August 26 / 15.17 Epsom

15.17

Good

Robin Grossmith Memorial Handicap

  • Prize money: £6019.1
  • 1m 2f 17y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Robin Grossmith Memorial Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 2-2614

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
AW novice in July saw the breakthrough; hanging so badly left when fair fourth of five at Ffos Las (1m, soft) on latest start is a worry but he was a good second at this track (good) on April reappearance; upped to 1m2f today and he's likely to stay.
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4

(11)

30th Jun 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Ffos Las

Dashinwhitesargent

9st 12lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Hughie Morrison

Now 2lb lower than when winning at Epsom (1m2f, good) last summer but yet to hit top gear after three runs this season (1m2f-1m4f) and today's drop back to 1m may not be ideal; cheekpieces removed after one use.

20/1

2

(1)

30th May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 198y

Class 5

16:05 Brighton

Dashinwhitesargent

9st 9lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Hughie Morrison

Gelded ahead of a fairly encouraging reappearance at Epsom (1m4f, good) in April but disappointing when seventh of nine at Lingfield (1m2f) 20 days ago on his first run on good to firm; that surface might be an excuse and he's now tried in cheekpieces; far from ruled out, albeit still needing to prove his stamina.

100/30

2

(1)

30th May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 198y

Class 5

16:05 Brighton

Dashinwhitesargent

9st 9lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Hughie Morrison

Gelded ahead of a fairly encouraging reappearance at Epsom (1m4f, good) in April but disappointing when seventh of nine at Lingfield (1m2f) 20 days ago on his first run on good to firm; that surface might be an excuse and he's now tried in cheekpieces; far from ruled out, albeit still needing to prove his stamina.

100/30

5/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 156204

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
His only win (ten races) was an AW maiden in April but minor honours in three of his six handicaps, including with first-time cheekpieces at Glorious Goodwood (upped to 1m1f) on latest start, give him a place chance.
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1st

7

(4)

15th Oct 2024

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

16:58 Newcastle (AW)

Celtic Warrior

9st 10lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

Heavy ground the likely reason for his modest effort at Chester (1m2f) last month, but was only been beaten a neck over the same trip at Epsom (good) the time before; record on the AW reads 321 and stable 31-131 (24%) here in past five seasons; respected.

11/2

4th

2

(7)

13th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 2f 70y

Class 4

17:40 Chester

Celtic Warrior

9st 11lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Andrew Balding

prominent, ridden 4f out, lost position 3f out, weakened 1f out

9/4

11/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 412671 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 8st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Won a classified at Windsor (11.4f) in June and found extra again when winning a handicap at Lingfield (11.6f, again good to firm) 13 days ago; may still be capable of better but it's needed given today's position 4lb out of the handicap, 7lb higher than last time.
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3

(10)

1st Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 6y

Class 6

19:32 Epsom

Thursday

9st 11lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Simon Dow

Dual winner (11.5f and 1m2f) who was placed in a couple of 1m2f handicaps here in 2024; the wheels have come off subsequently, however, and three starts this year promised little.

25/1

8th

5

(10)

15th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

14:20 Chepstow

Thursday

10st 12lb

J: Mr Guy Mitchell

T: Simon Dow

Finished last in two runs back having missed a little over a year; handicapper proving slow to relent and first-time headgear will need to make a difference.

20/1

13th

11

(8)

11th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:12 Windsor

Thursday

10st 1lb

J: Mr Guy Mitchell

T: Simon Dow

Won twice on fast ground in the summer of 2024, including at this track (extended 1m3f); she hasn't stood much racing since, seen just four times since September 2024, and there are major question marks over how much of that old ability she retains.

25/1

11/4

Form: 52-471 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Second on soft on debut; weak 9-1 at Sandown (1m2f, good) last time in her third handicap but she raised her game markedly to get off the mark, coming from towards rear; up 4lb but that win was a major change in tactics, so she might now have more to offer.
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7th

4

(7)

10th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

16:14 Leicester

Hot Fashion

9st 9lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

took keen hold

6/1

4th

6

(3)

26th Aug 2024

Good

1m 2f 17y

Class 4

15:17 Epsom

Hot Fashion

9st 8lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

midfield, switched to centre 3f out, some headway 2f out, went third over 1f out, kept on but lost third towards finish

11/4

1st

4

(6)

26th Jul 2024

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 4

19:35 Sandown

Hot Fashion

9st 4lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Ralph Beckett

towards rear

12/1

Form: 921210 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Three 1m2f wins (the first on soft) this term before his last of 11 at Windsor recently; it's hard to ignore that the second of those wins was in runaway style over C&D under Joe Leavy but he is 8lb higher today.
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4

(10)

20th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 179y

19:40 Ballinrobe

Giselles Defence

9st 12lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Sean Davis

Four wins in Britain for Ian Williams at 1m2f on all sorts of ground; yet to find form for this stable; new headgear combination tried after 8.5l defeat at Fairyhouse latest.

20/1

11th

5

(11)

12th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Fairyhouse

Giselles Defence

10st 1lb

J: Sean Davis

T: Sean Davis

Won four times for Ian Williams on a variety of ground, all at 1m2f (three times off a mark of 71); nothing for this yard until midly encouraging fifth at Bellewstown (1m, soft) on penultimate; didn't build on that at Sligo.

