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15:20 Brighton

Digibet.com Handicap (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 196y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,500 added
  • Winner: £7,165
  • 2nd: £2,145
  • 3rd: £1,072
  • 4th: £537
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 32.12s
  • Off Time: 15:20:24
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Harlestone Times (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    First Fandango

    17/2

      3
      Silk -

      Spirit Is Needed (IRE)

      11/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Light Green, Yellow chevron, Light Green sleeves, Yellow spots and spots on cap

        Fortuni (IRE)

        18 D
        5/2
        • Form 14-0100
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 93

        keen with leader until led over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, chased winner until weakened final furlong

        2(8)
        Silk - Light Blue, Light Blue and White check sleeves, White cap

        Spirit Is Needed (IRE)

        10 b D
        11/1
        • Form 013851
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 92

        in touch, tracked leaders after 3f, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on one pace

        3(3)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW diamonds, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, RED cap

        Safari Sunup (IRE)

        17 b
        6/1
        • Form 274746
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 86

        tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        4(4)
        Silk - Purple, Gold chevron hoop, Red, Purple and Gold hooped sleeves, Purple cap, Gold stars

        Record Breaker (IRE)

        10 b D
        13/2
        • Form 737884
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 85

        held up in touch, ridden over 3f out soon outpaced, kept on inside final furlong

        5(2)
        Silk - White, black hoops, black and white diabolo on sleeves

        Inspirina (IRE)

        40 DCD
        10/1
        • Form 412561
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 83

        keen led, headed over 7f out, with leader until over 2f out, weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out

        6(5)
        Silk - Dark Green, Royal Blue diamond

        Goodwood Starlight (IRE)

        25 D
        14/1
        • Form 355147
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 82

        dwelt in rear, ridden over 3f out, not trouble leaders

        7(6)
        Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Purple cap

        First Fandango

        20 D
        17/2
        • Form 533312
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 78

        in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner entering final furlong, no impression

        8(1)
        Silk - Black, Maroon sleeves and hoop on cap

        Harlestone Times (IRE)

        16
        7/2
        • Form 9432-01
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 78

        held up, headway to lead 2f out, soon 2 lengths clear, ran on final furlong, eased near finish, readily

        In depth

        Verdict

        First-time blinkers make Safari Sunup of interest, but on balance he has never really convinced over this far and preference is for RECORD BREAKER. Mark Johnston is double-handed in the race and we just prefer this six-year-old for whom trip and ground suit, while he is on a decent mark and showed signs of a return to form at Catterick last time. Spirit Is Needed was the easy winner of a claimer at Newmarket last time but he found handicapping tough from these sort of marks prior to that and is taken on again today. First Fandango will have his work cut out at these weights but has frame claims and a better proposition looks to be Goodwood winner Harlestone Times who may well find improvement for this longer trip.

        Formwatch

        Fortuni (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 16, 12l behind Precision Break (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-110 (2) gd.

        Spirit Is Needed (IRE) 15-8fav (9-4) Made all, joined 8f out until over 3f out, clear over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 4f clm stks (4) gd beating Dance The Star (8-13) by 4l, 8 ran.

        Safari Sunup (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, rallied and headway over 1f out, soon edged right and one pace, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Psychic Ability (8-11) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.

        Record Breaker (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, switched right and effort over 1f out, no extra closing stsges, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Arizona John (9-0) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

        Inspirina (IRE) 9-2 (10-7) Keen tracked leader, led over 7f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Epsom Downs 1m 4f ldy hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Top Mark (10-0) by 4l, 8 ran.

        Goodwood Starlight (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 25l behind Sparkling Smile (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

        First Fandango 10-1 (9-0) In rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Epic (9-4) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.

        Harlestone Times (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Fanditha (9-11) by 1/2l, 10 ran.