August 01 / 20.35 Epsom

20.35

Good

Trooper ‘Time People Please!’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £4448.9
  • 0m 6f 3y
  • Class 5
  • 4 runners
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Trooper ‘Time People Please!’ Handicap

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Abandoned

Form: 352711 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 1lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Got back in the groove when scoring with a hood added at Lingfield (6f, good to firm) and she followed up at Salisbury (6f, good) 19 days ago; that was a last-gasp success but she's only 2lb higher and strongly respected
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

5

(5)

17th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Ripon

Alpine Girl

9st 6lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Julie Camacho

Good record on turf for new yard, winning cosily at Pontefract 18 days ago (5f, good); a 5lb rise shouldn't prevent another good run.

4/1

1st

4

(5)

29th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

14:48 Pontefract

Alpine Girl

9st 6lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Julie Camacho

Five-time turf winner; only 2lb higher than for her Redcar win last summer (6f, good to firm) and her two AW runs this year aren't the ones to judge her on (blindfold slow to be removed last time); leading contender.

9/1

OUR TIP

Form: 657224

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Record of 1-17 but he had a near-miss at Ffos Las (5f, good to soft) last month and gave it a good shot from the front when fourth of 14 in first-time visor at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) last week; was beaten less than 2l in that race and he should go well again.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

5

(7)

18th Apr 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

15:25 Chelmsford (AW)

Macanudo

9st 7lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

in rear

10/1

7th

5

(7)

18th Apr 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

15:25 Chelmsford (AW)

Macanudo

9st 7lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

Won 5f novice here last February; handily weighted on the form of some tight finishes over sprint trips later and he appeared to stay 7f well enough on rare attempt at the trip when fourth at Wolverhampton last month; worth giving him the benefit of the doubt that he can do it again.

10/1

4th

6

(9)

17th Mar 2025

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Macanudo

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

Sole win came in 5f AW novice but he was involved in three tight finishes three times last summer and ran his best race of the winter over 6f here last month; not so good on this track since and has a trip query in only his second 7f handicap, the first since 2yo days.

14/1

Abandoned

Form: 3-4306 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Only 1lb higher than for his Brighton win (5.3f, good to firm) last May but he has a mixed record since and has struggled in last two runs; comes with risks attached and needs a major revival.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

(4)

25th Aug 2025

Good

1m 4f 6y

Class 4

15:20 Epsom

Beauld As Brass

11st 10lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: George Baker

Habitual slow starter who has had major blips in two of his last three runs, but he's also won five times (1m2f-1m6f) this season including at Haydock (good) on his penultimate run; still looks feasibly treated on that form and has claims if he can bounce back again with Patrick Mullins booked; tongue-tie added.

6/1

8th

7

1st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 97y

Class 2

13:20 Goodwood

Beauld As Brass

8st 7lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: George Baker

Habitual slow starter; badly overdid it on penultimate outing (tailed off) but otherwise having a cracking season; that's despite another markedly slow start when upped to 1m6f at Haydock (good; not proven on softer) on latest outing, in which he got up by a neck in a slowly run race; raised another 3lb but it's the extra 6f which gives him far more to prove.

16/1

2

(3)

18th Jul 2025

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:25 Haydock

Beauld As Brass

9st 8lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Blew the start and was tailed off at Epsom last month; has done well over middle distances otherwise this season, completing four-timer prior to a good effort at Newbury in May; still has scope for further progress but has bit to prove after that last run and this is a new trip.

13/2

Abandoned

Form: 0-0784 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Dual winner in Hong Kong, but was tailed off on his British/stable debut in June before finishing a well-held fourth of seven over C&D last month; remains best watched for now.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

12

(8)

4th Jun 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

17:10 Lingfield (AW)

Twitch

8st 4lb

J: Georgia Dobie

T: Craig Benton

Often leads; tight between him and Francisco on C&D form in April but he couldn't hold his place on the turf track here since and this looks competitive, especially with others in the field who like to lead.

14/1

5th

11

(11)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:20 Lingfield

Twitch

8st 7lb

J: Georgia Dobie

T: Craig Benton

Without a win since 2024 but went close here (7f, AW) last month; this race may be more competitive than he is used to but he's not dismissed.

5/1

2nd

11

(8)

27th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

16:15 Lingfield (AW)

Twitch

8st 4lb

J: Georgia Dobie

T: Craig Benton

On the downgrade last year; third to Vitalline in a 0-50 classified event on his Kempton comeback early last month but has since run only fairly from the front over C&D; others appeal more.

16/1

Non-runners

Enderman

Verdict

Macanudo is in good form and should make another bold bid, while Enderman is respected after his sequence of placed efforts since April. However, those two runners have a combined record of 3-62 and it might be worth sticking with ALPINE GIRL, who has knuckled down well to win her last two starts and was as good as ever at Salisbury last time.[David Moon]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Alpine Girl

The Times:

Macanudo

POSTDATA:

Enderman

D Express:

Macanudo

RP RATINGS:

Alpine Girl

Telegraph:

Alpine Girl

The Guardian:

Alpine Girl

Daily Mail:

Alpine Girl

Daily Mirror:

Alpine Girl

The Sun:

Alpine Girl

The Star:

Alpine Girl

Daily Record:

Alpine Girl