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14:25 Brighton
Jim Long Birthday Celebration/ EBF Novice Auction Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f 60y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £279
- Form 51
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J Tuite
- Jockey Jason Watson
led, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Audio
10- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
chased leader, led 1f out, headed and no extra final 50 yards, lost 2nd final strides
- Form 67
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Thomas Greatrex
chased leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
slowly away, ran green and always in rear
Brazen Safa
15- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Hayley Turner
chased leaders, edged left and ridden inside final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on to lead final 50 yards
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey M Dwyer
off the pace in 6th, headway on outside 2f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
slowly away, well outpaced in last pair, plenty to do when hung over 1f out, strong run when not clearest of runs inside final furlong, finished well into 2nd near finish, not reach winner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
COPACABANA DANCER won with something to spare over the minimum trip at Chelmsford last time and there looks more to come from Joseph Tuite’s charge. Brazen Safa represents last year’s winning yard and showed plenty of early pace before running out of steam at Windsor on her debut while Audio is another likely to finish closer today after a modest third of five at Kempton and is preferred to Baileys Freedom. Mark Johnston won this in 2017 and Rose Of Kildare may prove best of the newcomers.
Formwatch
Copacabana Dancer (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Always prominent, led over 1f out, soon hung left, ran on well, won at Chelmsford City 5f stks (4) pol in Apr beating What A Business (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Audio 15-2 (9-5) Tracked winner until pushed along and edged left over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Electric Ladyland (9-3) at Kempton 5f stks (4) pol in Apr.
Baileys Freedom 7-2 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Ventura Rebel (9-5) at Thirsk 5f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.
Village Rock (IRE) Society Rock colt out of Village Singer.
Brazen Safa 12-1 (8-13) Chased leaders on outside, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Lambeth Walk (8-13) at Windsor 5f fll stks (5) gd in Apr.
Escape To Oz Cityscape filly out of Munchkin.
Miss Matterhorn Swiss Spirit filly out of Support Fund.
Rose Of Kildare (IRE) Make Believe filly out of Cruck Realta.