July 16 / 19.30 Epsom

19.30

Good To Firm

Betfred Ladies’ Derby Handicap (For Female Amateur Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race)

  • Prize money: £5960.4
  • 1m 4f 6y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Betfred Ladies’ Derby Handicap (For Female Amateur Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.10
  • Place: £2.20

Form: 123561 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 6lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Did well on AW last winter and even better form when the cheekpieces replaced a visor at Goodwood (1m4f, good) four weeks ago, leading over 1f out to score with rather more authority than the half-length winning margin suggests; used to act on good to firm; up 3lb but firmly in the picture.
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8th

8

(3)

25th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 188y

Class 3

16:17 York

Damascus Steel

9st 1lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Gihan Arnolda

Represents a new trainer in excellent form and has won at Goodwood (1m4f, good) and Epsom (1m4f, good to firm) on his last two outings, proving himself better than ever; edging up the weights only gradually and in the mix again.

10/1

1st

4

(8)

16th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 6y

Class 4

19:30 Epsom

Damascus Steel

10st 6lb

J: Miss Becky Smith

T: Gihan Arnolda

Did well on AW last winter and even better form when the cheekpieces replaced a visor at Goodwood (1m4f, good) four weeks ago, leading over 1f out to score with rather more authority than the half-length winning margin suggests; used to act on good to firm; up 3lb but firmly in the picture.

5/1

1st

6

(6)

19th Jun 2026

Good

1m 3f 218y

Class 4

18:55 Goodwood

Damascus Steel

9st 1lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Gihan Arnolda

Two 1m4f AW wins for Denis Quinn in the winter and a respectable fifth at Lingfield (1m4f, AW) in April on sole starts for John Ryan; left the impression he's still in form at Thirsk 19 days ago on his first start for this yard and cheekpieces now go on.

14/1

5/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 223305 C

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 8lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
1m2f Listed winner here in 2023 but well beaten on his only visit since; no win since a Group 3 in August 2023 but placed in AW/turf handicaps (1m-1m4f) this spring and continues down the weights; needs much better than he produced on last two outings.
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6th

2

(7)

22nd Aug 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Lingfield (AW)

Epictetus

9st 11lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Jamie Osborne

Recorded his first win since landing a Group 3 in August 2023 at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) 16 days ago in a first-time tongue-tie (retained) off 3lb lower; his overall profile doesn't suggest he is likely to follow up.

5/1

1st

2

(6)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 209y

Class 4

17:00 Sandown

Epictetus

11st 1lb

J: Miss Megan Jordan

T: Jamie Osborne

Yet to add to his Group 3 win at Glorious Goodwood three years ago but placed several times this year, including third at Lingfield (1m2f, good to firm) on Saturday; prior to that he was beaten only a neck over 1m4f at Epsom (good to firm) under Megan Jordan; tongue-tied first time.

6/1

3rd

3

(5)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:05 Lingfield

Epictetus

9st 10lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

Yet to add to his Group 3 win at Glorious Goodwood three years ago but placed several times this year, losing out only by a neck at Epsom (1m4f, good to firm) on latest outing 16 days ago; remains on a workable mark and will be fine over today's shorter trip; probably on the premises again.

7/2

Form: 4-8524 D

Last run: 48 days

W: 10st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Bumper and 1m4f AW handicap winner; only three runs on Flat turf, the latest when second of 13 at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) in May in first-time cheekpieces, which have been kept since; not disgraced when Georgia King was on again back on AW latest outing; needs a second look.
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1st

1

(7)

3rd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 5

18:00 Windsor

Id Go Maniac

11st 2lb

J: Miss Georgia King

T: Alan King

Bumper/AW handicap winner; second of 13 here (1m2f, good to firm) in May under Georgia King and has since twice made the frame under the same rider, the latest when third of seven at Epsom (1m4f, good to firm) last month; still unexposed on turf and respected back down in grade.

7/2

3rd

6

(6)

16th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 6y

Class 4

19:30 Epsom

Id Go Maniac

10st 0lb

J: Miss Georgia King

T: Alan King

Bumper and 1m4f AW handicap winner; only three runs on Flat turf, the latest when second of 13 at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) in May in first-time cheekpieces, which have been kept since; not disgraced when Georgia King was on again back on AW latest outing; needs a second look.

7/1

4th

1

29th May 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 5

18:05 Wolverhampton (AW)

Id Go Maniac

11st 2lb

J: Miss Georgia King

T: Alan King

C&D winner in November; got back on track in first-time cheekpieces when second of 13 in 1m2f Windsor handicap 18 days ago; can go well again back up in trip with the headgear retained.

6/1

Form: 624-37 C

Last run: 34 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
All wins have been at 1m2f and he ran well over the extended 1m here on reappearance, before a lesser show at Sandown; his record at this track is very solid, but those on good to firm and at 1m4f less so.
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3rd

4

(7)

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 209y

Class 4

17:20 Sandown

Carnival Day

9st 11lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Jim Boyle

Defied this mark at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) last July, but he's been up and down since then and was only fifth of six at Salisbury two weeks ago; comes with risks attached and he needs to get back near best.

