Racecards
15:30 Brighton
Dave Wood 60th Birthday Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 6f 210y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £6,545 added
- Winner: £3,429
- 2nd: £1,020
- 3rd: £510
- 4th: £300
Seprani
10- Form 024222
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey George Wood
chased leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 350937
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
slowly into stride, held up in touch in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, strong run to lead inside final furlong, soon clear
- Form 8-50345
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer C Wallis
- Jockey David Egan
chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, just held on for 2nd
- Form 141356
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey George Downing
led, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 128423
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
held up in touch in last pair, headway 2f out, switched to inside and every chance 1f out, kept on same pace, almost snatched 2nd post
- Form 178271
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey J Mitchell
gave problems loading, chased leaders on outside, weakened over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Blessed To Empress, who won a course and distance handicap here in May, scored with something in hand in an apprentices' race at Chelmsford on Saturday and escapes a penalty. She will make a bold bid to complete a quick double though DE LITTLE ENGINE beat her here in April and is much better off at the weights. He's run well here subsequently and looks the one to be on as though Seprani has been very consistent at this level she's had 11 starts since her last victory a year ago. Fieldsman looks best of Tony Carroll's pair though usually runs in amateurs' races.
Formwatch
Seprani 11-2 (9-12) Tracked leader, effort over 1f out, soon every chance not pace of winner, 2nd of 8, 3 3/4l behind The Lamplighter (9-6) at Goodwood 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Pour La Victoire (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, driven and outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, never threatened leaders, last of 7, 4 1/4l behind Alicia Darcy (9-2) at Brighton 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Bint Dandy (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 4l behind Moretti (8-10) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) fm in Aug.
Fieldsman (USA) 5-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Haraz (9-9) at Salisbury 1m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
De Little Engine (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Tracked leader, effort to challenge on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Mochalov (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Blessed To Empress (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, switched right 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Sonnet Rose (9-11) by 2l, 8 ran.