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16:00 Brighton

Play With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 210y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,800 added
  • Winner: £5,129
  • 2nd: £2,407
  • 3rd: £1,202
  • 4th: £602
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.24s
  • Off Time: 16:01:08
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Sir Winston (IRE)

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Tolstoy (IRE)

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Poetic Force (IRE)

      9/1

        1(4)
        Silk - Maroon, Pink epaulets and armlets

        Whispering Song

        13 D
        10/1
        • Form 7651-8
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 81

        chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, well behind final furlong

        2(5)
        Silk - Black, grey star, black sleeves, grey stars and cap

        Sir Winston (IRE)

        17 BFCD
        6/4
        • Form 35-0212
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 81

        held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, eased towards finish

        3(2)
        Silk - Mauve, light green sleeves, mauve and light green hooped cap

        Tolstoy (IRE)

        11
        7/1
        • Form 486853
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 78

        last to break, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner

        4(7)
        Silk - Light blue, light blue and purple diabolo on sleeves, light blue cap, purple diamond

        Mamillius

        16 CDCD
        12/1
        • Form 6-88315
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 78

        soon chasing leader, lost 2nd over 2f out, went 2nd again over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra

        5(8)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White cross belts, Maroon sleeves and cap

        Granary Queen (IRE)

        18 p DCD
        10/3
        • Form 3-32423
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 76

        in rear, headway and edged left 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        6(1)
        Silk - Emerald green, yellow chevron, royal blue and red halved sleeves, white cap

        Poetic Force (IRE)

        22 CD
        9/1
        • Form 466646
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 69

        held up towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, lost 2nd close home

        7(3)
        Silk - Red and white diamonds, striped sleeves, red cap, white diamond

        King Of War

        28 t DCD
        22/1
        • Form 47-0827
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 67

        chased leader, lost place over 5f out, headway over 1f out, no extra towards finish

        8(6)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue hoop, diabolo on sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        Ideal Guest (FR)

        19 v DCD
        11/1
        • Form 216-785
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 66

        led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened

        Previous results

        2022
        (3)
        Silk -

        Granary Queen (IRE)

        8/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        2021
        (7)
        Silk -

        Little Boy Blue

        16/5
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11

        In depth

        Verdict

        Granary Queen, one of six course winners in the line-up, won this last year but is 10lb higher. Ideal Guest completed a track and trip double last summer and also won at Ascot so can't be dismissed though SIR WINSTON (NAP) is taken to get back to winning ways. Roger Varian's charge went up 5lb for scoring here and made a bold bid to overcome the extra at Chepstow. Aidan Keeley can use his 5lb claim today and can steer his mount to another victory. Chelmsford winner Whispering Song may have needed her recent return at Kempton while Tolstoy is on a long losing run but is dropping to a winnable mark.

        Formwatch

        Whispering Song 15-2 (9-11) Slowly away, rear mid-division, pushed along 2f out, no real progress, 8th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Zero Carbon (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.

        Sir Winston (IRE) 6-4fav (9-9) In touch, headway chasing leaders 3f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Little Boy Blue (9-8) at Chepstow 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun.

        Tolstoy (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Slowly away, outpaced in rear, headway and ran on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Lil Guff (9-13) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.

        Mamillius 14-1 (9-2) Steadied and went left start, pulled hard and went to race alone on near side rail after 1f, possibly led until pushed along and hung back right 2f out, weakened soon after, 5th of 6, 13 1/2l behind Royal Parade (9-6) at Goodwood 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.

        Granary Queen (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Dwelt, in rear, took keen hold, headway over 2f out, pressed for 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Frankness (9-9) at Goodwood 6f hcp fll (4) gf in Jun.

        Poetic Force (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Steadied start, raced keenly and held up towards rear, running on on inside when not clear run from over 1f out, finished full of running on the bridle, never any chance to challenge, 6th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Havana Goldrush (8-12) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.

        King Of War 11-2 (8-9) In rear, ridden 2f out, never showed, last of 7, 7l behind Sir Winston (9-4) at Brighton 7f hcp (4) fm in May.

        Ideal Guest (FR) 15-2 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 10 1/4l behind Matty Too (9-9) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.