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15:00 Brighton

Brighton John Smith's Day 4th August Handicap (Class 6)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 214y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,200 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 37.50s
  • Off Time: 15:00:20
  • 8 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Purple cap
  • Form 567-69
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 60

tracked leaders, hard ridden well over 2f out, hung right under pressure approaching final furlong, ran on close home, never reached winner

2(7)
Silk - MAROON, white spots, white cap, maroon spots
9/2
  • Form 986-9
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 58

held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, never able to challenge

3(5)
Silk - Purple, light blue sleeves, purple stars, light blue cap, purple star
7/2
  • Form 809-92
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 58

led until over 5f out, remained prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

4(4)
Silk - Light Green, Yellow triple diamond, sleeves and diamonds on cap

Mini Max

10 b
3/1
  • Form 504-753
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 56

slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon every chance, stayed on same pace final furlong

5(2)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap
  • Form 50-001
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 51

always prominent, led over 5f out, hard ridden when strongly challenged over 2f out, stayed on gamely under pressure

6(1)
Silk - Maroon, Dark Green epaulets, halved sleeves
25/1
  • Form 960-90
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 50

held up in touch, headway when not clear run over 2f out, switched right to challenge over 1f out, not ran on

7(8)
Silk - Purple, Pink Cross of Lorraine and armlets, striped cap
33/1
  • Form 090-80
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 47

tracked leaders, hard driven over 3f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong, eased

8(3)
Silk - Yellow, light blue chevrons, hooped sleeves, light blue cap

Gulf Punch

47 p
16/1
  • Form 78-8557
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 45

held up in rear, headway over 1f out, switched left to challenge inside final furlong, soon faded

In depth

Verdict

In a race where recent winning form is at somewhat of a premium PRINCESS LEXI looks the stand-out after success last time while Mini Max and Naseby are both on improving runs of form. As well as being the only recent winner the pick is also the only one in this field to have scored over this trip. She seemed to benefit for a drop to this distance when gaining that win and her mark rise looks fair. Mini Max has improved in three runs this term and was only just beaten last time so if improving again he has an obvious chance from just a lb worse off. Naseby looked in need of his seasonal return and stepped up on that run by finding just the one too good. The assessor hasn't done him any favours but he looks one of the more likely types. Outside these three not much else makes much appeal so we'll stick with Princess Lexi.

Formwatch

Louisiana Gift (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, pushed along 3f out, racing awkwardly 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 19l behind Sea Of Heartbreak (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gf in May.

Atakora (IRE) 7-1 (8-8) Tracked leader 7f out until over 2f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out, 9th of 11, 23l behind On Khee (8-10) at Folkestone 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.

Naseby (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, until held final 100 yards, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Collect Art (8-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in May.

Mini Max 8-1 (8-13) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and lost 2 places towards finish, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind True Pleasure (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.

Princess Lexi (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Made vitually all, ridden over 2f out, ran on well inisde final furlong, won at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May beating Broctune Papa Gio (7-13) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.

Gazamali (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Went right start, always in rear, last of 10, 7l behind Illustrious Prince (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.

Aintgottaname 200-1 (8-6) Always towards rear, tailed off, 11th of 12, 48l behind Ugalla (7-13) at Lingfield 1m 3f mdn stks (5) gf in May.

Gulf Punch 16-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inisde final furlong, 7th of 12, 7l behind Sternian (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Apr.