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18:00 Brighton

bet365 Handicap (Class 4)

  • 3 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 209y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,200 added
  • Winner: £3,280
  • 2nd: £982
  • 3rd: £491
  • 4th: £245
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.16s
  • Off Time: 18:00:12
  • 3 Ran
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1
Silk -

Buxton

15/8

    3(1)
    Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ROYAL BLUE star on body and cap, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE stars

    Lady Florence

    199 CDCD
    9/2
    • Form 217136-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 8-11
    • Official Rating 74

    tracked leader, pressed leader from over 2f out until 1f out, weakened towards finish

    4(3)
    Silk - Pink, black chevron, pink sleeves, black spots, pink cap, black diamond

    April Fool

    16 b D
    5/6
    • Form 111234
    • Age 7
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 72

    led, ridden and joined from over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, one pace

    5(5)
    Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow seams, White sleeves, Yellow cap

    Buxton

    6 t DCD
    15/8
    • Form 1-76249
    • Age 7
    • Weight 8-7
    • Official Rating 70

    close up in 3rd, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on

    1(2)
    NR

    Swiss Cross

    164 bt D
    • Form 503217-
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 84

    Nonrunner

    2(4)
    NR

    Stefanki (IRE)

    36
    • Form 9RRR-52
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-5
    • Official Rating 82

    Nonrunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    The front-running pair Lady Florence and April Fool should ensure a good pace in this small field but look likely to set the race up for SWISS CROSS. Gerard Butler's charge ended last year in fine form over 6f at Kempton but has won over today's trip on turf and is preferred to Stefanki. The latter refused to race on three occasions last year but has started without any problems in a couple of runs since his comeback and went close at Kempton last month. Buxton won twice here back in 2008 but hasn't shown much on the all-weather recently and is hard to recommend.

    Formwatch

    Lady Florence 4-1 (9-2) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 12, 6l behind Fault (9-2) at Brighton 7f clm stks (6) gf in Sep.

    April Fool 9-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 3l behind Masked Dance (9-7) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Mar.

    Buxton 10-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden when short of room and badly hampered entering final 2f out, soon eased, last of 9, 11l behind Rondeau (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.

    Swiss Cross 5-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, raced wide in mid-division, pushed along halfway, one pace and no real impression final 2f, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Sutton Veny (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.

    Stefanki (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Dwelt, mid-division on inner, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, joined winner inside final furlong, just held post, 2nd of 14, shd behind New Leyf (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.