7/1

5th

6

(4)

12th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 201y

Class 4

17:00 Salisbury

Carnival Day

9st 1lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Jim Boyle

Two creditable efforts at Epsom (8.5f/1m4f) from his three runs this season; could go well again back at his optimum trip but his last win was 13 months ago and he's ideally suited by good or slower ground.

11/2

4th

1

(5)

16th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 6y

Class 4

19:30 Epsom

Carnival Day

10st 9lb

J: Miss Amy Collier

T: Jim Boyle

All wins have been at 1m2f and he ran well over the extended 1m here on reappearance, before a lesser show at Sandown; his record at this track is very solid, but those on good to firm and at 1m4f less so.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 42-659

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Six-race maiden whose easily best display in three handicaps came when fifth of ten at Chester (1m2f) in June; the lesser shows on either side were over about 1m3f; blinkers (worn on last two starts) are removed; 7lb lower than on handicap/seasonal debut but something to prove.
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5th

2

(4)

16th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 6y

Class 4

19:30 Epsom

Naval Command

10st 9lb

J: Miss Georgie Benson

T: Ralph Beckett

Six-race maiden whose easily best display in three handicaps came when fifth of ten at Chester (1m2f) in June; the lesser shows on either side were over about 1m3f; blinkers (worn on last two starts) are removed; 7lb lower than on handicap/seasonal debut but something to prove.

7/1

9th

7

(2)

29th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 4

20:15 Kempton (AW)

Naval Command

9st 5lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Five-race maiden who has finished out of the frame in two turf handicaps since returning last month, the latest when fitted with this headgear combination; another 2lb drop not enough to tempt.

11/2

Form: 90-824 D

Last run: 152 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Creditable third off 9lb higher over C&D on soft ground (acts on good to firm) last September in his only Epsom race; AW campaign in the winter for new yard did not go at all well until he perked up a bit in February on his last two outings; needs to build on that after his break but he's too well handicapped to be ignored.
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6th

6

(6)

17th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 13y

Class 5

14:15 Catterick

Shahbaz

10st 6lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Archie Watson

Down the field in two turf handicaps this summer after a five-month absence; on a dangerous mark but there are risks attached; blinkers replace cheekpieces today.

16/1

6th

6

(5)

3rd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 5

18:00 Windsor

Shahbaz

10st 10lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Archie Watson

Patchy form since joining this yard and well behind I'd Go Maniac on his return from five months off at Epsom (1m4f, good to firm) 18 days ago, but is 9lb lower than when winning at Newbury (1m4f, good to firm) for Ian Williams a year ago; first-time tongue-tie.

6/1

6th

7

(1)

16th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 6y

Class 4

19:30 Epsom

Shahbaz

9st 9lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Archie Watson

Creditable third off 9lb higher over C&D on soft ground (acts on good to firm) last September in his only Epsom race; AW campaign in the winter for new yard did not go at all well until he perked up a bit in February on his last two outings; needs to build on that after his break but he's too well handicapped to be ignored.

8/1

Form: 671111 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
8yo who went 21 months without a win but has now scored at Windsor, Lingfield, Chepstow and Ripon in his four races this turf season; his second in this race last year was a remote one and the 6lb rise since his latest start asks a question, but conditions fine and he's on a major roll, ridden by Sarah Bowen on last two starts (two in four days); major player.
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4th

4

(1)

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 11y

Class 5

19:28 Goodwood

Pride Of Nepal

11st 1lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Tony Carroll

Reeled off a four-timer in May/June (1m2f-1m4f on ground ranging from good to soft to good to firm); those wins came at Class 6 level and she has been beaten twice in a higher grade since; 12lb higher than when winning this race in 2024; cheekpieces back on for the first time since February.

10/1

4th

1

(2)

9th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:01 Chepstow

Pride Of Nepal

9st 9lb

J: Donagh Murphy

T: Tony Carroll

Retains plenty of vitality aged eight but completed his May/June four-timer in Class 6 and was soundly beaten when back up in grade last time; current mark leaves him in a difficult spot.

8/1

Non-runners

Jodhpur Blue

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £25.30
Straight Forecast £22.37
Tricast £172.60
Trifecta £158.70

Selections

NEWMARKET:

Damascus Steel

SPOTLIGHT:

Shahbaz

POSTDATA:

Pride Of Nepal

Telegraph:

Carnival Day

The Guardian:

I'd Go Maniac

The Sun:

Epictetus

Daily Mirror:

Carnival Day

Daily Mail:

Damascus Steel

D Express:

Damascus Steel

Daily Record:

Damascus Steel

RP RATINGS:

Shahbaz

LAMBOURN:

Shahbaz

The Times:

Pride Of Nepal

The Star:

Pride Of Nepal