Brighton
15:00
Star Sports Festival Of Racing Handicap
Brighton Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2023 Distance: 5½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £1.90 £1.30 £2.60 Exacta: £19.70 Tricast: £168.21 Trifecta: £124.80
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway when bit short of room and bumped rival over 2f out - switched right under 2f out - ran on well final furlong - led final 110yds - kept on well(op 7/1)
7 G AVG Robert Cowell 134 lbs 11/2 Won
2nd
Towards rear - good headway against far rail from under 2f out - briefly disputed lead inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 5/2)
4 G AVG Richard Hannon 137 lbs 9/4 .5
3rd
Led - edged right and lost two places inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
6 G AVG Tony Carroll 130 lbs 14/1 1.75
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4th
Midfield on outer - headway from under 3f out - outpaced over 1f out - rallied inside final furlong - went fourth inside final 110yds(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
7 G Poor John Gallagher 125 lbs 14/1 .75
5th
Steadied start - held up in rear - headway from 3f out - outpaced under 2f out - rallied final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 11/1)
2 F AVG James Fanshawe 128 lbs 17/2 .5
6th
Prominent - bit short of room and weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 25/1)
8 G AVG Tony Carroll 134 lbs 22/1 1.5
7th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - bumped over 2f out - outpaced when hampered over 1f out - soon no impression(tchd 50/1)
5 M AVG Tony Carroll 127 lbs 40/1 1
8th
Took keen hold - prominent - hung left over 1f out - soon weakened(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
9 G AVG Daniel Steele 132 lbs 11/1 3.5
9th
Always behind - outpaced throughout (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was slowly away and never travelled thereafter and was also unsuited by the sharp - undulating nature of the track over the distance of 5f)(op 15/8)
4 G AVG George Boughey 137 lbs 2/1F 4