Racecards
15:53 Brighton
John Price Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 198y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £8,800 added
- Winner: £4,606
- 2nd: £2,161
- 3rd: £1,080
- 4th: £540
- Form 68-1344
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer K P De Foy
- Jockey Benoit D L Sayette
slowly away, keen in rear, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 3-21649
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Rob Hornby
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden out
- Form 0868-73
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner 2f out, no impression when edged left entering final furlong
- Form 02-0501
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Jordan Williams
raced wide keen, close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 33-7879
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M Madgwick
- Jockey George Rooke
set steady pace 3f, tracked leaders, not clear run over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 34-5782
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer D Steele
- Jockey William Cox
keen, tracked leader, led after 3f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 262141
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never near leaders
Verdict
LARGO BAY won twice here last summer and is only a pound higher than the second of those victories. He’s been running better than form figures would suggest on Polytrack this season. Zuraig only won a seller at Leicester but Seattle King has won a couple of handicaps here this year while Aryaah was only beaten a neck over 1m2f here latest. Al Azhar arrives off the back of a third at Salisbury, where Later Darling was tailed off, but may have preferred a softer surface. D Day Odette travelled strongly for a long way at Ascot 10 days ago so can’t be ignored.
Formwatch
D Day Odette 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led going well turning in, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Double March (8-13) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp fll (4) sft in May.
Later Darling 9-1 (9-1) Prominent, led over 7f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 30 1/4l behind Eagle Court (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Al Azhar (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon held up rear of mid-division, closed over 6f out, pressing leaders inside final furlong, 3rd and held when carried left towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Eagle Court (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Zuraig 15-2 (10-2) Handy on inside, led going well 4f out, ridden when clear 2f out, stayed on well, won at Leicester 1m 4f stks (4) sft in May beating She's Out Of Reach (9-11) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Largo Bay (USA) 11-1 (9-12) Slowly away, in rear, ridden and well beaten over 2f out, 9th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Golden Dove (9-11) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Aryaah (IRE) 18-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 7, nk behind Destiny Queen (9-7) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Seattle King 15-8fav (9-8) Close up, headway to chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead entering entering final furlong, soon pressed, found extra towards finish, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May beating Cape Cornwall Rose (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.