July 13 / 20.10 Epsom

20.10

Good To Firm

Betfred TV Handicap

  • Prize money: £5234
  • 1m 0f 113y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Betfred TV Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £1.60

Form: -36737

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Eight-race maiden; placed in handicaps at Lingfield (1m2f, AW) and Windsor (1m, good to firm) this year and this is weaker than the Sandown event he tackled four weeks ago; each-way claims.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

1

(6)

12th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 0f 113y

Class 5

16:50 Epsom

Desfondado

9st 10lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

C&D winner but he arrives well below par, beating only one in 1m Kempton AW handicap 29 days ago; he needs to get back on track.

7/1

10th

4

(11)

14th Aug 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Desfondado

9st 13lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Simon Dow

Two AW wins this year, one over C&D, and he ran well for a close fourth at Ascot on his penultimate start; poorly drawn when disappointing at Goodwood 11 days ago and he's stuck out wide here too.

10/1

9th

14

(16)

3rd Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 1f 11y

Class 3

17:20 Goodwood

Desfondado

8st 13lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Simon Dow

Won over 1m on Polytrack in April and June; ran on well for a close fourth at Ascot (1m, good to soft) three weeks ago, which is easily the best of his three turf appearances this year and needs respect, but he'd have more to prove on good to firm.

14/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 642415 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Two good runs over 1m at Bath in the spring before getting off the mark with a front-running success at Nottingham in late May; well short of that level at Haydock four weeks ago but he might not face much pressure for the lead here and cheekpieces could help too.
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7th

2

(7)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

19:36 Chepstow

Bobby Dassler

9st 10lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Barry John Murphy

Returned to winning ways when scoring over C&D (good) last month off 4lb lower; raced too freely at Ffos Las two days later and may be worth considering back at his last winning venue.

12/1

3rd

5

(5)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

19:45 Ffos Las

Bobby Dassler

9st 12lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Barry John Murphy

Placed three times from four starts here but his regular hunting ground is Bath and he scored there (1m, heavy) off 5lb lower wearing a new hood/tongue-tie combination in October; kept to that track until the hood was removed in ten-runner handicap at Chepstow (1m, good) on Monday when he saw it well to score under Mason Paetel; carries 4lb penalty but won't mind what the weather does; player.

7/2

1st

5

(4)

15th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

17:05 Chepstow

Bobby Dassler

9st 6lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Barry John Murphy

Patchy round Bath for his current yard this year, mainly over further; ran poorly ten days ago, hard to predict and some way down the pecking order.

16/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 372015

Last run: 20 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Narrow winner of a 1m AW handicap last month; not so good at Newmarket since and his four best RPRs have all come on AW; others appeal more.
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6th

5

(1)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 113y

Class 5

20:22 Epsom

Buy The Dip

9st 9lb

J: Luke Catton

T: Jim Boyle

Looked as good as ever when winning at Lingfield (1m, AW) on seasonal debut in April and again ran well over that C&D last month; didn't fire when back on turf recently (restless in stalls) but has form at this track and enters calculations.

10/1

6th

3

(5)

30th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

15:13 Brighton

Buy The Dip

9st 6lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Jim Boyle

Has a consistent record here (32142132224) and has shown enough since returning on the AW in April to suggest he remains in form; should go well.

6/1

2nd

1

(3)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

14:07 Lingfield (AW)

Buy The Dip

9st 9lb

J: Luke Catton

T: Jim Boyle

Well suited by switchback tracks and took advantage of a handy mark when winning on his C&D comeback in April; found life tougher off his revised mark in better company here last time but this is more his speed back down 2lb.

5/1

Form: 6-052

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Sent off a warm favourite for his 2yo debut but could only manage sixth of the 12 runners at Chelmsford; well held in his first two runs this year but he took a step forward on last month's handicap debut at Wolverhampton (8.5f, AW; cheekpieces for the first time), kicking clear in the straight but wandering around and picked off close home; 2lb higher but still has potential; whether he will cope with this track remains to be seen though.
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8th

4

(2)

31st Dec 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

15:22 Lingfield (AW)

Beau Vintage

9st 7lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Tom Clover

16-race maiden; bits of form that give him a shout but he's been below his best the last twice; others preferred in a competitive race.

10/1

8th

4

(2)

31st Dec 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

15:22 Lingfield (AW)

Beau Vintage

9st 7lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Tom Clover

16-race maiden; bits of form that give him a shout but he's been below his best the last twice; others preferred in a competitive race.

10/1

7th

4

(10)

19th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 5f 0y

Class 6

12:10 Lingfield (AW)

Beau Vintage

9st 10lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Tom Clover

0-15 but he has run some good races in defeat this year and was sent off favourite for the Kempton event won by Torbellino last month; ran poorly there but no great surprise to see him bounce back.

7/1

16/1

Form: 17-366 D

Last run: 42 days

W: 10st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Came from well back to reward market support at Lingfield in December (1m, AW); only 1lb higher today and he should be at concert pitch after two runs back from a break this summer.
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11th

4

(7)

21st May 2024

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

16:55 Brighton

La Rav

9st 5lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Lee Carter

His mark continues to fall but this 10yo has struggled to get competitive on his last few starts and needs to turn things around.

