16:05 Epsom Downs

Sunday 28 September 2025

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 2m 10.8s

1^st

(1)

Lord Melbourne

510-2

9/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Jack Dace (5)

Tracked leaders inside, led going well over 2f out, clear when ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly and in no danger when wandered around inside final furlong tchd 17/2

2^nd

4 ¼

(10)

Carnival Day

49-1

11/1

T: J R BoyleJ: Luke Catton (3)

Steadied start, mid-division out wide, headway out widest 2f out, went 2nd and hung left final furlong, no chance with winner op 10/1 tchd 9/1

3^rd

(3)

Criminal

38-12

5/1

T: R HughesJ: Finley Marsh

Raced keenly in mid-division inside, headway far side of group over 2f out, 3rd and no impression final furlong op 11/2 tchd 13/2

4^th

1 ¼

(4)

Whathappensinvegas

49-0

13/2

T: Ian WilliamsJ: D Egan

Held up in last trio, kept on inside final furlong, went modest 4th towards finish, never any chance with easy winner op 15/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

(9)

Sweet Reward

89-3

10/1

T: J G PortmanJ: Rob Hornby

Tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, soon hung left on camber, weakened inside final furlong, lost modest 4th towards finish op 11/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1

6^th

(2)

Fantasy Believer

810-1

3/1f

T: E WalkerJ: Oisin Murphy

Pushed along early, raced keenly and soon tracking leaders, pushed along and losing place in mid-division 3f out, eased when no chance final furlong

7^th

(6)

Kimeko Glory

38-10

7/1

T: Brian ToomeyJ: S D Bowen

Soon led, brought field centre in straight, headed over 2f out, soon ridden and lost 2nd, weakened quickly op 13/2 tchd 6/1

8^th

(5)

Orbaan

108-12

28/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Tom Marquand

Held up in rear, never involved op 18/1

9^th

(8)

Brioni

410-2

9/2

T: A KingJ: Rossa Ryan

Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, hung left on camber and weakened rapidly over 1f out, soon behind op 4/1

10^th

(7)

Arcadian Nights

79-8

125/1

T: D M LoughnaneJ: Ray Dawson

Steadied stat, raced keenly, held up in last pair, never a factor, tailed off and eased final 2f op 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.80Pl:£3.00, £3.40, £2.10EX:£125.90Trifecta:£883.90Tricast:£554.47SF:£103.97Swingers:£13.90, £10.20, £13.10

Forecasts

Fantasy Believer (3/1), Brioni (9/2), Criminal (5/1), Whathappensinvegas (13/2), Kimeko Glory (7/1), Lord Melbourne (9/1), Sweet Reward (10/1), Carnival Day (11/1), Orbaan (28/1), Arcadian Nights (125/1)

CRIMINAL looks to have more scope for further progress than anything else in this line-up and is preferred to fellow 3-y-o Kimeko Glory. Recent Doncaster winner Fantasy Believer has the services of Oisin Murphy again and may prove best of the remainder.

CRIMINAL
KIMEKO GLORY
FANTASY BELIEVER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Simply Sondheim

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 5

J: P Cosgrave | T: George Baker

20/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,308.002nd: £4,834.003rd: £2,418.004th: £1,208.005th: £604.006th: £302.00

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