Investec Corporate Banking Dash |
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| Heritage Handicap, Epsom 15:45 £100,000 added, 3yo plus, 5f, Class 2  |
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| Saturday 1st June 2019 | |
Last year’s winner Tanasoq is among 47 remaining entries for the £100,000 Investec ‘Dash’ Handicap over the world’s fastest five furlongs (record time 53.69s) at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 1, Investec Derby Day, day two of the Investec Derby Festival.
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Midgley has also engaged Tarboosh, Line Of Reason, Merry Banter, Mutafarrid, Desert Ace and Lathom, as the handler chases his third Investec ‘Dash’ success in five years – his other victory came with Desert Law in 2015.
Other previous Investec ‘Dash’ winners among the entries are triple victor Caspian Prince (Mick Appleby), who took the spoils in 2014, 2016 and 2017, and the 2013 scorer Duke Of Firenze (David Griffiths).
Epsom trainer Michael Attwater is hoping Just That Lord can go two places better than last year, when the six-year-old son of Avonbridge was the only horse from a single figure draw to finish in the first six.
The five-furlong specialist has yet to finish out of the first three in four starts at Epsom Downs Racecourse and gained a deserved first success at the track in the Investec Asset Finance Handicap at the Investec Spring Meeting on April 24, repelling Dark Shot (Scott Dixon) by a neck.
Attwater, who is based at Tattenham Corner Stables, reported: “Just That Lord has come out of Epsom in good form and we have been happy with him since.
“He has an entry for Goodwood this weekend and we are yet to make a decision about whether he takes up that engagement. If he doesn’t go to Goodwood, he will probably go straight to the ‘Dash’.
“The ‘Dash’ is the long-term aim, as he likes the track, and he deserved his day in the sun with that victory last week.
“He ran in the ‘Dash’ off a light weight last year and was third from stall one. Hopefully, we will get a bit more luck with the draw this year and it would be silly not to go for it again.
“Just That Lord is a lovely horse who tries very hard and just wants to get on with it. The fast five furlongs really suits him, as he is a very quick horse.
“We have had a brilliant start to the year with nine winners and it’s exciting to be heading to the Investec Derby Festival with a live contender who is trained just over the road!”
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Stake Acclaim (Dean Ivory) defied a 517-day absence when making all in a five-furlong handicap at Newbury on April 12, in which Blue De Vega (Robert Cowell) and Kick On Kick On (Clive Cox) filled the places.
The 2018 Portland Handicap victor A Momentofmadness has been given an entry by Lambourn trainer Charlie Hills..
Other in-form entries include Ornate (David Griffiths), successful at Newmarket’s Craven Meeting on his latest start, and Cowboy Soldier (Robert Cowell), who showed the benefit of a gelding operation when scoring at Kempton Park on April 20.
There could be a challenger from Ireland courtesy of five-year-old Hathiq (Denis Hogan), who scored impressively in a five-furlong handicap at Tipperary on April 25, just his sixth career start.
Investec Specialist Bank 'Dash' (Heritage Handicap)
£100,000 added, 3yo plus, 5f, Class 2
47 remaining entries
Five-day confirmations May 27, final declarations May 31. Maximum number of runners - 20.
