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16:10 Brighton

Brakes Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Firm, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 34.22s
  • Off Time: 16:15:33
  • 5 Ran
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Silk -

Harlequinn Danseur (IRE)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Star Choice

    9/10

      1(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue diamond, armlets and diamond on cap

      Star Choice

      25 D
      9/10
      • Form 251425
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 66

      made most, kept narrow advantage when strongly pressed from 2f out, headed and no extra final 50 yards

      2(1)
      Silk - Dark Green, Beige inverted triangle

      Nassar (IRE)

      14 p BF
      5/2
      • Form 134-513
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 63

      pressed leader 9f out, stayed upsides from 2f out until no extra towards finish

      3(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Red stripe, Red and White striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Red star

      Ice Bellini

      8 b D
      8/1
      • Form 139-264
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 62

      held up, headway over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 2f out, eased when beaten over 1f out

      4(5)
      Silk - Red, Yellow seams, halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Robbmaa (FR)

      12
      25/1
      • Form 6/90006-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 48

      chased leader to 9f out, prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong

      5(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Yellow star

      Harlequinn Danseur (IRE)

      7
      7/1
      • Form 807007-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 45

      tracked leaders, in 4th, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led final 50 yards

      Previous results

      2008
      (2)
      Silk -

      Summer of Love (IRE)

      5/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-8

      In depth

      Verdict

      STAR CHOICE can open his account on grass by getting the better of Ice Bellini and Nassar. The mount of Seb Sanders may have disappointed last time but his previous outing over course and distance saw him run the in-form Moonshine Creek to half a length. He lines up on the same mark and has a clear chance of going one better. Ice Bellini hails from a yard in form and is respected although she hasn't been getting home of late and, consequently, has a couple of questions to answer. Nassar has been running consistently well over shorter trips than this and rates a leading danger if his stamina lasts out whilst Harlequinn Danseur has been in good form over hurdles and may be able to transfer that improvement back to the level but Star Choice is our choice.

      Formwatch

      Star Choice 8-1 (8-4) Mid-division, headway 3f out, led narrowly just over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 6l behind Haarth Sovereign (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.

      Nassar (IRE) 13-8fav (8-12) Slowly away, pulled hard towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Free Tussy (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.

      Ice Bellini 9-2 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 9l behind Dechiper (8-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.

      Robbmaa (FR) 50-1 (7-7) Mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 11l behind Right Stuff (9-9) at Windsor 1m 4f hcap (5) gs in Aug.

      Harlequinn Danseur (IRE) 50-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 14l behind Hilbre Court (9-7) at Great Leighs 1m 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Aug.