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21:05 Brighton

Sportsman Newspaper Handicap (Class 6)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 59y
  • Going: Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.71s
  • Off Time: 21:08:10
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Imperium

13/2

    2
    Silk -

    Princess Kai (IRE)

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Cosmic Destiny (IRE)

      5/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Red, Emerald Green braces, White cap

        Ballybunion (IRE)

        33 D
        7/1
        • Form 11757-0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 60

        slowly into stride, raced wide and never on terms

        2(8)
        Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap

        Majestical (IRE)

        4 b D
        14/1
        • Form 450009
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 60

        in touch, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace final 2f

        3(10)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, quartered cap

        Snow Wolf

        7 p
        11/2
        • Form 357-009
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 54

        in touch, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace final 2f

        4(11)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue sash, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, striped cap

        Cosmic Destiny (IRE)

        35 D
        5/1
        • Form 10-8505
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 57

        prominent, ridden to lead inside final 2f, kept on until headed last strides, lost 2nd post

        5(9)
        Silk - Purple and Mauve (halved), Mauve sleeves, quartered cap

        Borzoi Maestro

        6 p DC
        11/2
        • Form 007064
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 55

        chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f and soon beaten

        6(5)
        Silk - Royal blue and white (halved), halved sleeves, white cap

        Imperium

        10 p CD
        13/2
        • Form 744870
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 48

        slowly away, soon driven and looked reluctant in rear, headway and squeezed through over 1f out, strong run final furlong, led last strides

        7(1)
        Silk - Dark Green, Red cross belts, striped sleeves, Red cap

        Hilltop Fantasy

        8
        11/1
        • Form 4/4-9086
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 42

        short lived effort on inside 2f out, soon beaten

        8(4)
        Silk - Black and Light Green check, Pink sleeves and cap

        Tomthevic

        243 p D
        11/1
        • Form 400082-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 42

        led until narrowly headed inside final 2f, stayed challenging until outpaced towards finish

        9(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, diabolo on sleeves, White cap

        Princess Kai (IRE)

        30 D
        12/1
        • Form 680-095
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 41

        held up, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on final furlong to take 2nd post

        10(6)
        Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

        Lord Mayfair (USA)

        8 b
        12/1
        • Form 6P-0304
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 50

        chased leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

        11(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Beige hoop, hooped sleeves,dark Blue cap

        Italian Mist (FR)

        3 e D
        20/1
        • Form 757-000
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 35

        in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace

        In depth

        Verdict

        Cosmic Destiny gets a tentative vote of confidence in the finale, with Ballybunion and Majestical others to bear in mind when the betting opens. Majestical has been kept busy since the turn of the year and has held his form well. This is his grade and he should be capable of going close. Ballybunion may have been in need of the run when finishing down the field on his reappearance at Warwick last month. He did brush aside Borzoi Maestro and, with that run under his belt, this much travelled gelding is expected to be a tough nut to crack. However, Cosmic Destiny is likely to represent better value at the odds available and, as he has little to prove with the best of this bunch, the Ed Vaughn-trained gelding is the sporting choice in a very tricky race that rounds off the action.

        Formwatch

        Ballybunion (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 16, 7l behind Dunn Deal (9-13) at Warwick 5f hcap (6) gf in May.

        Snow Wolf 25-1 (8-13) Chased leaders till ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 9l behind Dizzy In The Head (9-12) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.

        Cosmic Destiny (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 3l behind Mystery Pips (8-7) at Yarmouth 5f hcap (6) gf in May.

        Borzoi Maestro 14-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 1f out, kept on until headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home, 4th of 15, 3/4l behind Brut (9-8) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.

        Imperium 7-1 (10-1) Chased leaders over 4f, 11th of 17, 8l behind Beau Marche (8-12) at Leicester 6f sll (5) gf.

        Hilltop Fantasy 12-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 5l behind Urbe Condita (9-0) at Nottingham 5f mdn aut stk (5) gf.

        Tomthevic 13-2 (8-11) Pulled hard, soon led, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Cark (8-8) at Lingfield 5f banded stk (7) pol in Oct.

        Italian Mist (FR) 28-1 (8-9) Always in rear, 13th of 14, 11l behind Millfields Dreams (9-0) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.