Racecards
17:40 Brighton
wildstrawberryevents.com Christmas Fair 2 December Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 5f 60y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 3-4161
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey P Cosgrave
close up, ridden 2f out, headway to chase winner approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish
- Form 382124
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 542210
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey S De Sousa
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, driven and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 455663
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 795730
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey M Harley
raced wide outpaced, ridden 3f out, never on terms
- Form 223651
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Steph Hollinshead
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
quickly away made all, ridden over 1f out, driven and all out
- Form 234448
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Glacier Point won at Chepstow in July and has been thereabouts off today’s mark subsequently. But BELLA ALISSA looks the more progressive and is taken to defy a rise in the weights having won over track and trip last month with a subsequent winner back in third. Spirit Of Rosanna scored at Bath recently but is best with plenty of cut in the ground while Case Key faced a difficult task at Doncaster last time and can do better back in this lower grade.
Formwatch
Bella Alissa 16-1 (9-4) In touch, headway halfway, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating The Big Short (9-2) by 1l, 8 ran.
Glacier Point 6-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2 1/4l behind Bellevarde (8-8) at Chepstow 5f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Case Key 15-2 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 11th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Buccaneers Vault (9-4) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Diable d'Or (IRE) 3-1 (9-8) Bumped start, led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Robbie Roo Roo (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Merdon Castle (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Behind, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 16th of 19, 9 1/4l behind Quatrieme Ami (9-6) at Redcar 5f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Spirit Of Rosanna 6-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, switched right and rallied inside final furlong, led close home, won at Bath 5f hcp fll (5) sft in Oct beating Toni's A Star (8-7) by nk, 7 ran.
Sandfrankskipsgo 13-2 (9-8) Raced wide close up, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 13 3/4l behind Bella Alissa (9-4) at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep.