Epsom Downs will stage a seven-race Flat meeting on Thursday, September 10, with racing scheduled from 2:00pm through to 5:27pm. The Epsom Downs racecards 10 September programme covers distances from 7f 3y to 1m 4f 6y, with prize money ranging from £7,000 to £13,000. The afternoon brings together a mixture of two-year-old novices, handicaps for older horses and several competitive middle-distance contests.
The opening 2:00pm novice stakes over 7f 3y, worth £13,000, is the highest-prize race on the Epsom Downs card and brings together a large field of two-year-olds. Bugzy, partnered by Jason Watson, carries 9st 10lb, while Al Qayed, Astabuen, Cites, Demonstrate, Dontworryaboutme, Fourth Crusade and Give Hand are among the colts also declared. The field also includes Louis The Fifth, who has a BHA rating of 77, together with Jinman, Lots Road and Montalbano.
There is further depth among the younger runners, with Magic Harry, Nostalgic Warrior, Palace Legacy, Pressured, Quai Louis, Quite Cheeky, Desert Symphony and My Spritely also listed. The race gives several lightly raced two-year-olds an opportunity to gain experience over seven furlongs, with trainers including William Haggas, Ralph Beckett, Andrew Balding, Tom Clover and Ed Walker represented.
The 2:35pm handicap stakes over 7f 3y carries £11,500 and is scheduled for three-year-olds and older horses, with a rating band of 61-80. The field supplied for this race is the same as the opening contest, headed by Bugzy, Al Qayed, Astabuen, Cites, Demonstrate, Dontworryaboutme and Fourth Crusade. Give Hand and Jinman are also included, alongside Lots Road, Louis The Fifth and Magic Harry.
The remaining runners listed are Montalbano, Nostalgic Warrior, Palace Legacy, Pressured, Quai Louis, Quite Cheeky, Desert Symphony and My Spritely. Louis The Fifth is the only runner in the supplied field with a listed BHA rating, at 77.
At 3:07pm, the 1m 2f 17y handicap stakes is worth £8,500 and is open to four-year-olds and older horses within the 56-75 rating range. Rhoscolyn, rated 82 in the supplied details, heads the field on rating, while Dapper Guest, Misunderstood, Musical Angel, Uppercase, Modern Times and The Sweet Escape bring recent form into the contest.
Other notable entries include Daring Legend, Silver Trumpet, Cuban Lady, Viper, Arctician and Galileo Island, with Norcross Brow, Jersey Maverick, Euphonia and Play Me completing the large field. The 1m 2f trip provides a longer test than the opening two races.
The 3:42pm Apprentices’ Derby Handicap Stakes, over 1m 4f 6y, is worth £12,000 and is restricted to four-year-olds and older horses rated 66-85. Great Blasket, Moonrunner, Beach Point, Carnival Day, Longlai, Patrol and Duc de Kent are among the runners listed, while Barry’s Boy, Oj Lifestyle and Skibo add further depth.
The field also includes Hello Cotai, Hibernate, Lilly Lux, Thankyou Baroness, Super Hit, Bobacious, Boy George and Yokkell. Several runners have previous form over the distance, including Great Blasket, Carnival Day, Hello Cotai and Super Hit.
The 4:17pm handicap stakes is another 1m 4f 6y contest, with £7,000 available for three-year-olds in the 46-65 rating range. Charmaine carries 9st 13lb and has a listed rating of 86 in the supplied card, while Gordon Grey, Galaxy Star, Epictetus, Must Believe and Naval Command are also among the entries.
Duc de Kent, Crooked Path and Newtown Duke complete the nine-runner field. The race provides another staying opportunity on the afternoon, with several runners carrying previous form at middle and longer distances.
The 4:52pm handicap stakes over 1m 113y is worth £8,500 and is for three-year-olds rated 56-75. Flag of Eva, Shirakawa, Sullom Voe, Virtue Diligence, A Daughter’s Love, Daretobedifferent and Semper Femina are among the early names in the field.
The line-up also contains Blue Hill, Tenison, Caraway, Eze Sur Mer, Time To Sparkle, Antiquarian, Darkest Red and Lord Mayor. Further runners include Eshowe, Dream of Ithaca, Dijon Gone, Fletcher and Cormorant Rock, making this one of the larger fields of the afternoon.
The meeting concludes at 5:27pm with a 1m 113y handicap stakes worth £8,500 for four-year-olds and older horses. Booziebrunch, Arbaawy, Substance, Wild Dahlia, Eastern Veil, Island Bear and Mayaada form part of the 18-runner field, with ratings ranging from 58 to 75 among the supplied entries.
Sydney Rock, Royal Bodyguard, Spiritoftheblues, Likeness, Pints In Peace, Shadowmere and Guest House are also listed, while My Old Mate, Sail On Sailor and Fizzy Bear complete the card. The race brings the seven-race programme to a close after more than three hours of Flat action.
The Epsom Downs racecards 10 September programme offers a varied Thursday afternoon of Flat racing, beginning with a valuable two-year-old novice contest at 2:00pm and concluding with an 18-runner handicap at 5:27pm. Across seven races, the card provides opportunities over sprint, mile and staying distances, with the £13,000 opening race and £12,000 Apprentices’ Derby Handicap Stakes providing the afternoon’s two highest-value contests.
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