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15:30 Brighton

Phil O'Hara Birthday City Handicap (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 207y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,069 added
  • Winner: £3,105
  • 2nd: £924
  • 3rd: £462
  • 4th: £300
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 4.14s
  • Off Time: 15:33:04
  • 9 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Grey, Dark Blue stars, Pink sleeves

Mr Fox

32 D
14/1
  • Form 09-4125
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 62

raced wide in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms

2(2)
Silk - Brown and light blue diabolo, light blue sleeves, brown stars, light blue cap, brown star

Samstar

10
3/1
  • Form 3053
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 60

led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakening when bumped inside final furlong

3(10)
Silk - Light blue, royal blue sleeves, white cap
7/1
  • Form 7-4064
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 59

close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway in centre over 1f out, ran on to lead final strides

4(3)
Silk - Bottle Green, White cap, Lime Green star

Tartlette

20 BF
4/1
  • Form 084-56
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 59

tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final strides

5(9)
Silk - Maroon, royal blue braces, sleeves and cap
8/1
  • Form 07-60
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 59

towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish

7(6)
Silk - White, Grey sleeves, Black stars, Black cap
  • Form 996-763
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 56

in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, staying on when hung left inside final furlong

8(1)
Silk - Yellow, dark blue chevron, sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 00-6048
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 53

held up, ridden and weakened 2f out

9(4)
Silk - Purple, Purple and Yellow diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap
13/2
  • Form 978-839
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 53

tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong

10(8)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow star, Dark Green and Maroon diabolo on sleeves, Maroon cap, Dark Green star
  • Form 044
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 45

raced wide held up, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish

6(5)
NR
10/1
  • Form 087-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 57

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In depth

Verdict

SAMSTAR is the first of a trio of runners to have travelled down from Mark Johnston’s yard at Middleham and can get the raiding party off to a flying start having shown significant improvement in a handicap over this trio at Pontefract 10 days ago. Mr Fox won at Chelmsford in march but has yet to show the same level of ability on Turf. Tartlette was a disappointing favourite at Chepstow last month but Miss Havana could figure if first-time cheekpieces have the desired effect.

Formwatch

Mr Fox 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Spirit Of Angel (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in May.

Samstar 5-1 (8-4) Raced keenly, led 2f, chased leader, in front again over 2f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 10, 5 1/4l behind Navigate By Stars (8-12) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gf in May.

Oliver Hardy 12-1 (9-2) Went right and bumped rival start, mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never a threat, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Twenty Years On (9-6) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May.

Tartlette 3-1cfav (9-0) Soon prominent, led over 8f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Lady Reset (9-10) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gf in May.

Confils (FR) 20-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 10l behind Green Etoile (9-6) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May.

Red Archangel (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway chasing leaders and edged right briefly over 3f out, every chance 2f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Seascape (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.

Frenchmans Creek (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Led, headed 3f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 28 1/4l behind Willkommen (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in May.

Miss Havana 7-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Twenty Years On (9-6) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May.

Winter Snowdrop (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Led early, held up 3rd, niggled along 3f out, soon lost touch, last of 4, 32l behind So High (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Apr.

Whistler Bowl 66-1 (8-11) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Barys (9-2) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.