16:25
bet365 Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 1m (7f216y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, £4,187, 14 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to soft in places (GoingStick: 5.2)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Cloudy
- Stalls
- 1m2f - Outside; 1m - Inside; Remainder - Centre
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Fresh Fade heads our ratings on 76 and gets the nod in a wide-open 15-runner Class 5 over a mile at Brighton. He is only level with Dark Rosa at the top, so there is little between them, and Yachtsman is four pounds behind on 72 with Platinum Prince and Darvel a further pound back, which makes this a competitive heat rather than a one-horse race. Dark Rosa is the chief danger given she matches him on our figures, with Yachtsman and Platinum Prince also in the mix, and a big field on good ground at Brighton adds to the competitiveness. Fresh Fade still has the best of the numbers, so he is our selection, albeit on a narrow call.
Runners
Tom Queally
Gary & Josh Moore 0/24
Gone Rogue has won twice in his last six, a first three starts back and another five back, but he's finished sixth in his last two and the yard is out of form at 1/25. He has run over today's trip and going, and 17 days since his last run is fine, though 138 lb from stall 6 gives him plenty to do.
- Sire
- Gustav Klimt (IRE)
- Dam
- Assault On Rome (IRE) by Holy Roman Emperor
- Owner
- Palace Racing
- Foaled
- 14 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Lower Beeding, W Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 24 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 64
Tyler Heard
Simon Dow 1/7
Tronido is hard to fancy after an eighth last time out and a seventh the start before, though she did win three starts back and has run over today's trip and going. Back in just six days, she carries 138 lb from stall 15, and our figures rank her 11th of 15.
- Sire
- Aclaim (IRE)
- Dam
- Vezere (USA) by Point Given
- Owner
- Cw Racing Club
- Foaled
- 17 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Epsom, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 69
David Probert
Patrick Chamings 1/8
Second last time out and 17 days fresh, Darvel has run over today's trip and going before, yet he's without a win in his last six and a fifth and fourth before that hint at inconsistency. Carrying 138 lb from stall 12, our rating of 71 sits a few pounds above his official 68.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Anthem Alexander (IRE) by Starspangledbanner
- Owner
- The Foxford House Partnership
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Baughurst, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 8 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 68
Ashley Lewis (3)
Marcus Tregoning 2/9
Winless in her last 5 outings, Reader was fifth last time out after a fourth two starts back, and a 31-day break does little to lift her. Carrying 135 lb from stall 5 with our rating ranking her 14th of 15, she is hard to fancy, though she has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Mohaather (GB)
- Dam
- Blue Aegean (GB) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- P Mitchell Mrs S Davis
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Whitsbury, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 9 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 70
Tom Marquand
William Knight 0/17
Norfolk Blue is a patchy sort, a winner two starts back but only ninth last time out, though he has run over today's trip and going and returns after 21 days. Carrying 134 lb from draw 11, he looks a midfield type, with our rating of 68 ranking him tenth of 15.
- Sire
- A'Ali (IRE)
- Dam
- Kinderfrau (GB) by Sea The Stars
- Owner
- Norfolk Thoroughbreds Ii
- Foaled
- 3 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 17 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 63
Jack Dace (5)
Jim Boyle 1/13
Beaten into eighth last time out, Play Me sits 12 of 15 in our ranks, and his one win in his last six starts came four starts back, so he is hard to fancy. In his favour, he has run over today's trip and going, is back after 18 days, and was third two starts back.
- Sire
- Too Darn Hot (GB)
- Dam
- Initially (GB) by Dansili
- Owner
- P And Mrs L Rowe And John Turner
- Foaled
- 2 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Epsom, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 67
Kieren Fox
Michael Attwater 0/13
Fresh Fade has been without a win in his last six, with a sixth last time out and a fifth two starts back, but he returns after 18 days with experience of today's trip and going. Our rating of 76 puts him top of the 15, and he's the one to beat from stall nine.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Julienne (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Dare To Dream Racing
- Foaled
- 4 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Epsom, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 13 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 9%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 69
Rob Hornby
Georgina Nicholls 0/4
Dark Rosa arrives in fine heart, a second last time out and another second two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and on this going before. Yet to win in her last six, that's the one concern, though our rating of 76 ranks her second of 15 from stall one.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Rosa Gialla (IRE) by Diamond Green
- Owner
- Ms J M D Williams
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Kingston Lisle, Oxon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 65
George Wood
Jack Morland 0/3
Yachtsman has a win five starts back and a fourth two starts back, and has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 72 ranks him third of 15. The risk is a disappointing eighth last time out, with 37 days since that run.
- Sire
- Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)
- Dam
- Yolo Star (IRE) by Society Rock
- Owner
- Plastimet Ltd
- Foaled
- 29 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 69
Pat Cosgrave
Jim Boyle 1/13
Daisy Roots has been consistent without cracking it, finishing fifth last time out, a fifth two starts back and a fourth three starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Yet to win in her last six, she returns after 42 days off, and our rating of 68 sits above her official 63.
- Sire
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)
- Dam
- Cambridge Duchess (GB) by Singspiel
- Owner
- Ownaracehorse J R Boyle
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Epsom, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 71
Toby Moore (7)
Gary & Josh Moore 0/24
Platinum Prince arrives on an upward note after a second last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 71 ranks him fourth of 15. The main risk is a yard out of form, with just one winner from 25 in the last fortnight.
- Sire
- Harbour Watch (IRE)
- Dam
- Sakhee's Pearl (GB) by Sakhee
- Owner
- Mrs Andrea Wilkinson
- Foaled
- 2 Feb 2017
- Stable
- Lower Beeding, W Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 24 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 63
John Egan
Michael Wigham 0/1
King of War has run over today's trip and on this going, and he's had a break of 22 days, but he's yet to win in his last six starts and was unplaced last time out. Our rating of 68 sits above his official 62, though that only ranks him seventh of fifteen from stall two.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Materialistic (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Gallop Syndicates King Of War
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 71
Charles Bishop
Adam Kirby 4/17
South Kensington won last time out and has two wins in her last six, back quickly after nine days, and she has run over today's trip and going. Even so, 132 lb from draw 8 is a big ask, and our figures rank her only 13th of 15.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- Moonvoy (GB) by Cape Cross
- Owner
- Adam Kirby
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Kirtling, Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 17 runs (24%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 54
Paddy Bradley
Gary & Josh Moore 0/24
Inspectre was a second last time out and a fourth two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going, but he is yet to win in his last three starts. A 44-day break, a stable out of form at 1/25 and a 54 rating that ranks him last of 15 make him hard to fancy from stall three.
- Sire
- Inns Of Court (IRE)
- Dam
- Sciarra (GB) by Monsieur Bond
- Owner
- Jane Davis And Sara Mould
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Lower Beeding, W Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 24 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 54, Speed 64
George Bass
Denis Coakley 1/3
Winless in her last five, Connie Moon was eighth last time out 37 days ago, though she has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 68 sits above her official 60; carrying 130 lb from stall seven, she looks short of a leap forward.
- Sire
- Sea The Moon (GER)
- Dam
- Iconic Choice (GB) by Sixties Icon
- Owner
- Chris Van Hoorn Racing
- Foaled
- 3 Apr 2022
- Stable
- West Ilsley, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 65
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.