Racecards
16:00 Brighton
Petplan In Support Of Cats Protection Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 209y
- Going: Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,400 added
- Form 70-4480
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey Ahmed Ajtebi
led, ridden 2f out, fading when headed well inside final furlong
- Form 4041
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey R L Moore
never a factor
- Form 6-390
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey T P Queally
slowly into stride, never on terms
- Form 756-735
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey S Sanders
keen, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, eased
- Form 7446-08
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey Saleem Golam
tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 980223
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey L Morris
awkward, mid-division, ridden 4f out, headway to chase winner approaching 2f out, kept on to lead well inside final furlong (hand timed)
- Form 6403
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey N De Souza
in touch, keen, ridden over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out
- Form 07-9464
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey J Quinn
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, beaten over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Zaarmit can follow up his recent success at the track, while South Wales and Ba Dreamflight look potential dangers. David Simcock-trained Zaarmit has already proved himself over this tricky track and on firm ground, and is up just 2lb for his narrow margin win here recently. The step up to 10f may help him to find improvement, as his dam won over the trip at three, and if he can then he looks the one to be on. South Wales has been knocking on the door of late over 10f and is no back number here, given that the gelding acts on fast ground. Ba Dreamflight has been tried at trips around this a few times now and has not yet looked red hot, but this is not a great race and if handling the ground he might make the frame. Looter is very interesting now dropped back to this trip and blinkered for the first time, so if he handles the rattling fast ground then he'd have a chance. Betonart is the more likely of the other pair in first time headgear, but Zaarmit has plenty in his favour here and can follow up his recent course success.
Formwatch
Mahadee (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Held up behind, chased leaders over 2f out, no progress and eased final furlong, 10th of 13, 17l behind Coole Dodger (8-12) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Zaarmit (IRE) 10-11fav (9-3) Held up, headway over 2f out, pressed leader over 1f out, driven to lead well inside final furlong, won at Brighton 1m mdn aut stk (6) gf in Jun beating Shadayid Khanum (8-12) by a nk, 7 ran.
Media Stars 33-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden 4f out, soon beaten, last of 13, 33l behind Everybody Knows (9-7) at Folkestone 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Looter (FR) 5-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 14l behind Mount Lavinia (8-12) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Poppy Dean (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out until 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 14l behind Love And Glory (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) gd in Jun.
South Wales 10-3 (8-3) Slowly into stride, held up mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leading pair over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Multicultural (10-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Betonart 12-1 (8-5) In touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on to take 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Oriental Girl (8-9) at Chepstow 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gf in Jun.
Ba Dreamflight 7-1 (8-6) Held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon pressing leaders, no extra close home, 4th of 15, 3l behind Millie's Rock (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) sft in May.
Pinnacle Point 10-1 (8-13) In touch and keen, ridden and hung right from over 2f out, eased final furlong, 12th of 16, 20l behind Addwaitya (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.