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13:50 Brighton

Celebrating 80 Years Of Colin Murphy Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 60y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,750 added
  • Winner: £5,531
  • 2nd: £1,646
  • 3rd: £823
  • 4th: £411
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.83s
  • Off Time: 13:50:38
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Shamshon (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Harry Hurricane

    7/2

      1(5)
      Silk - Red, Mauve sash, White cap

      Little Boy Blue

      11 h DCD
      7/2
      • Form 116-263
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 84

      chased leader, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

      2(1)
      Silk - Orange, grey star

      Harry Hurricane

      6 p D
      7/2
      • Form 0427-46
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 82

      raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, squeezed through on inner over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home

      3(4)
      Silk - ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap

      Shamshon (IRE)

      6 D
      4/1
      • Form 127564
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 78

      slowly into stride, held up, headway towards outside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on to lead close home

      4(2)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue sleeves

      Jack Taylor (IRE)

      133 b CCD
      11/2
      • Form 763234-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 77

      led, pushed along and headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong

      5(3)
      Silk - Dark Green, Red epaulets and sleeves

      Arzaak (IRE)

      26 b DCD
      12/1
      • Form 861-667
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 76

      chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out

      6(7)
      Silk - Black, royal blue hollow box, white sleeves

      Crystal Deauville (FR)

      10 p DCD
      7/1
      • Form 25728-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 74

      slowly into stride and awkwardly away, headway on outside chasing leaders 4f out, weakened 2f out

      7(6)
      Silk - Light blue, brown epaulets, brown sleeves, light blue armlets, striped cap

      Tan

      12 CD
      8/1
      • Form 546807
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 73

      chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out

      Previous results

      2018
      (1)
      Silk -

      Mr Pocket (IRE)

      9/4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9

      2017
      (4)
      Silk -

      Cosmopolitan Girl (IRE)

      4/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      2016
      (4)
      Silk -

      King Crimson

      5/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      Shamshon finished in front of Harry Hurricane when only fourth at Epsom last week though drops down a grade for this and has decent claims. But LITTLE BOY BLUE included a course and distance success when landing a double last summer and a recent placed effort at Bath suggests a return to winning ways is imminent. Bill Turner’s charge gets the vote while Crystal Deauville is another likely to figure with a recent outing under his belt having gone close off a higher mark over 6f here last term. Arzaak beat Jack Taylor on a couple of occasions last term and both course and distance winners are preferred to Tan.

      Formwatch

      Little Boy Blue 9-1 (9-7) Rearing in gate, chased leader on rail, every chance when not much room on rail briefly inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind The Daley Express (9-6) at Bath 5f hcp (4) gf in Apr.

      Harry Hurricane 10-1 (8-13) In rear, pushed along 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Just That Lord (8-13) at Epsom 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.

      Shamshon (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) In touch, pushed along and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Just That Lord (8-13) at Epsom 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.

      Jack Taylor (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders and hung left 2f out, hung left and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Black Salt (8-12) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.

      Arzaak (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Difficult loading, towards rear, effort on outside over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 7th of 10, 4l behind Poyle Vinnie (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Apr.

      Crystal Deauville (FR) 14-1 (9-3) Led, ridden inside final 2f, edged left and headed over 1f out, well held in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Mamillius (9-5) at Brighton 7f hcp (4) gf in Apr.

      Tan 9-1 (9-8) In touch, pushed along halfway, never a factor, 7th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Canford Bay (9-3) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.