16/1

11th

4

(7)

21st May 2024

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

16:55 Brighton

La Rav

9st 5lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Lee Carter

His mark continues to fall but this 10yo has struggled to get competitive on his last few starts and needs to turn things around.

16/1

10th

12

(2)

22nd Mar 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

15:12 Lingfield (AW)

La Rav

8st 5lb

J: George Rooke

T: Lee Carter

Never in the hunt over 7f on his reappearance 16 days ago; first attempt at this trip and others look stronger.

33/1

Form: 20-594

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Twice placed at Ffos Las last summer (7.5f, good and good to soft); struggled in handicaps this time around, including back at Ffos Las 18 days ago (visored for the first time); risky for now.
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5th

2

(1)

10th Oct 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

16:40 Brighton

Frequent Flyer

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Archie Watson

Twice runner-up for Andrew Balding but left that yard as a nine-race maiden after disappointing in new blinkers at Sandown in July; 33-1 and only mid-division on stable debut in the Legends Race at Doncaster.

14/1

7th

14

(17)

17th Sep 2023

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Doncaster

Frequent Flyer

11st 3lb

J: Mark Enright

T: Archie Watson

took keen hold, midfield

14/1

7th

10

(2)

26th Jul 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:40 Sandown

Frequent Flyer

8st 10lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Eight-race maiden; runner-up twice at Ffos Las (7.4f) last August; holds weak claims on 2023 form; chance depends on how well he responds to change of headgear (blinkers replace the visor worn last twice).

7/1

OUR TIP

14/1

Form: 5-7409 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
More successful on AW than turf when trained by Richard Fahey; yet to catch light for current stable but his mark is tumbling and he's worth a market check.
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4th

1

(10)

7th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

20:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

Amaysmont

9st 9lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

No win since November 2024; ran a fair race when second of six at Carlisle four weeks ago and Rossa Ryan booked tonight; holds place claims but others are stronger for win purposes.

7/1

2nd

6

(6)

9th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 182y

Class 6

18:12 Carlisle

Amaysmont

9st 13lb

J: Miss Lauren Frost

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

Better on the AW, but better handicapped on turf; fair third at Southwell two runs back (7f), but modest efforts either side of that; this softer ground no problem.

12/1

8th

10

(11)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Amaysmont

9st 5lb

J: William Pyle

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

Seven AW wins include one over C&D, and his two most recent 7f runs, here in February and at Southwell 11 days ago, were up there with his best efforts over the last year; likely to need extra from a high draw though.

12/1

14/1

Form: 03-55

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Placed at 125-1 in a Lingfield maiden (1m2f, AW) in November; well beaten in both runs this year, blowing the start on his handicap debut at Chepstow six weeks ago; gelded since; down in grade today and still not fully exposed.
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12th

11

(2)

7th Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:10 Lingfield

Star Of Sussex

9st 0lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Paddy Butler

Poor maiden who failed to beat a rival in 1m2f handicap at Windsor 33 days ago; it's easy to look elsewhere.

66/1

9th

9

(1)

5th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:55 Windsor

Star Of Sussex

8st 9lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Paddy Butler

5yo maiden who has poor claims on his form for current stable.

33/1

9th

9

(1)

5th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:55 Windsor

Star Of Sussex

8st 9lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Paddy Butler

5yo maiden who has poor claims on his form for current stable.

33/1

Form: 4-4343

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
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10th

1

(9)

18th Oct 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Nonsuch Lad

9st 12lb

J: Luke Catton

T: Jim Boyle

Won twice on turf last season and he has run some good races in defeat this time around; last couple of efforts need forgiving; dropping into a 0-60 should help but he still has something to prove on AW.

16/1

8th

2

(11)

5th Oct 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Nonsuch Lad

9st 12lb

J: Luke Catton

T: Jim Boyle

Won twice on turf last season and he has run some good races in defeat this time around; he wasn't at his best at Nottingham nine days ago but this is a more realistic assignment; no reason why he won't be fully effective on AW in time.

6/1

8th

8

(2)

26th Sep 2023

Soft

1m 2f 50y

Class 2

16:25 Nottingham

Nonsuch Lad

9st 0lb

J: Luke Catton

T: Jim Boyle

Has won on good and soft; another sound effort in defeat over this far at Leicester two weeks ago but looks vulnerable in this higher grade.

14/1

Non-runners

Nonsuch Lad

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £16.50
Straight Forecast £13.60
Tricast £38.32
Trifecta £56.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Bobby Dassler

Daily Mail:

Nonsuch Lad

The Guardian:

Buy The Dip

Telegraph:

Star Of Sussex

The Star:

Beau Vintage

The Times:

Desfondado

The Sun:

Buy The Dip

D Express:

Nonsuch Lad

Daily Record:

Nonsuch Lad

RP RATINGS:

Bobby Dassler

POSTDATA:

Bobby Dassler

LAMBOURN:

Bobby Dassler

Daily Mirror:

Bobby Dassler