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16:30 Brighton

Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice Handicap (Class E)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 196y
  • Going: Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.19s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sebring

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Analogy (IRE)

    7/4

      1(8)
      Silk - Yellow, Orange chevron, hooped cap

      Sebring

      8
      10/1
      • Form 0163-06
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-12

      held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and led approaching final furlong, driven out

      4(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Red sash and sleeves, Light Blue cap

      Blue Streak (IRE)

      7 b
      16/1
      • Form 315-005
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-10

      keen, close up, joined leader briefly over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened final furlong

      5(7)
      Silk - Pink, Purple spots, Pink sleeves

      Taffy Dancer

      18
      5/2
      • Form 00/10-04
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-10

      led after 2f, joined over 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace

      6(1)
      Silk - WHITE, DARK BLUE braces and sleeves, DARK BLUE and WHITE quartered cap

      Analogy (IRE)

      11
      7/4
      • Form 00521
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      dwelt, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, held close home

      7(4)
      Silk - Pink, Purple stars, Pink sleeves, Purple cap, Pink star

      Birth of The Blues

      21
      6/1
      • Form 0-04061
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-1

      held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

      8(9)
      Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE spots, quartered cap

      Mighty Pip (IRE)

      7
      10/1
      • Form 466-002
      • Age 7
      • Weight 7-12

      steady start, keen, held up, never dangerous

      9(6)
      Silk - Dark Blue and White (quartered), Orange sleeves, White cap, Dark Blue star

      It's Rumoured

      8
      13/2
      • Form 60002
      • Age 3
      • Weight 7-12

      led, headed after 2f, remained close up, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out

      2(2)
      NR

      Major Attraction

      27
      • Form 432126
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-5

      Nonrunner

      3(3)
      NR

      Flying Spirit (IRE)

      12
      • Form 021123
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      This is quite a competitive finale, but Birth Of The Blues won nicely last time, and is just preferred to Analogy and Taffy Dancer. The latter is a course and distance winner who is lightly raced and ran well for a long way at Chepstow last time, so is a leading contender here with Richard Hughes in the saddle. Analogy got off the mark at Ayr last time and Sir Mark Prescott's gelding is likely to have plenty of supporters in his follow up bid. However, that was a weak race and we just side with Birth Of The Blues here. Alistair Charlton's gelding won an amateurs handicap at Salisbury in good fashion last time, and a five pound rise in the weights does not appear too harsh. He is still well in on some of his old form, and with Jamie Mackay taking over in the saddle he is fancied to go one better.