15:30 Brighton

Thursday 10 August 2017

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Marathonbet Sportsbook Brighton Challenge Cup Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 3f 198y  |   Good to Firm (Firm in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:31  |   Winning time: 2m 30.07s
1st
Horse silk
7
(9)
4/1
T: C & M JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Prominent, led 10f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, clear final 100 yards, comfortably tchd 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ½
13
(8)
6/1
T: A W CarrollJ: C Lee (3)
Held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, well held by winner final 100 yards op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
11
(14)
8/1
T: B R MillmanJ: William Carson
Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd well inside final furlong, no impression on winner op 17/2 tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
(12)
7/2f
T: E De GilesJ: Callum Shepherd (3)
Tracked leaders, challenged 3f out, driven and edged right over 1f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong op 4/1 tchd 9/2
5th
Horse silk
3 ¼
14
(4)
13/2
T: J R BestJ: M Dwyer
Mid-division, switched left 3f out, headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 7/1 tchd 15/2 and 6/1
6th
Horse silk
5
9
(5)
14/1
T: C & M JohnstonJ: J F Egan
Soon led, headed 10f out, ridden and lost place over 3f out, not much room briefly and weakened tchd 16/1
7th
Horse silk
1
5
(6)
6/1
T: I MohammedJ: Jim Crowley
Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, weakened over 1f out op 7/1
8th
Horse silk
8
4
(13)
33/1
T: J A OsborneJ: D C Costello
Slowly into stride, headway to go prominent 10f out, ridden 3f out, soon weakened op 18/1
9th
Horse silk
½
1
(7)
9/1
T: S KirkJ: Mitch Godwin (5)
Held up towards rear, ridden on outside 3f out, soon weakened op 10/1 tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

6
(10)
Horse silk
Inke14
Weight: 9-11|  Age: 5
T: J R Boyle  J: S W Kelly
NR
8
(1)
Horse silk
Clovelly Bay39
Weight: 9-9|  Age: 6
T: M P Tregoning  J: Tyler Saunders
NR
10
(3)
Horse silk
Sparte Quercus12
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 4
T: E A L Dunlop  J: David Probert
NR
12
(11)
Horse silk
Foresee19
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 4
T: A W Carroll  J: T P Queally
NR
2
(2)
Horse silk
Classic Villager24
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 5
T: D K Ivory  J: R Winston
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.90Pl:£1.70, £1.70, £2.50EX:£22.50Trifecta:£127.80Tricast:£182.37SF:£28.08Swingers:£4.70, £7.80, £9.80

Forecasts

Prendergast Hill (7/2), Curlew River (4/1), Sir Jack (6/1), Therthaar (6/1), Mullarkey (13/2), Cotton Club (8/1), Spinners Ball (9/1), Sparte Quercus (12/1), Classic Villager (12/1), Star Of Lombardy (14/1), Inke (14/1), Clovelly Bay (14/1), Foresee (20/1), Start Seven (33/1)

Verdict

Few would begrudge Prendergast Hill a win after a string of good efforts and he again has claims, as does Start Seven if they go quick enough to bring his stamina into play. Sparte Quercus is not ruled out from returning to form, while Cotton Club and Curlew River each has positives, but the suggestion is joint topweight SPINNERS BALL, whose yard is among the winners and who is back at a more realistic level today.
  1. Spinners Ball
  2. Curlew River
  3. Prendergast Hill

Previous Winners

2016
William Hunter
Weight: 9-11  |Age: 4
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £12,450.002nd: £3,728.003rd: £1,864.004th: £932.005th: £466.006th: £234.00

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