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15:20 Brighton

actionchallenge.com London2Brighton 16 May Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 209y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £2,911
  • 2nd: £866
  • 3rd: £433
  • 4th: £216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 59.42s
  • Off Time: 15:20:12
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Inniscastle Lad

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Officer Drivel (IRE)

    10/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Dark Green, Yellow seams, armlets and cap

      Van Huysen (IRE)

      14 p
      13/8
      • Form 3-42442
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 71

      chased leading pair, went 2nd 4f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong

      2(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Pink sleeves

      Inniscastle Lad

      11 b D
      3/1
      • Form 7650-01
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 70

      made virtually all, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on well

      3(3)
      Silk - Black, white cross of lorraine, white and black chevrons on sleeves, black and white quartered cap

      Silver Alliance

      43 p DCD
      7/1
      • Form 46560-7
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 68

      chased leading trio, ridden inside final 3f, weakened 2f out

      4(1)
      Silk - Purple, grey and purple striped sleeves, hooped cap

      Officer Drivel (IRE)

      52 hv
      10/1
      • Form 231347/
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 67

      led briefly, chased winner until 4f out, chased leading pair, hung left from over 1f out, went 2nd again inside final furlong, no chance with winner

      5(2)
      Silk - Black, Yellow sash, Yellow cap

      Lord Of The Storm

      13 DCD
      3/1
      • Form 36-1372
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 63

      held up last, went modest 4th inside final 2f, no impression

      In depth

      Verdict

      Ed Dunlop could not have his yard in better form and INNISCASTLE LAD can be another winner for the Newmarket handler. The Kyllachy gelding had been plummeting down the weights for the last 18 months before landing a small handicap at Lingfield. If he is coming back to his best he should prove tough to beat as he is still around a stone lower in the handicap than in the autumn of 2014. He certainly looked a happier horse last time for his new handler when making all. Van Huysen has been performing creditably on the all-weather this year without finding the winner's circle but he's 4lb lower on the turf and should give the selection something to think about. Lord Of The Storm ran well here at the last meeting when runner-up to the well-treated Ifan and is added to the shortlist.

      Formwatch

      Van Huysen (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Tracked winner throughout, ridden over 1f out, soon not quicken, stayed on under pressure towards finish, never able to challenge, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Hit List (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Apr.

      Inniscastle Lad 5-1 (8-11) Made all, hung right bend 2f out, driven out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Robins Pearl (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 3 ran.

      Silver Alliance 16-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 15 1/4l behind Moonday Sun (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

      Officer Drivel (IRE) 25-1 (11-11) Tracked leader, ridden before last, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 23 1/4l behind Instant Karma (10-11) at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.

      Lord Of The Storm 7-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Ifan (8-11) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Apr.