Racecards
21:05 Brighton
Sportsman Newspaper Handicap (Class 6)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 5f 59y
- Going: Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form 11757-0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 60
slowly into stride, raced wide and never on terms
- Form 450009
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Ted Durcan
in touch, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace final 2f
- Form 357-009
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey R L Moore
in touch, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace final 2f
- Form 10-8505
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 57
prominent, ridden to lead inside final 2f, kept on until headed last strides, lost 2nd post
- Form 007064
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey K Ghunowa
chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f and soon beaten
- Form 744870
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer Stef Higgins
- Jockey M Fenton
slowly away, soon driven and looked reluctant in rear, headway and squeezed through over 1f out, strong run final furlong, led last strides
- Form 4/4-9086
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 42
short lived effort on inside 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 400082-
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
led until narrowly headed inside final 2f, stayed challenging until outpaced towards finish
- Form 680-095
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 41
held up, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on final furlong to take 2nd post
- Form 6P-0304
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey Ann Stokell
chased leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 757-000
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 35
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Saleem Golam
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace
In depth
Verdict
Cosmic Destiny gets a tentative vote of confidence in the finale, with Ballybunion and Majestical others to bear in mind when the betting opens. Majestical has been kept busy since the turn of the year and has held his form well. This is his grade and he should be capable of going close. Ballybunion may have been in need of the run when finishing down the field on his reappearance at Warwick last month. He did brush aside Borzoi Maestro and, with that run under his belt, this much travelled gelding is expected to be a tough nut to crack. However, Cosmic Destiny is likely to represent better value at the odds available and, as he has little to prove with the best of this bunch, the Ed Vaughn-trained gelding is the sporting choice in a very tricky race that rounds off the action.
Formwatch
Ballybunion (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 16, 7l behind Dunn Deal (9-13) at Warwick 5f hcap (6) gf in May.
Snow Wolf 25-1 (8-13) Chased leaders till ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 9l behind Dizzy In The Head (9-12) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Cosmic Destiny (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 3l behind Mystery Pips (8-7) at Yarmouth 5f hcap (6) gf in May.
Borzoi Maestro 14-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 1f out, kept on until headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home, 4th of 15, 3/4l behind Brut (9-8) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Imperium 7-1 (10-1) Chased leaders over 4f, 11th of 17, 8l behind Beau Marche (8-12) at Leicester 6f sll (5) gf.
Hilltop Fantasy 12-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 5l behind Urbe Condita (9-0) at Nottingham 5f mdn aut stk (5) gf.
Tomthevic 13-2 (8-11) Pulled hard, soon led, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Cark (8-8) at Lingfield 5f banded stk (7) pol in Oct.
Italian Mist (FR) 28-1 (8-9) Always in rear, 13th of 14, 11l behind Millfields Dreams (9-0) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.