Horse Alert

25 Aug 2025 16:28 Epsom Downs

Winner: £8,500 (Penalty: £4,449); Distance: 1m 113y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).

Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Handicap

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4⁽²⁾	-	Jiff's Army (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7)	076319 / 3	Flat (19)	Rossa Ryan	S C Williams Barber Parry Racing	11/2
		prominent, travelling well when went second 3f out, narrowly led 2f out, faced sustained challenge when ridden final furlong, ran on well, won going away
2^nd	2⁽³⁾	NK	Due West (FR) (colt, bay, 9 9)	64-2 / 3	Flat (23)	Ray Dawson	R Varian Smith, Magnier,…	10/3
		led, edged toward near side home straight, ridden when narrowly headed 2f out, rallied and pressed winner final furlong, kept on but always held final strides
3^rd	6⁽⁶⁾	5½ L	Play Me (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9)	834361 / 3	Flat (10)	Donagh Murphy	J R Boyle Mr P And Mrs L…	11/1
		towards rear, came near side home straight, headway to go third 2f out, ran on but no impression on leading pair final furlong
4^th	3⁽⁴⁾	2¼ L	Eazy On The Eye (GB) (filly, bay, 9 8)	703055 / 3	Flat (11)	Hollie Doyle	H Main Mr Frederick Ellis	85/40
		close up in second, ridden 3f out, outpaced 2f out, soon weakened
5^th	1⁽¹⁾	2¾ L	Kitaro Kich (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 12)	120087 / 5	Flat (12)	N Callan	George Baker J Machale, S Tucker…	25/1
		held up in rear, struggling from 3f out, weakened over 1f out
6^th	5⁽⁵⁾	15 L	Hachiman (GB) (gelding, grey, 9 6)	8-31 / 3	Flat (21)	Oisin Murphy	S & E Crisford Rabbah Racing	5/2
		held up towards rear, outpaced and struggling from 2f out, soon tailed off (trainer representative said gelding was unsuited by the undulations of the track, gelding was examined by vet during routine testing, vet had nothing to report)