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15:20 Brighton

Blue Chip Bites Selling Stakes (Class 6)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 209y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.70s
  • Off Time: 15:21:36
  • 15 Ran
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1
Silk -

Renegade (IRE)

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Beau Marche

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Great Composer (IRE)

      9/2

        1(15)
        Silk - Yellow and Purple (halved), hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Merdiff

        20
        5/1
        • Form 177392
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 50

        raced on outside towards rear, moderate headway final furlong

        2(10)
        Silk - Black, White star, Black sleeves, Maroon stars, Black cap, White star

        Beau Marche

        19 b C
        10/1
        • Form 075-006
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 45

        prominent when chasing group, headway over 1f out, closed as winner weakened towards finish, held

        3(3)
        Silk - Yellow, Purple chevrons, Purple sleeves, Yellow stars, Purple cap

        Frenchmans Lodge

        12 b
        33/1
        • Form 01050-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 35

        slowly away and always tailed off

        4(9)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Green chevrons, Yellow sleeves and cap

        Keresforth

        27 b
        50/1
        • Form 90-6580
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 36

        held up in rear, moderate headway final furlong

        5(13)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets and star on Royal Blue cap

        Renegade (IRE)

        13 b
        10/1
        • Form 90-0300
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 45

        made all, 5 lengths clear 1f out, all out towards finish, just held on

        6(5)
        Silk - Purple, White cross belts

        Tally (IRE)

        58
        20/1
        • Form 770000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 41

        slowly away, behind, moderate headway final furlong

        7(7)
        Silk - RED, WHITE sash, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE armlets, RED and WHITE striped cap

        Weet An Haul

        412 D
        20/1
        • Form 058/000-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 38

        chased leaders for 4f

        8(1)
        Silk - RED, WHITE sash, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE armlets, RED and WHITE striped cap

        Weet Watchers

        107 D
        33/1
        • Form 00000-8
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 35

        in touch on inside, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        9(12)
        Silk - Mauve, Purple hoops, striped sleeves, Purple cap, Mauve star

        Zafarshah (IRE)

        5 b D
        9/2
        • Form 86-7579
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 45

        in touch, ridden halfway, behind final 2f, eased over 1f out, saddle slipped

        10(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green seams, check cap

        Amisact

        22/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        slowly away and always behind

        11(11)
        Silk - Red, Yellow cross belts, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Attishoe

        20
        12/1
        • Form 80/870-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 48

        chased leaders to halfway

        12(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue and White check, Pink sleeves and cap

        Indian Gem

        20
        14/1
        • Form 786785
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 37

        held up in mid-division, headway to chase clear winner 2f out, faded inside final furlong

        13(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Black disc, Yellow sleeves, Black spots

        Tip Toes (IRE)

        172
        16/1
        • Form 975400-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 42

        always behind

        14(14)
        Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

        Great Composer (IRE)

        34 b
        9/2
        • Form 979-07
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 50

        took keen hold, held up driven 2f out, no impression over 1f out, ran on as winner weakened towards finish

        15(6)
        Silk - Light Blue, Pink hoops, Light Blue sleeves, quartered cap

        Enchanting Times (IRE)

        26 v
        14/1
        • Form 229-000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 55

        led chasing group to 2f out, soon weakened

        In depth

        Verdict

        In the seller, Merdiff gets a tentative vote ahead of Great Composer and Frenchmans Lodge. Where do you start in a race like this? Watch the betting is one approach. Maybe Amanda Perrett's first-time blinkered Great Composer, who drops to this grade for the first time, will provide the answer. Zafarshah is well up to winning this but has yet to produce his best on this track. Weet Watchers holds claims on form of two years ago and, even though he lacks recent Flat form, has run pretty well over hurdles. Stablemate Weet An Haul has Robert Winston on board but it would be hard to build a strong case for him. Tally has lost his way of late, while Renegade can certainly be given claims on his best pieces of form. A return to his summer form would give Frenchmans Lodge claims, while first-time blinkers over a longer trip seemed to help Beau Marche last time and you never know. The simple truth is , though, that much as he has not raced on Turf for some time now, Merdiff has form enough on these terms to be afforded a very respectable chance of winning and, in what is to say the least a tricky race, he gets the vote.

        Formwatch

        Merdiff 8-1 (9-13) Always prominent, hit over head by rival jockey's whip inside final furlong, led close home, headed post, 2nd of 12, shd behind Downland (9-8) at W'hampton 7f sll (6) pol in May.

        Beau Marche 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders to over 1f out, hung left and weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Mon Petite Amour (8-0) at Brighton 7f sll (6) frm in May.

        Frenchmans Lodge 100-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always behind, 11th of 12, 22l behind Labelled With Love (9-0) at Lingfield 7f clm (5) pol in May.

        Keresforth 33-1 (9-0) Always rear of group, ridden 3f out, never dangerous, last of 12, 9l behind Secret Vision (9-0) at Kempton 5f banded stk (7) pol in May.

        Renegade (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Always behind far side, 10th of 12, 11l behind Franksalot (9-12) at Windsor 6f clm (5) gs in May.

        Tally (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Held up behind, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place and beaten, last of 11, 28l behind Competitor (9-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) pol in Apr.

        Weet An Haul 50-1 (9-0) Always behind, last of 12, 31l behind Wanna Shout (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol in Apr '05.

        Weet Watchers 50-1 (9-0) Keen in mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 12l behind York Cliff (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Feb.

        Zafarshah (IRE) 20-1 (7-12) Prominent and keen, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 15, 14l behind Full Victory (8-12) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May.

        Amisact Zaha filly out of a moderate racemare.

        Attishoe 66-1 (8-13) Always behind, ridden over 4f out, weakened from 3f out, 10th of 14, 19l behind Brave Dane (9-8) at Kempton 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol in May.

        Indian Gem 40-1 (9-3) Soon chasing leaders, not much room 4f out, headway over 2f out, soon no impression, 5th of 12, 5l behind Downland (9-8) at W'hampton 7f sll (6) pol in May.

        Tip Toes (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders over 7f, 11th of 13, 14l behind Successor (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol in Dec.

        Great Composer (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, no impression when edged left over 1f out, 7th of 15, 6l behind Leamington Lad (9-1) at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp (6) gd in May.

        Enchanting Times (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Went left, mid-division, edged left and weakened over 3f out, 12th of 14, 22l behind George The Second (8-3) at Chepstow 6f 3yo hcp (6) sft in May.