Racecards
15:30 Brighton
Harveys Brewery Best Bitter Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 209y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 513256
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey R Havlin
soon tracked leader, challenged over 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 10-6040
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey F Sweeney
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on, held near finish
- Form 03-7973
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey G Baker
held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 431765
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey S De Sousa
mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
- Form 59-2131
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer H J L Dunlop
- Jockey S Hitchcott
led after 1f, driven over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 136737
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Michael J M Murphy
mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong
- Form 5-43392
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey R Kingscote
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, tailed off
Sixties Love
39- Form 064274
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up behind, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to press winner well inside final furlong, held near finish
- Form 553324
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Shelley Birkett
led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, lost place inside final 2f, soon weakened
- Form 492448
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J Hughes
- Jockey D C Costello
behind, ridden 3f out, never dangerous
- Form 1333-85
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Jim Best
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
Nonrunner
Verdict
Seebeedee made all for a comfortable victory at Windsor and a 5lb rise is unlikely to prevent another big effort. PENSIONNAT could only finish second of three here a month ago but had a much better-fancied rival back in third and would have given the odds-on winner a fright but for having to switch so she's taken to gain her first victory. Sixties Love has had 17 starts without winning and is still high enough in the weights while the once-useful Equity Risk has fallen from grace and will be having his first start beyond a mile. The consistent Dark Diamond looks best of the remainder.
Formwatch
Lu's Buddy (GR) 11-1 (11-10) Made most until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Dark Amber (11-3) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Gone Viral (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 13 1/4l behind Justice Belle (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Equity Risk (USA) 9-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Idol Deputy (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Avocadeau (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Close up, went 3rd 4f out until ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 9 1/2l behind Merritt Island (9-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) fm in Aug.
Seebeedee 2-1fav (9-5) Made all, pushed clear final 2f, kept on strongly final furlong, unchallenged, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Classic Mission (9-11) by 2l, 5 ran.
Atwix 7-1 (9-7) Prominent, lost place 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 17 3/4l behind Azilian (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Pensionnat (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Tracked winner, ridden to challenge over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, effort when hampered inside final furlong, switched right, kept on, 2nd of 3, 1 1/4l behind Fiesole (9-7) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Sixties Love 5-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside under pressure over 2f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2 3/4l behind Pacolita (8-6) at Epsom 7f hcp fll (4) gd in Jul.
Dark Diamond (IRE) 15-2 (10-7) Mid-division, effort on outside over 3f out, 3rd over 1f out, no chance with leaders, stayed on same pace, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Phyllis Maud (10-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Archilles (USA) (9-2) 8th of 12, 19 1/4l behind Monsieur Cab (9-2) at Clairefontaine 1m 4f stks gs in Aug.
Staff Sergeant 20-1 (9-11) Held up in last pair, went modest 5th 3f out, never involved, 5th of 7, 14 1/2l behind Sleep Easy (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug.