Racecards
15:30 Brighton
EBF / Family Friendly Gatwick Airport Fillies' Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 209y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £12,500 added
- Winner: £8,086
- 2nd: £2,406
- 3rd: £1,202
- 4th: £601
- Form 562944
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey David Probert
held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, soon every chance, just held near finish
- Form 711373
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 75
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 175332
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey Cam Hardie
chased leaders, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
- Form 5269-33
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 323331
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey G Baker
tracked leaders, with leader halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 636321
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey William Carson
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
- Form 82-641
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon pressed, just held on
- Form 342214
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
held up mid-division, tracked leaders in 3rd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened last 100 yards
Verdict
Most of these are up in class including all three recent winners. Arabian Beauty is less exposed than Choral Festival and Loch Ma Naire having won at Catterick recently but Martinas Delight and Taro Tywod have struggled off higher marks since winning earlier in the season. Russian Royale went close at Newmarket and Richard Hughes takes over the reins for this but THATCHEREEN wasn't beaten far in a Class 3 contest at Nottingham last time and gets the nod on that basis.
Formwatch
Yojojo (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Steadied start, held up, outpaced 2f out, plugged on into 4th near finish, 4th of 5, 6l behind Who's That Chick (8-13) at Brighton 1m 2f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Martinas Delight (USA) 16-1 (9-6) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and lost two places near finish, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind If I Were A Boy (8-13) at Windsor 1m 2f fll hcp (0-75) (5) gs.
Taro Tywod (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, gaining near finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Sequester (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f flls hcp (0-70) (3yo+) (5) pol.
Russian Royale 6-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, smooth headway over 4f out, chased winner over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Dubai Hadeia (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Loch Ma Naire (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Raced keenly disputing 2nd until halfway, definite 2nd 4f out until 3f out, 2nd again 2f out, led over 1f out, came clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Chepstow 1m 2f flls hcp 0-75 (5) sft beating Koliakhova (9-5) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Choral Festival 5-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden 2f out, led and edged left 1f out, driven out, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs beating Urban Space (8-11) by nk, 4 ran.
Arabian Beauty (IRE) 4-1fav (9-10) Held up in rear, still remote 8th 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, led towards finish, won at Catterick 1m 4f am hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Merchant Of Medici (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Thatchereen (IRE) 6-1 (8-1) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, unable to quicken 1f out, stayed on final 100 yards, 4th of 6, 1/2l behind Scallop (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-95 (3) gf.