August 14 / 16.00 Epsom

16.00

Good To Firm

Betfred “The Classic Bookmaker” Handicap

  • Prize money: £6019.1
  • 0m 6f 3y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Betfred “The Classic Bookmaker” Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 535631 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Signed off for Tim Easterby with two good efforts in the spring and made winning stable debut at Southwell (6f, AW; first-time cheekpieces) last month; will be fine back on turf and could still have more to offer for new stable; major player.
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7th

7

(3)

3rd Sep 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 4

20:10 Southwell (AW)

Modern Times

9st 5lb

J: Luke Morris

T: James Owen

Scored over C&D in first-tiime cheekpieces on stable debut in July and followed up with narrow success at Epsom (6f, good to firm) last month; could still have more improvement to come for James Owen; must be considered.

3/1

1st

7

(3)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

16:00 Epsom

Modern Times

9st 7lb

J: David Probert

T: James Owen

Signed off for Tim Easterby with two good efforts in the spring and made winning stable debut at Southwell (6f, AW; first-time cheekpieces) last month; will be fine back on turf and could still have more to offer for new stable; major player.

7/4

1st

12

(8)

27th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

18:05 Southwell (AW)

Modern Times

9st 4lb

J: Luke Morris

T: James Owen

Expensive to follow this season, having missed ten months, for Tim Easterby; run well on Tapeta before and a couple of times in a visor too, so it wouldn't surprise were to to take this in first-time cheekpieces.

3/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 7-1168 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Began this season with two wins, latterly when holding on by a short head to make all over C&D (good) in early July; probably doesn't have much margin for error off current mark but returns here after a respectable eighth of 26 at Glorious Goodwood (6f, good to firm) two weeks ago.
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14th

3

(13)

15th Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 4

15:23 Redcar

Sir Garfield

10st 0lb

J: Jason Hart

T: John & Sean Quinn

6f winner at Catterick and Epsom in early summer; posted another good effort when runner-up at Epsom in August; only eighth of 11 at Hamilton (6f) last time but he's the sort to bounce back.

11/1

8th

2

(11)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 6y

Class 4

19:15 Hamilton

Sir Garfield

9st 13lb

J: David Nolan

T: John & Sean Quinn

Bagged a pair of 6f handicaps at Catterick and Epsom in early summer; comes here on the back of a very good nose second of eight in 6f Epsom handicap a week ago; another bold showing is on the cards off an unchanged mark.

100/30

2nd

2

(5)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

16:00 Epsom

Sir Garfield

9st 13lb

J: Jason Hart

T: John & Sean Quinn

Began this season with two wins, latterly when holding on by a short head to make all over C&D (good) in early July; probably doesn't have much margin for error off current mark but returns here after a respectable eighth of 26 at Glorious Goodwood (6f, good to firm) two weeks ago.

5/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: -04648

Last run: 62 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Developed into useful 5f performer for Newland-Insole stable last year but is yet to hit top gear after five runs this season; makes stable debut debut from a tempting mark and should be okay back at 6f but needs to have been reinvigorated by her new regime; cheekpieces removed after one use.
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5th

1

(8)

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

18:20 Goodwood

Rubys Profit

10st 2lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Tom Ward

Did well as a 3yo, including over C&D, but she hasn't added to her tally in six runs this year; recent third at Epsom (6f, good to firm) on her stable debut was a good run and she's a key player back down in trip.

9/2

3rd

1

(2)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

16:00 Epsom

Rubys Profit

10st 2lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Tom Ward

Developed into useful 5f performer for Newland-Insole stable last year but is yet to hit top gear after five runs this season; makes stable debut debut from a tempting mark and should be okay back at 6f but needs to have been reinvigorated by her new regime; cheekpieces removed after one use.

7/1

8th

3

(4)

13th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 15y

Class 3

16:00 Chester

Rubys Profit

9st 8lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Just a respectable sixth when well drawn over C&D last month and again a beaten favourite when fourth of seven at Nottingham (5f, good) a fortnight ago; well suited by ground slower than good but probably needs some help from the new cheekpieces.

8/1

Form: -20840 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Went close on seasonal debut at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) in March but largely disappointing over that trip since; too well handicapped to rule out on this return to 6f but others have more pressing claims.
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2nd

10

(9)

26th Aug 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

20:21 Kempton (AW)

Kolkata Knight

9st 2lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: Tom Dascombe

2yo campaign bookended with wins and went close on reappearance this time around (sole AW start); quiet since and the fitting of a tongue-tie and returning to 6f haven't helped of late.

