful Speed (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 10) |
215-511 / 4 |
Flat (12) | Billy Loughnane | G Boughey AMO Racing Limited |
2/1 | |
| wore hood to post, tracked leader and always going well, led inside final 3f, clear and shaken up over 1f out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
5(7) |
| 1 L |
Dundory (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
256825 / 8 |
Flat (6) | J Kearney | J G M O'Shea The Cross Racing… |
14/1 | |
| close 3rd out wide, came three wide home turn, 2nd going well inside final 3f, ridden and well held over 1f out, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(6) |
| 3¾ L |
Bug Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 13) |
754161 / 8 |
Flat (52) | Connor Planas | A G Newcombe Dr S P Hargreaves |
8/1 | |
| off the pace in last trio, pushed along out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, plugged on pressing for modest 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
4(5) |
| 1¼ L |
Ravens Ark (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 9) |
49-2276 / 6 |
Flat (36) | Rose Dawes | H Morrison Beachview Corporation… |
9/1 | |
| held up in rear, never a factor, no chance when hung left on camber over 1f out, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
1(4) |
| 2 L |
The Whipmaster (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 3) |
016528 / 6 |
Flat (17) | Benoit D L Sayette | G L Moore The Golf Partnership |
14/1 | |
| slowly into stride, headway on inside tracking leaders 10f out, not clear run and angled out over 2f out, stayed on same pace and no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
6(3) |
| 1 L |
Scintillante (GB) (colt, grey, 9 4) |
3-52146 / 3 |
Flat (43) | Callum Hutchinson | A M Balding Mr Philip Fox &… |
10/3 | |
| wore hood to post, tracked leaders on inside until lost place and in last pair 9f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and beaten 2f out | ||||||||||
7th |
2(2) |
| 65 L |
Glenister (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
111212 / 5 |
Flat (24) | Morgan Cole | Sir Mark Prescott Mr James Williams |
3/1 | |
| sweating, raced keenly, led and set steady pace, headed and weakened quickly inside final 3f, soon behind,tailed off | ||||||||||