← card17:15 Epsom Downs
Betfred 'Play Fred's 5 Million' Handicap · 7f 3y · Good to soft
£6,281 to winner · 3yo+ · 0-85 · rated 66-82
🎯 Draw: no strong draw bias (low 30% v high 38% of wins · 71 races)
🏁 Result won by ¾ · time 1m 25.62sTowards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, strong run to lead inside final furlong, cosily
📍 Course guide
Undulating switchback; favours handy runners positioned prominently early.
Flat · top trainers
G & J Moore 18% (62) · A M Balding 16% (63) · R M Beckett 17% (53) · J & T Gosden 31% (26)
Flat · top jockeys
Oisin Murphy 25% (80) · Rossa Ryan 18% (55) · Rhys Clutterbuck 20% (44) · R L Moore 33% (24)
3-year course record · attheraces guides

2 Dapper Guest (4)
9st-11lb · OR 76 · 4yo
Saffie Osborne · G G Margarson · p
✓5Dtrkdstgngcls

3 Silver Trumpet (6)
9st-10lb · OR 75 · 5yo
Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton · p
✓5CDtrkdstgngcls
2nd/6 ran +¾ 9/2
form 437615

1 French Affair (3)
9st-12lb · OR 82 · 3yo
S D Bowen · J Candlish
✓4trkdstgngcls
3rd/6 ran +2 13/8
form 424611

6 Play Me (1)
9st-1lb · OR 66 · 4yo
Donagh Murphy · J R Boyle
✓4CDtrkdstgng
4th/6 ran +hd 5/2
form 441591

5 Fresh Fade (5)
9st-2lb · OR 72 · 3yo
Kieren Fox · M J Attwater
✓1cls
5th/6 ran 25/1
form 45-6060

4 Million Gold (2)
9st-5lb · OR 75 · 3yo
R Havlin · M Appleby
✓2trkcls
Race note