steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and some progress on inside over 3f out, no impression over 2f out, behind and no chance when hampered on rail over 1f out
soon pushed along, held up in 7th, good headway to 2nd 4f out, led going well 3f out, ridden and well in command when hung left over 1f out, heavily eased final 100 yards
in touch, pushed along 8f out, ridden and struggling 4f out, plugged on
reminders son after start, tracked leaders, went 2nd under pressure over 5f out until 4f out, stayed on one pace 3rd, no impression
chased leading trio, pushed along halfway, struggling 4f out, well beaten when hung left over 1f out
chased leader until over 5f out, soon weakened, well behind 4f out, tailed off
led until ridden and headed 3f out, no chance with eased down winner, clear 2nd
close up, went 2nd briefly halfway, driven and struggling in 4th 4f out, gradually weakened
Yourgolftravel Com has finished as runner up in his last three races and has been running well at Brighton so far this year, Free Falling and Little Sark are previous course and distance winners but our selection for this contest is ICEMAN GEORGE. Although penalised for those back-to-back victories, is still not top weight in this contest and there is every chance he can make it a hat-trick. He won narrowly last time at Yarmouth but he kept on well under pressure in the final furlong and he may have to do the same here. Freefalling won here in May but was well out of touch at Bath last time out and this is a worrying sign. Little Sark has a 100% record at this course and runs off a lower official rating than when winning here two months ago. A poor effort at Nottingham in his last outing means we decide against him here. Gulf President has been running over hurdles of late but is a maiden from twelve starts and we see no reason to assume this will change today. Our vote goes to Iceman George.
Yourgolftravel Com 5-4fav (9-1) Steadied start, keen in rear, switched to outer 2f out, headway approaching 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Monashee Rock (9-2) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Gulf President 8-1 (9-4) Early reminders, held up in rear, driven on outside and progress 2f out, kept on to go modest 3rd entering final furlong, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Halfway House (9-7) at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Little Sark (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 23l behind Outland (8-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Free Falling 9-2 (8-10) Led, headed over 8f out, chased leader until ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 10, 25l behind Touch of Style (8-1) at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Seaquel 16-1 (8-8) Soon led, headed over 3f out, chased winner, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Magnitude (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f App sell stks (6) pol in Feb.
Ledgerwood 28-1 (8-4) Dwelt in rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on final 2f, never near leaders, 6th of 10, 19l behind Tropical Bachelor (8-13) at Ripon 1m 4f sll hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Rosy Dawn 16-1 (8-2) Led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 7l behind Beaubrav (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Miss Jabba (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, under pressure before halfway, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind My Flame (9-8) at Brighton 7f stks 0-55 (6) gf in May.
Iceman George 11-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ran wide bend over 4f out, headway over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May beating Sharp Sovereign (8-7) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
