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Brighton Racecourse Christmas Parties Handicap
Class 5, 7f216y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-75, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 35.16s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Hector Crouch
Jonathan Portman
Tracked the pace from wide - pushed to the front with a furlong left - powered on to the finish
George Bass
Sheena West
Went forward eagerly early - hit the front then lost it after 2f - regained command inside final furlong - pressed and overtaken soon after - stayed on to finish second beaten a length
Charles Bishop
Patrick Chamings
Fumbled start - settled towards back pulling hard - pushed along and closed ground along inner from inside final furlong - stayed on to finish third
Donagh Murphy (7)
Jim Boyle
Settled midpack early - nudged closer approaching final furlong - then asked for effort and unable to quicken - finished fourth
No. 10, stall 7
3yo, 9-2, OR 67
J: Hollie Doyle · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Hollie Doyle
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Pulling hard early - tracked the pace before pushed along with 1f left - drifted left inside final furlong but stayed on to finish 5th
Tom Queally
Gary & Josh Moore
Hampered start - settled at back then pushed along and moved through gap right approaching final furlong - unable to quicken inside final 110yds - finished 6th
No. 5, stall 11
7yo, 9-0, OR 68
J: Oliver Carmichael (7) · T: Eve Johnson Houghton
Oliver Carmichael (7)
Eve Johnson Houghton
Held up at the rear - never a factor - well beaten in 7th
Kieran Shoemark
Hughie Morrison
Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - went on to the front after 2f - pushed along and overtaken a furlong out then knocked sideways as fading inside final furlong - finished eighth well beaten
David Egan
Kevin Philippart De Foy
Fought for control early - sat close to the front group - fading and then knocked off stride inside the final furlong - finished ninth
Jack Doughty
Stuart Williams
Slow to break - held no more than mid-pack position throughout - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Marsh Benham (unsuitable ground)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.