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16:45 Brighton

St Leger Form Study On attheraces.com Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 216y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,800 added
  • Winner: £4,606
  • 2nd: £2,161
  • 3rd: £1,080
  • 4th: £540
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 34.88s
  • Off Time: 16:45:09
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Optiva Star (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Poetic Force (IRE)

    11/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Emerald green, yellow chevron, royal blue and red halved sleeves, white cap

      Poetic Force (IRE)

      24 CDCD
      11/1
      • Form 646301
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 70

      slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly towards finish, went second final strides

      2(5)
      Silk - Royal blue, white hoop, light green sleeves, light green cap, white star

      Optiva Star (IRE)

      13 h C
      3/1
      • Form 943211
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 69

      raced keenly, prominent, led going best over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - Red, grey chevron, sleeves and cap

      Rivas Rob Roy

      24 b CDCD
      9/1
      • Form 211104
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 59

      raced in last, always behind

      4(4)
      Silk - Royal blue, light blue epaulets, striped sleeves and cap

      Royal Bliss (IRE)

      24 h
      10/1
      • Form 368882
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 62

      chased leader, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened from over 1f out

      5(6)
      Silk - Light green, orange star, light green sleeves, orange stars, light green cap, orange star

      Guiteau (IRE)

      16
      15/2
      • Form 79-6042
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 60

      took keen hold, led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

      6(7)
      Silk - Pink and royal blue check, pink sleeves

      Hitched (IRE)

      26 h D
      3/1
      • Form 6-51213
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 59

      mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on

      7(2)
      Silk - Light blue and yellow check, yellow sleeves, light blue armlets, light blue and yellow quartered cap

      Buy The Dip

      16 D
      3/1
      • Form 201533
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 56

      in touch, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden along, kept on well inside final furlong, not pace to challenge

      Previous results

      2022
      (4)
      Silk -

      Split Elevens

      9/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10

      2021
      (3)
      Silk -

      Sam Bellamy

      6/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      All of these can be given a chance though Optiva Star has something to prove over today’s trip having completed a double over 7f here. Poetic Force won over the same distance at the track last month but Rivas Rob Roy landed a course and distance hat-trick earlier in the season before finishing behind runner-up ROYAL BLISS here and it could be the latter’s turn today. Hitched has won twice over a mile this season while Guiteau went close over 7f at Epsom when ahead of Buy The Dip.

      Formwatch

      Poetic Force (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led post, won at Brighton 7f hcp (4) gf in Aug beating Granary Queen (9-11) by ns, 7 ran.

      Optiva Star (IRE) 10-3fav (9-4) Led briefly, chased leaders and keen, angled out inside final 2f, strong run inside final furlong, led post, won at Brighton 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Dion Baker (9-12) by shd, 9 ran.

      Rivas Rob Roy 5-1 (9-11) Pressed leader, every chance out wide 2f out, soon lost 2nd and outpaced, kept on again towards finish, never going pace to threaten, 4th of 5, 2l behind Local Bay (9-8) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug.

      Royal Bliss (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Steadied start, raced keenly in last, headway between horses and hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, never going pace to threaten, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Local Bay (9-8) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug.

      Guiteau (IRE) 17-2 (9-4) Led after 1f, soon 3 lengths clear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and joined inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 9, nk behind Moondial (9-3) at Epsom 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug.

      Hitched (IRE) 7-4 (9-8) Led, brought field wide in home straight, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 4, 5 1/2l behind City Escape (10-0) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp (6) hvy in Aug.

      Buy The Dip 7-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1/4l behind Moondial (9-3) at Epsom 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug.