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15:55 Brighton
Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 7f 216y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £7,100 added
- Winner: £3,510
- 2nd: £1,648
- 3rd: £824
- 4th: £412
- Form 6378-61
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey Rhys Clutterbuck
led over 1f, tracked leader, ridden to lead again 110 yards out until inside final 100 yards, stayed on same pace after
- Form 5-12121
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer K P De Foy
- Jockey Harry Burns
soon tracking leader, led over 6f out, joined 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 4-15422
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Jason Watson
tracked leading pair 2f, settled in 4th, switched out and sustained run inside final furlong, stayed on to lead inside final 100 yards
- Form 342-137
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
waited with in 4th, closer in 3rd 6f out, headway on inside over 1f out, led 1f out, headed final 110 yards, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards
Previous results
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Verdict
Covert Mission has been a prolific scorer on artificial surfaces and the handicapper has unsurprisingly continued to put him up the weights as a consequence. Poetic Force won a claimer at seemingly unfavourable terms on his reappearance to action and wasn’t far away when tried here off the same mark. DARVEL won well on a second start for Patrick Chamings and still remains potentially well treated in relation to some of the earlier marks he realised when in the care of Kevin Ryan. Granary Queen could grab first run here this afternoon and that may open up possibilities.
Formwatch
Darvel (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Made virtually all, going easily 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, always doing enough, won at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf in May beating Maysong (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Covert Mission (FR) 13-8fav (9-2) Prominent, led 7f out, quickened over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, held on, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Prince Rock (8-13) by hd, 7 ran.
Poetic Force (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) In touch in mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, hanging left from over 1f out, rider drop rein briefly well inside final furlong, soon went 2nd, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Zulu Girl (9-5) at Brighton 1m hcp (4) gf in May.
Granary Queen (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Towards rear of mid-division, going well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 7th of 14, 7 3/4l behind Darvel (9-10) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf in May.