25/1

9th

1

(10)

3rd May 2026

Good

1m 2f 158y

16:32 Sligo

Giselles Defence

10st 2lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Sean Davis

Won four times for Ian Williams on a variety of ground, all at 1m2f; nothing for this yard at big odds until mildly encouraging run at Bellewstown last time; drops in class now and has his ground, worth a market check.

9/1

7/1

Form: -17934

Last run: 44 days

W: 10st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Second in a bumper on good to soft; Flat handicaps for last three starts, the best of which was his close third at Kempton (1m3f, AW) in June when he made the running; Salisbury fourth last time suggests he has a bit to find.
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5th

2

(7)

24th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:15 Lingfield (AW)

Caustic

9st 12lb

J: Morgan Cole

T: Owen Burrows

Won a C&D novice last February; mixed bag in handicaps since then and this winter's efforts need bettering to win.

12/1

2

(7)

24th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:15 Lingfield (AW)

Caustic

9st 12lb

J: Morgan Cole

T: Owen Burrows

Won a C&D novice last February; mixed bag in handicaps since then and this winter's efforts need bettering to win.

12/1

1

(3)

28th Dec 2024

Standard

2m 0f 102y

Class 5

16:15 Southwell (AW)

Caustic

10st 0lb

J: Morgan Cole

T: Owen Burrows

Off the mark in 1m4f novice on Lingfield AW in February but mixed results since and well back when upped to 2m at Wolverhampton in November.

7/1

OUR TIP

10/1

Form: 363140

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 3lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Debut was the only win for his first three trainers but Kempton (1m3f, AW) in June saw him score by a neck at the first attempt for Adam West; close at York (1m4f, good to soft) next time but needs to put a heavy defeat in Shergar Cup race at Ascot way behind him; has headgear first time.
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4th

3

3rd Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

13:33 Huntingdon

Good Too

11st 4lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Adam West

Fairly useful at up to 1m4f on the Flat, winning two of his 16 races, but he makes this hurdling debut following two poor shows on Flat in August; wore cheekpieces latest and bled from the nose.

14/1

4th

3

3rd Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

13:33 Huntingdon

Good Too

11st 4lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Adam West

Fairly useful at up to 1m4f on the Flat, winning two of his 16 races, but he makes this hurdling debut following two poor shows on Flat in August; wore cheekpieces latest and bled from the nose.

14/1

25/1

Form: 2-2457

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
All turf starts have been on good ground; some pretty useful form (best of it on AW; no win) before leaving Donnacha O'Brien for 52,000gns in June; gelded before 25-1 and dropping right out in a maiden at Lingfield (11.6f) 16 days ago, so he's perhaps best watched at the moment.
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5th

4

(11)

16th Oct 2025

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

16:05 Brighton

Huxley

9st 7lb

J: Tommie Jakes

T: Michael Attwater

Still a maiden and isn't particularly solid on his form (Flat/hurdles) for current yard; first-time blinkers need to make a difference.

25/1

5th

8

23rd Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:58 Warwick

Huxley

10st 12lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Michael Attwater

15-race maiden under rules but didn't shape without promise when sixth of 11 finishers on hurdling debut at Stratford (2m, good) 17 days ago; needs to improve but holds place claims.

16/1

7

6th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

16:45 Stratford

Huxley

11st 2lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Michael Attwater

14-race maiden who showed some useful form as a 2yo and 3yo in Ireland but has become disappointing; has the stamina for hurdling but still makes only limited appeal on debut over jumps.

66/1

Form: 1-7767

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Has not fired on all cylinders this season and had wind surgery before penultimate start; met trouble in running at the big Goodwood meeting last time but he's only creeping down the weights; usually steered clear of ground softer than good and was a non-runner on Saturday.
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5th

2

(6)

19th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

15:25 Lingfield (AW)

Tahitian Prince

9st 11lb

J: Hayley Turner

T: George Baker

On a handy mark but has done most of his winning at 1m and recent form is over middle distances; never dangerous on last 7f attempt and isn't crying out for a return to this trip.

9/1

5th

2

(6)

19th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

15:25 Lingfield (AW)

Tahitian Prince

9st 11lb

J: Hayley Turner

T: George Baker

On a handy mark but has done most of his winning at 1m and recent form is over middle distances; never dangerous on last 7f attempt and isn't crying out for a return to this trip.

9/1

1

(2)

6th Nov 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Tahitian Prince

10st 0lb

J: Neil Callan

T: George Baker

Three-time course winner; 0-6 for current stable but there have been flickers of promise; he's on a dangerous mark but still to convince he needs this far.

6/1

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Payout
Exacta £23.30
Straight Forecast £20.39
Tricast £170.52
Trifecta £136.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Hot Fashion

The Times:

Celtic Warrior

POSTDATA:

Giselles Defence

D Express:

Tahitian Prince

RP RATINGS:

Hot Fashion

Telegraph:

Hot Fashion

Daily Mail:

Hot Fashion

Daily Mirror:

Hot Fashion

The Sun:

Hot Fashion

The Star:

Hot Fashion

The Guardian:

Celtic Warrior

Daily Record:

Celtic Warrior