Brighton
16:06
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Brighton Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 Distance: 5½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.50 Place: £2.70 £1.50 Exacta: £17.60 Tricast: £60.43 Trifecta: £79.60
Non-Runners: Mary Of Modena (unsuitable ground), Umming N' Ahing (travel problems)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Conquistador (GB) 4 G AVG Stuart Williams 112 lbs 15/2 Won Dwelt start - towards rear - pushed along halfway - raced wide on turn over 2f out - keeping on but still plenty to do inside final furlong - edged left but ran on well to lead towards finish(op 11/2)
2nd 1 Haymaker (GB) 6 G AVG Hughie Morrison 137 lbs 5/4F .75 Swerved sharply left start - lost many lengths start - in rear - headway up the centre over 1f out - ran on well to lead inside final 110yds - bumped and headed towards finish (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly away from stalls)(op 11/8 tchd 6/4)
3rd 8 Secret Handsheikh (GB) 7 G Poor John Gallagher 119 lbs 6/1 3 Anticipated start - in touch with leaders - prominent on outer halfway - outpaced over 1f out - rallied and went third towards finish - no match for first two(op 7/1)
4th 5 Antiphon (IRE) 6 G Poor Mike Murphy & Michael Keady 128 lbs 10/1 1.25 Started quickly - led early - soon headed and raced in second - repeatedly short of room and lost ground inside final furlong - kept on(op 15/2)
5th 3 Faustus (GB) 7 G AVG Robert Cowell 133 lbs 15/2 0.3 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - disputing second over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 8/1)
6th 2 Skallywag Bay (GB) 4 F AVG Richard Hannon 134 lbs 5/1 .5 Soon led - headed and edged left inside final 110yds - soon weakened(op 11/2)
7th 4 Pop Dancer (IRE) 8 G AVG Tony Carroll 133 lbs 18/1 15 Prominent - weakened quickly 1f out - eased towards finish