| Horse | Age | Wgt | Owner | Trainer |
| CASPIAN PRINCE (IRE) | 10 | 9-10 | Stephen Louch | Michael Appleby |
| STAKE ACCLAIM (IRE) | 7 | 9-04 | M J Yarrow | Dean Ivory |
| TARBOOSH | 6 | 9-03 | The Guys & Dolls & Sandfield Racing | Paul Midgley |
| MUTHMIR (IRE) | 9 | 9-01 | Hamdan Al Maktoum | William Haggas |
| A MOMENTOFMADNESS | 6 | 8-13 | Tony Wechsler & Ann Plummer | Charles Hills |
| COPPER KNIGHT (IRE) | 5 | 8-10 | Ventura Racing (Copper) & Partner | Tim Easterby |
| ORNATE | 6 | 8-09 | Kings Road Racing Partnership | David Griffiths |
| TANASOQ (IRE) | 6 | 8-08 | F Brady & J S Morrison | Paul Midgley |
| KICK ON KICK ON | 4 | 8-03 | Paul & Clare Rooney | Clive Cox |
| OPEN WIDE (USA) | 5 | 8-03 | George Materna & John McInerney | Amanda Perrett |
| COWBOY SOLDIER (IRE) | 4 | 8-03 | Mrs Fitri Hay | Robert Cowell |
| STORM OVER (IRE) | 5 | 8-02 | Abdulla Al Mansoori | George Scott |
| LINE OF REASON (IRE) | 9 | 8-02 | Taylor’s Bloodstock Ltd | Paul Midgley |
| LORD RIDDIFORD (IRE) | 4 | 8-02 | The JAM Partnership | John Quinn |
| BLUE DE VEGA (GER) | 6 | 8-01 | Mrs J Morley | Robert Cowell |
| FOOL FOR YOU (IRE) | 4 | 8-00 | John Dance | Richard Fahey |
| EEH BAH GUM (IRE) | 4 | 7-12 | Nick Rhodes | Tim Easterby |
| HAROME (IRE) | 5 | 7-12 | Middleham Park Racing LXXI & Partner | Roger Fell |
| RECON MISSION (IRE) | 3 | 7-12 | B J Millen | Tony Carroll |
| BOOM THE GROOM (IRE) | 8 | 7-12 | B J Millen | Tony Carroll |
| LEODIS DREAM (IRE) | 3 | 7-11 | Andrew Kendall-Jones I | David O’Meara |
| MOKAATIL | 4 | 7-11 | Midtech | Ian Williams |
| JUST THAT LORD | 6 | 7-11 | Mrs M S Teversham | Michael Attwater |
| DARK SHOT | 6 | 7-10 | Chappell Rose & Radford | Scott Dixon |
| JUST GLAMOROUS (IRE) | 6 | 7-10 | Robert & Nina Bailey | Grace Harris |
| MERRY BANTER | 5 | 7-08 | H Thornton & P T Midgley | Paul Midgley |
| POYLE VINNIE | 9 | 7-08 | Formulated Polymer Products Ltd | Ruth Carr |
| HATHIQ (IRE) | 5 | 7-08 | James McAuley | Denis Hogan IRE |
| HARRY HURRICANE | 7 | 7-07 | Dare To Dream Racing | George Baker |
| EQUIMOU | 5 | 7-07 | Edwin S Phillips | Robert Eddery |
| QUENCH DOLLY | 5 | 7-07 | Quench Racing Partnership | John Gallagher |
| DUKE OF FIRENZE | 10 | 7-06 | Adlam, Damary-Thompson, Wilson, Griffiths | David Griffiths |
| CONSEQUENCES (IRE) | 4 | 7-06 | Nick Bradley Racing 15 & Sohi | Ian Williams |
| DASCHAS | 5 | 7-06 | T W Morley | Stuart Williams |
| PETTOCHSIDE | 10 | 7-05 | P Cook | John Bridger |
| SHAMSHON (IRE) | 8 | 7-05 | T W Morley & Regents Racing | Stuart Williams |
| PRIMO’S COMET | 4 | 7-04 | The Reluctant Suitor’s | Jim Goldie |
| DOC SPORTELLO (IRE) | 7 | 7-04 | George Nixon | Tony Carroll |
| VENTUROUS (IRE) | 6 | 7-04 | Laurence O’Kane/Harrowgate Bloodstock Ltd | David Barron |
| ALFIE SOLOMONS (IRE) | 3 | 7-03 | Rebel Racing Premier | Richard Spencer |
| HARROGATE (IRE) | 4 | 7-02 | Goff, Walsh & Zerdin | Jim Boyle |
| MUTAFARRID (IRE) | 4 | 7-02 | J S Morrison & Frank Brady | Paul Midgley |
| GLAMOROUS ROCKET (IRE) | 4 | 7-01 | Robert & Nina Bailey | Christopher Mason |
| OUR OYSTERCATCHER | 5 | 6-11 | Mrs F A Veasey & G B Partnership | Mark Pattinson |
| ANGEL FORCE (IRE) | 4 | 6-11 | Pete Baker | David Griffiths |
| DESERT ACE (IRE) | 8 | 6-11 | M Hammond, Mad for Fun & Partners | Paul Midgley |
| LATHOM | 6 | 6-06 | David W Armstrong | Paul Midgley |
