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Betfred Play Fred’s £5 Million Handicap

  • Prize money: £3663.8
  • 1m 2f 17y
  • Class 6
  • 7 runners
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Betfred Play Fred’s £5 Million Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

OUR TIP

Form: 05-4

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 65

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Form: 7-2311

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Progressive for new stable this season and bids to complete a hat-trick after 1m wins at Bath (good) and Lingfield (AW); his tendency to race too freely remains a nagging concern but he could plausibly have more improvement to come over this new trip; obvious contender.
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1st

2

(2)

4th Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

20:40 Lingfield (AW)

Sail On Sailor

9st 8lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Placed on his first two starts for this yard before opening his account at Bath (1m, good) last month, leading in the final strides; more to do off 3lb higher on return to AW but may have more to give.

5/1

1st

1

(5)

4th May 2026

Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:10 Bath

Sail On Sailor

9st 9lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Simon Dow

Placed in his two AW runs for Simon Dow this spring (trained by Brett Johnson last year), including when stepped up to 1m at Lingfield last time; has just his second turf run, and first on fast ground, but he'll be in the shake up if reproducing recent efforts.

6/1

Form: 568

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 62

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Form: 896

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 62

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Form: 595-

Last run: 190 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Not beaten that far in three AW novice/maiden races (7f-1m) towards end of last year and remains unexposed but this handicap/turf debut comes after a 190-day absence; has showed a tendency to race too freely; hood removed after one use.
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5th

12

(10)

13th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

17:10 Kempton (AW)

Sweep In Time

9st 0lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Tom Clover

1,000gns yearling; third foal of an unraced half-sister to 6f Group 3 winner The Happy Prince; likely best watched on debut.

25/1

Form: 4-1722

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Scored at Bath (1m, firm) on seasonal debut in April and comes here after chasing home next-time-out winners on consecutive outings last month (1m1f/1m); major player if suited by this new trip.
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2nd

5

(6)

22nd Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

20:50 Windsor

Takeitorleaveit

9st 7lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Jonathan Portman

Won on nursery debut at Bath (1m, soft) last September and on reappearance there (1m, firm) in April; merely mid-division over this C&D (good to firm) last month but back on song when runner-up at Lingfield (1m1f, soft) last time; in the mix if backing up that latest performance.

4/1

2nd

7

(6)

6th Jun 2026

Soft

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

18:05 Lingfield

Takeitorleaveit

8st 11lb

J: Donagh Murphy

T: Jonathan Portman

Winner over 1m at Bath on soft last autumn and returned to the same venue to double his tally on reappearance (good to firm); a wide trip provides a possible excuse for a lesser effort at Windsor since (Fans Favourite ahead of him).

8/1

Form: 048

Last run: 24 days

W: 8st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 45

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Betting Forcast

12/1 Living In Hope, 6/4 Sail On Sailor, 12/1 Don Pablo Colina, 10/1 Minerality, 7/1 Sweep In Time, 15/8 Takeitorleaveit, 25/1 Cormorant Rock

Verdict

The unexposed ones need a glance in the betting but this might be fought out by Sail On Sailor and TAKEITORLEAVEIT. The former quickened best after travelling strongly at Lingfield five weeks ago and is now on a hat-trick but Takeitorleaveit bumped into well-handicapped rivals when second twice last month and, from the same mark, he can go one better.[Chris Wilson]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Takeitorleaveit

The Guardian:

Sail On Sailor

The Times:

Sweep In Time

Daily Mail:

Minerality

NEWMARKET:

Living In Hope

Telegraph:

Sweep In Time

D Express:

Sail On Sailor

The Star:

Sail On Sailor

Daily Record:

Sail On Sailor

RP RATINGS:

Takeitorleaveit

POSTDATA:

Takeitorleaveit

Daily Mirror:

Takeitorleaveit

The Sun:

Takeitorleaveit