Racecards
14:30 Brighton
August Festival Here 4th, 5th, 6th Handicap (Class 6)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 5f 213y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,200 added
- Form 00-0002
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up mid-division, raced keenly, headway over 2f out, hung left under pressure entering final furlong, stayed on same pace
Turtle Dove
17- Form 20540/0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey N Chalmers
tracked leader, under pressure well over 2f out, soon lost place
- Form 3267-16
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer M R Bosley
- Jockey David Probert
reared start and slowly away, held up in rear, driven and headway 2f out, ran on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, all out
- Form 453716
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer D Donovan
- Jockey Declan Cannon
steadied in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, never reached winner
- Form 58-2554
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Miss T Spearing
- Jockey Saleem Golam
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon ridden and not clear run, switched right to challenge inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 745445
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, hard ridden over 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong, no danger after
- Form 9-67357
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer M R Bosley
- Jockey Jim Crowley
steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and headway when not clear run over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 231055
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey David Kenny
went left start, held up in rear, headway when not clear run halfway, switched right over 2f out, switched left and headway approaching final furlong, soon hampered, never able to challenge
- Form 70-7979
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey T P Queally
prominent, every chance over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong
- Form 60475-6
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer G d Blake
- Jockey Saleem Golam
held up mid-division, hard driven over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 0-05656
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey Matthew Lawson
went right start, behind, good late headway, never nearer
- Form 249890
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Martin Lane
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, soon every chance, badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover, eased
- Form 984869
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P W Hiatt
- Jockey William Carson
mid-division, headway over 2f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong
Verdict
We kick off with a handicap which looks the toughest race on card where we marginally prefer course and distance winner NAMU over Best One while Loyal Royal could feature in the places. After running a close up fourth when 1lb worse off last time the selection is now down to her last winning mark. Course form can be a big plus at this venue so as one of the few in this field with a win at this track she looks the call. Much of Best One's chances will depend on his run on Wolverhampton on Friday. Unless that is a disaster he looks fairly treated and with a win at this course in the past he remains on the list. Loyal Royal remains really well weighted on the pick of his runs and after a spark on form on his last two runs he could get into the places at a price. Boldinor won on his reappearance but struggled under this burden last time so in an open contest Namu looks to have most in her favour.
Formwatch
What Katie Did (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, hampered over 1f out, not clearest of runs until squeezed through inside final furlong, ran on to 2nd near finish, finished well, not able to reach winner, 2nd of 15, nk behind Plumage (9-4) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Turtle Dove 66-1 (9-7) Led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 12l behind Pose (8-12) at Salisbury 6f fll mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Boldinor 4-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 10, 7l behind Short Cut (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.
Sirjosh 8-1 (8-6) Towards rear, effort and switched right to rail entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 15, 3l behind The History Man (9-1) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Best One 16-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, soon close up on outside, effort to lead and hung badly left over 1f out, no extra and headed towards finish, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Radiator Rooney (8-10) at Bath 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Namu 9-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway on outer when hampered 1f out, ran on to go 4th near finish, 4th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Only A Game (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in May.
Hart of Gold 10-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 15, 2 1/2l behind The History Man (9-1) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Dualagi 11-1 (8-10) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 2 1/4l behind Plumage (9-4) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Royal Acclamation (IRE) 10-1 (8-3) Held up in rear, came very wide straight, kept on inside final furlong, no danger, 5th of 12, 10l behind Amber Sunset (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.
Conjecture 40-1 (7-12) Hampered start, always in rear, 9th of 11, 13l behind Gracie's Gift (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Mar.
Dilli Dancer 25-1 (8-9) Soon chased leader, led briefly over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 10l behind Amber Sunset (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.
Captain Imperial (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 8l behind Lord Fidelio (9-11) at Catterick 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in May.
Top Flight Splash 20-1 (8-4) Mid- division, pushed along halfway, struggling after, 10th of 15, 6l behind The History Man (9-1) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Mandhooma 40-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 14l behind Sophie's Beau (8-11) at Leicester 6f sell stks (6) gf in May.
Loyal Royal (IRE) 7-1 (8-8) Started slowly, behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger, 7th of 15, 3l behind The History Man (9-1) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Leo's Lucky Angel (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Soon led, clear from before straight, strongly pressed and headed over 1f out, soon no extra, 7th of 15, 7l behind Slapper (9-8) at Limerick 7f hcp 47-60 in Apr.