Epsom

Betfred Play Fred's £5 Million Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Mile Series Qualifier)

Distance: 1m113y
Going: Good
Prize: £4,449
Runners: 6
Winning time: 1m 45.90s (slow by 2.70s)
Age: 3yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 7lbs
OR: 73
SP: 11/2
In touch with leaders - towards near side and headway over 3f out - soon challenging - led narrowly under 2f out - soon clear with one other - edged right inside final furlong - kept on well(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
2 nk
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 75
SP: 100/30
Took keen hold - led - switched to near side over 3f out - soon faced challenge - headed under 2f out - soon clear with one other - bumped inside final furlong - kept on(op 9/2)
3
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 9lbs
OR: 61
SP: 11/1
Raced wide - towards rear but in touch with leaders - switched to near side over 3f out - outpaced but went third 1f out - no match for first two(op 10/1)
4 8
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 74
SP: 85/40F
Prominent - switched to near side over 3f out - unbalanced from 2f out - not recover(op 3/1 tchd 2/1)
5 10¾
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 12lbs
OR: 71
SP: 25/1
Awkward start - in rear - towards near side over 3f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 22/1)
6 15 25¾
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 72
SP: 5/2
Towards rear but in touch with leaders - niggled along early - switched to near side over 3f out - dropped to last over 2f out - eased and lost touch over 1f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the undulations of the track - which was noted; vet had nothing to report)(op 2/1 tchd 15/8)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6.50
Tote place: £2.50 £2.30
Exacta: £25.40
Trifecta: £128.50
CSF: £23.45