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14:00 Brighton

Hardings Catering Services Handicap (div 1) (Class 6)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 213y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £1,900 added
  • Winner: £1,308
  • 2nd: £376
  • 3rd: £188
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.92s
  • Off Time: 14:00:30
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Rio Royale (IRE)

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Shakespeare's Son

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Avoncreek

      16/1

        1(5)
        Silk - Light Blue and Mauve (quartered), White sleeves and cap

        Bateleur

        2 D
        3/1
        • Form 734843
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 60

        steadied start, held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders approaching final furlong, soon not clear run, switched right and ran on, never able challenge

        2(4)
        Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue chevron, armlets and cap

        Boldinor

        20 DCD
        5/1
        • Form 161810
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 59

        bumped start, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, never on terms

        4(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Rio Royale (IRE)

        6 p D
        5/2
        • Form 803703
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 56

        chased leaders, hard ridden and every chance entering final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead post

        5(10)
        Silk - Cerise, White seams, hooped cap

        Ellen Vannin (IRE)

        13 p CD
        9/1
        • Form 765391
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 57

        with leader, led halfway, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened

        6(1)
        Silk - Pink, White star and armlets

        If Only

        75 p
        14/1
        • Form 624-900
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 51

        went right start, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        7(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, checked sleeves, Yellow cap

        Shakespeare's Son

        35
        4/1
        • Form 438303
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 48

        held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just failed

        8(3)
        Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

        Calabaza

        11 CD
        66/1
        • Form 00/90-09
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 46

        hampered start, behind, struggling halfway, never on terms

        9(6)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue stars, sleeves and cap

        Avoncreek

        20 D
        16/1
        • Form 754778
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 45

        led until halfway, led again well over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home

        3(2)
        NR

        Clerical (USA)

        20 p D
        4/1
        • Form 849111
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 58

        Withdrawn

        10(8)
        NR

        Steeple Caster

        2 p
        • Form 80-008
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 45

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        RIO ROYALE can continue the rich vein of form of his stable in this lowbrow opener today. The four-year-old has performed with some credit in cheekpieces and those have been retained again. Clerical has been a credit to Robert Cowell and bids for a four timer having won three on the reel at Yarmouth and Redcar. Bateleur would be well in on some of his old form though he has not shown too much around this esoteric circuit. Shakespeare's Son was the subject of a pretty heavy gamble last time out and may have finished closer had he not given away so much ground at the start. Of the remainder, Boldinor is a course-and-distance winner so has to be respected as a consequence.

        Formwatch

        Bateleur 13-2 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders entering final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Vhujon (9-9) at Bath 6f app hcp 0-75 (5) gf.

        Boldinor 8-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon hard ridden and weakened, 11th of 14, 13l behind Rainy Night (9-5) at Leicester 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.

        Rio Royale (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Chased winner, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Foxtrot Alpha (8-11) at Salisbury 7f all hcp 0-70 (5) gd.

        Ellen Vannin (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Brighton 6f 3yo hcp 0-55 (6) gf beating Gilderoy (8-5) by 1l, 9 ran.

        If Only 16-1 (9-7) Started very slowly, switched left start and soon driven along in rear, always behind, 10th of 12, 25l behind Hinton Admiral (9-7) at Lingfield 7f sell stks (6) pol in Jun.

        Shakespeare's Son 9-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Hitches Dubai (9-8) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.

        Calabaza 33-1 (8-3) Mid-division, soon towards rear, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 10l behind Loyal Royal (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.

        Avoncreek 10-1 (8-2) Tracked leader, hard driven when hung left 2f out, gradually weakened, 8th of 10, 7l behind Clerical (9-0) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fm in Jul.

        Clerical (USA) 5-4fav (9-0) Chased leaders, hard ridden to lead approaching final furlong, edged left, kept on well under pressure, all out, won at Redcar 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fm in Jul beating Micky Mac (9-4) by nk, 10 ran.

        Steeple Caster 100-1 (8-4) Dwelt, held up in rear, soon struggling, eased 2f out, last of 8, 45l behind Vhujon (9-9) at Bath 6f app hcp 0-75 (5) gf.