Racecards
15:30 Brighton
Publican Classified Stakes
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f 209y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 722-P05
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey Saleem Golam
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, ran on
- Form 4439-12
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer A G Newcombe
- Jockey S Whitworth
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 248-216
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey R Mullen
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 850920-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey N Callan
chased leading pair, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 98-00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey R Hills
held up, ridden 3f out, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden and ran on
Casterossa
21- Form 64460-9
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey T Block
held up mid-division, ridden when short of room over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Della Salute
19- Form 68-60
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders
- Form 97560-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey A Daly
held up, lost place and dropped to rear 4f out, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders
- Form 824-8
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up, ridden halfway, no impression
- Form 90903-6
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 62
soon pushed along in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 74-1197
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 64
chased leader, ridden and led over 1f out, soon headed and one pace
Verdict
Eskimo's Nest, Langston Boy and Gracie's Gift look the three to concentrate on in this wide open contest and the vote is given to Langston Boy. The selection put in a fair effort last time when finishing in mid-division behind Tom Forest. He is eased in grade and with the visor applied for the first time today that might just sharpen him up for a big run. Eskimo's Nest is a lightly-raced filly who showed promise on her first two starts but she seems to have gone backwards since then and with this in mind she is difficult to put forward with any confidence. Gracies Gift was a good second behind Quality Street at Bath last time on his first run for his new yard. He had previously run well at Southwell and in his current form he will not be far away at the finish. Alsharq hasn't shown much so far but she is lightly-raced and from a leading yard so it would be foolish to write her off just yet. This looks to be a tricky race for punters to call but for the winner we return to Langston Boy.
Formwatch
Dudley Docker (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Growler (9-4) at Carlisle 1m stk (5) frm in May.
Gracie's Gift (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Dwelt, behind in touch, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Quality Street (8-3) at Bath 5f 3yo clm (6) gf in May.
Langston Boy 9-2jt-fav (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 4l behind Tom Forest (8-13) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Alsharq (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, lost place on bend over 4f out, soon ridden along and weakened 2f out, 13th of 16, 17l behind Sabbiosa (8-8) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Casterossa 9-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 19, 7l behind Meditation (8-8) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in May.
Eskimo's Nest 7-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and weakened 3f out, 8th of 9, 15l behind Elrafa Mujahid (8-11) at Yarmouth 7f stk (5) gs in May.
Good Wee Girl (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Raced wide, prominent, chased winner over 3f out to 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 10l behind Casemate (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol in Apr.
High Chart 8-1 (9-0) Soon led, headed over 1f out, weakened, 7th of 12, 8l behind Wiltshire (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Feb.