17:15 Brighton

Friday 11 August 2017

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Help Hope House Handicap

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 1m 2.91s

(9)

Regal Miss¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Charlie Bennett⁽³⁾| T: P R Chamings| OR: 57

14/1

14 race maiden but ran well when finishing runner-up on the AW at Lingfield over 5f last time out. Attempted to make all on that occasion and races off the same mark today.

Form: 3239-52

(11)

Defining Moment¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: Rae Guest| OR: 60

7/4

Breaking her maiden when victorious over 6f at Yarmouth (good-to-firm) last month. Had previously finished runner-up over this trip at Leicester (good-to-firm) and one for the shortlist following a 4lb rise.

Form: 70-5521

(2)

Hurricane Alert³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: M R Hoad| OR: 55| D

20/1

Successful over 5f at Yarmouth (good-to-firm) in April and ran well when beaten a neck over an extended 5f here two starts late. Races off the same mark as for that C&D second but ran poorly at Newbury last time.

Form: 216240

(5)

Miss Rosina²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Powell| T: G G Margarson| OR: 58| D

14/1

Sole success came over an extended 5f at Wetherby (good) in May last year. Best effort this term when runner-up over 5f at Yarmouth (good) on her penultimate outing and races off a 1lb lower mark here.

Form: 0-84924

(6)

Essaka²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Patrick Pilley⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 54| C| D

4/1

Winner over 6f on good ground here off a 4lb higher mark last October. Held since including when 3L fifth of ten on soft ground over an extended 5f at Bath earlier this week. Often slowly away.

Form: 577655

(7)

Ask The Guru^b²³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Harry Bentley| T: M J Attwater| OR: 52| CD

13/2

Successful here in the past and victorious for the seventh time when winning on the AW over 5f at Lingfield last time out. Finished runner-up over 5f at Bath (good-to-firm) the time before and interesting off a 4lb higher mark.

Form: 858421

(12)

Picansort¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: S W Kelly| T: P Crate| OR: 51| CD

16/1

Running well in the main this year and not beaten far when third of six over 6f on good-to-firm ground here last month. Slightly disappointing on the AW over 5f last time and races off a mark 1lb lower than when winning this in 2015.

Form: 253234

(10)

Satellite Express^b,t⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Tom Marquand| T: Tim Pinfield| OR: 49

66/1

Southwell maiden winner in a first time visor over 6f in December 2014 but off for over two years following a heavy defeat the following month. Finished last of 13 on debut for this yard and others make more appeal.

Form: 79517/0

(8)

Camino²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Martin Lane| T: Andi Brown| OR: 47| CD

6/1

Successful over C&D on good-to-firm ground here in June and ran well off a 1lb higher mark when runner-up to Ask The Guru on the AW at Lingfield subsequently. Raised a further 1lb for that effort and one to note here.

Form: 029312

(3)

General Gerrard^t,v1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Nicola Currie⁽⁷⁾| T: M Madgwick| OR: 50

40/1

Well beaten in four maiden outings and a similar result when 12L 12th of 15 over 6f on good-to-firm ground here when making his handicap debut last month. Wears a visor for the first time.

Form: 7-8470

Non-Runners

(4)

Whiteley²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: M R Channon J: P J Dobbs

(1)

Gaia Princess¹⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: G & J Moore J: T P Queally

Forecasts

Defining Moment (7/4), Essaka (4/1), Whiteley (4/1), Camino (6/1), Ask The Guru (13/2), Gaia Princess (12/1), Miss Rosina (14/1), Regal Miss (14/1), Picansort (16/1), Hurricane Alert (20/1), General Gerrard (40/1), Satellite Express (66/1)

DEFINING MOMENT can defy a 4lb rise by taking the concluding contest on the card. Rae Guest's charge was a winner over 6f last time out and can record a double by taking this. Camino has been running well in recent starts and was a winner here on her penultimate out and she is taken to claim second here ahead of Ask The Guru who she finished runner-up to at Lingfield on the AW last time out.