20/1

5th

4

(6)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

16:00 Epsom

Kolkata Knight

9st 10lb

J: William Cox

T: Tom Dascombe

Went close on seasonal debut at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) in March but largely disappointing over that trip since; too well handicapped to rule out on this return to 6f but others have more pressing claims.

20/1

15th

13

(18)

30th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

16:10 Goodwood

Kolkata Knight

8st 11lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: Tom Dascombe

Won at both sprint trips as a 2yo but he hasn't been at the forefront of calculations in three turf handicaps this year and has ground to make up on Quantum Power on their recent Newmarket run; looks to have his share of weight and fitting a tongue-tie needs to make a difference.

33/1

Form: 3-1300

Last run: 83 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Close third on handicap debut at Newmarket (7f, good) in April but finished last over that trip on next two outings, having raced too freely; gelded during subsequent 12-week break and might benefit from this drop back in trip but still comes with risk; tongue-tie added.
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8th

7

(7)

16th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

13:56 Yarmouth

Stellar Vision

9st 8lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Stuart Williams

Off the mark when winning at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) in January on his second start before a good third of 13 on handicap debut at Newmarket (7f, good) in April; however, he failed to beat a rival on his next two starts and never featured at Epsom (first-time tongue-tie) last month on his first start since being gelded; may come on for that.

10/1

6th

6

(8)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

16:00 Epsom

Stellar Vision

9st 8lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Stuart Williams

Close third on handicap debut at Newmarket (7f, good) in April but finished last over that trip on next two outings, having raced too freely; gelded during subsequent 12-week break and might benefit from this drop back in trip but still comes with risk; tongue-tie added.

14/1

20th

6

(13)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:50 York

Stellar Vision

9st 8lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Stuart Williams

Free-goer who followed a good effort at Newmarket's Craven meeting (7f, good) with a poor one at the Guineas meeting; beginning to look a difficult ride and on a retrieval mission here.

12/1

Form: 218-13 D

Last run: 52 days

W: 9st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Late-maturing 8yo who scored on seasonal debut at Chepstow (5f, good to firm) in May and posted another good effort when third at Ffos Las (6f, good) in June; remains on career-high mark but probably won't be far away.
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15th

7

(2)

23rd Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Goodwood

On Edge

9st 11lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

8yo who made it three wins from his last six starts when scoring at Sandown (5f, soft) 12 days ago; up to a career-high mark but for good reason and he's versatile ground-wise, and should be fine back up to 6f; key player.

12/1

1st

3

(9)

11th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

14:36 Sandown

On Edge

9st 11lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Christopher Mason

Made a winning reappearance off this mark at Chepstow (5f, good to firm) in May and ran well next time, but may not have handled Epsom four weeks ago; seems to handle most ground and one for the shortlist.

8/1

7th

5

(4)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

16:00 Epsom

On Edge

9st 9lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Late-maturing 8yo who scored on seasonal debut at Chepstow (5f, good to firm) in May and posted another good effort when third at Ffos Las (6f, good) in June; remains on career-high mark but probably won't be far away.

7/1

Form: 225933

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Went close off slightly higher marks on consecutive starts in May (6f/5f) and comes here after two respectable 5f thirds at Lingfield (AW/turf) last month; no surprise if he features.
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5th

1

(8)

14th Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

17:12 Windsor

Sandscreendeliverd

9st 12lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Peter Crate

Just 1-19 but 2lb below his winning mark and drops into Class 6 company for the first time; worth a second look especially if attracting support; blinkers removed after one use.

9/1

7th

8

(2)

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

18:20 Goodwood

Sandscreendeliverd

9st 1lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Peter Crate

Just the one win to his name from 18 attempts but it came off this mark; poor run at Epsom two weeks ago but that was 6f and today's trip should be more suitable; the addition of blinkers could give him the necessary lift.

10/1

8th

8

(7)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

16:00 Epsom

Sandscreendeliverd

9st 3lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Peter Crate

Went close off slightly higher marks on consecutive starts in May (6f/5f) and comes here after two respectable 5f thirds at Lingfield (AW/turf) last month; no surprise if he features.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: 21-483 D BF

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £7.30
Straight Forecast £6.14
Tricast £19.96
Trifecta £27.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Modern Times

RP RATINGS:

Sir Garfield

TOPSPEED:

Sandscreendeliverd

Telegraph:

Kolkata Knight

Daily Mail:

Ruby's Profit

The Guardian:

Sandscreendeliverd

Daily Mirror:

Sandscreendeliverd

POSTDATA:

Sir Garfield

The Sun:

Sir Garfield

The Star:

Sir Garfield

NEWMARKET:

Modern Times

The Times:

Modern Times

D Express:

Modern Times

Daily Record:

Modern Times