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19:15 Brighton

Bend It Like Bishops Handicap (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 198y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,250 added
  • Winner: £4,690
  • 2nd: £1,396
  • 3rd: £697
  • 4th: £349
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 36.19s
  • Off Time: 19:16:15
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Pacharana

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    New World Power (JPN)

    11/8

      2(4)
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN, red cross of lorraine, striped sleeves, quartered cap

      Cape Discovery

      54 D
      11/2
      • Form 13-6840
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 82

      tracked leader, ridden inside final 2f, soon lost place, modest 4th when weakened final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - Grey, light blue seams, light blue cap

      General Hazard (IRE)

      13
      6/1
      • Form 4-21170
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 82

      tracked leader, lost place 2f out, soon behind, weakened and eased final furlong

      4(6)
      Silk - Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel

      New World Power (JPN)

      21
      11/8
      • Form 234-52
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 81

      held up in rear, headway over 2f out, went 2nd when ridden over 1f out, upsides and every chance inside final furlong, kept on, just held

      5(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Light Green diamonds

      Pacharana

      10 D
      7/2
      • Form 12-5514
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 80

      chased leaders in 4th, came towards stands side and headway over 2f out, soon led, ridden over 1f out, kept on when hard pressed inside final furlong, just held on

      6(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue spots

      Hepplewhite

      17 p BFD
      9/2
      • Form 51-3372
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 71

      led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, no chance with front pair over 1f out

      1(2)
      NR

      Wapping (USA)

      29 b CD
      2/1
      • Form 32-3211
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 87

      Withdrawn

      Previous results

      2016
      (1)
      Silk -

      Nigel

      9/4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      Nothing is discounted in a tight handicap but WAPPING may follow-up a course and distance success last month and defy topweight. He remains open to further improvement as a four-year-old after a light first two seasons and has gone the right way this term. He's only 3lb higher than when landing the first of two recent victories and is very much at home on forecast conditions. New World Power is a major danger as he too has been lightly-raced and his recent second to the solid Masterpaver at Thirsk suggests he's definitely capable of picking up a couple of handicaps. He, too, should have more to offer. Pacharana will appreciate the drop in class, Hepplewhite is consistent but finds winning hard and Cape Discovery and General Hazard need to put modest latest runs behind them as both failed to beat a rival when last seen.

      Formwatch

      Cape Discovery 8-1 (9-6) Close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, dist behind Hermann (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in May.

      General Hazard (IRE) 22-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, raced wide over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never a factor, last of 14, 8 1/4l behind Dance King (9-6) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) gs in Jun.

      New World Power (JPN) 15-8 (9-8) In rear and in touch, went 2nd over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Masterpaver (9-8) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jun.

      Pacharana 12-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 8 1/4l behind Melodic Motion (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp fll (3) gd in Jul.

      Hepplewhite 2-1fav (9-3) Chased leader, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Plymouth Sound (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

      Wapping (USA) 7-2 (9-7) Made all, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on held on towards finish, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Impressive Day (8-11) by nk, 5 ran.