15:05 Brighton

Thursday 19 October 2017

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Brighton Lions Firework Night 5 November Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 39.88s

(9)

Wordismybond^p⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: A Kirby| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 61| CD

11/8

Couldn't win for Brendan Powell earlier in the season while on the slide in the handicap, but did so first time out for this yard over C&D last week. Carries a penalty, but won from an equivalent mark last season and could follow up.

Form: 9-60661

(1)

Bloodsweatandtears²⁰⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Kieren Fox| T: W J Knight| OR: 61| CD

12/1

Loves it here with four C&D wins to his name on good or softer ground. 1lb higher than the last of those 13 months ago and should again be very competitive, although his record when fresh could be better.

Form: 335-933

(7)

Crystal Sunstone⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 62

7/1

Not able to show much in the way of improvement in four starts to date, including from this mark on his handicap debut here last week (1m2f, good to soft). Both sire and dam won over this trip, so could do better now returned to it on good ground.

Form: 9858

(10)

World Record³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carson| T: M Quinn| OR: 57| BF| CD

7/2

Goes well here and has two C&D wins at the track in the late summer/autumn when there has been some cut in the ground. Also goes on a sound surface and showed last time that he is on a very competitive mark. Claims.

Form: 45-2922

(2)

Mulsanne Chase^b¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S J Drowne| T: B Barr| OR: 59

18/1

Showed some promise on his first two starts, but has been some way short of that form since, dropping 13lb in the handicap since his debut in this format. Little encouragement from this mark last time and others preferred.

Form: 376905

(8)

Kafoo⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby| OR: 54

9/1

Has so far put his best hoof forward when racing on All Weather surfaces, his only win being on Lingfield's Polytrack in May 2016. Badly in need of a return to form and even the former champ couldn't conjur up that when last on board.

Form: 0-68790

(11)

Assertor³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 53

33/1

Very moderate form in five maidens at 6f-1m and beaten 15L on her handicap debut at Ffos Las (1m, heavy) last time. Better ground looks likely to help her, but she is not easy to fancy from this mark.

Form: 8-46338

(6)

Break The Silence^p1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 52

8/1

0-13 so far but has made the frame in his last four starts, including over C&D (good) last month. 1lb higher today, but if cheekpieces have the desired effect then he shouldn't be far off breaking his duck.

Form: 653323

(3)

Blackadder³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 45

20/1

A 10-race maiden on the Flat (22 races including National Hunt) who has run reasonably well here on his last two starts, over 6f/7f. Has stamina doubts over this far and with just a 1lb drop others make more appeal.

Form: 0-08365

(5)

Maysonri^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: M R Hoad| OR: 45

66/1

Very moderate performer who is 0-8 so far. Best efforts have at least been over 1m and good or good to soft ground, though they were nothing to get carried away with in the context of this race and he cannot be recommended at present.

Form: 758-900

Non-Runners

(4)

I'mwaitingforyou⁵⁵

Weight: 8-7| Age: 8

T: P & M Bowen J: William Cox

Forecasts

Wordismybond (11/8), World Record (7/2), Crystal Sunstone (7/1), Break The Silence (8/1), Kafoo (9/1), Bloodsweatandtears (12/1), I'mwaitingforyou (16/1), Mulsanne Chase (18/1), Blackadder (20/1), Assertor (33/1), Maysonri (66/1)

Break The Silence makes appeal here, though countering the positives is a clear vulnerability and he looks worth taking on again with the back-in-form WORDISMYBOND, who looks capable of defying a penalty judged on his recent success. Bloodsweatandtears had to enter calculations, though his record when fresh is offputting and World Record may be a better option for those looking for something to fill the places. Meanwhile, Crystal Sunstone is not one to give up on yet, especially now back over a mile.