16:35 Brighton

Tuesday 8 May 2018

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Visit Our Shop Star Sports Mayfair Classified Stakes

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 1m 36.14s

(1)

Baby Gal⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle| OR: 57

3/1

Has some fair form to her name but her overall career record stands at 1/21 on the Flat. Finished well last time out in handicap company when poorly placed overall and may benefit from this ease in grade.

Form: 325576

(5)

Joyful Dream^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: J Butler| OR: 48

3/1

Her maiden status has remained intact after 22 runs but she is blinkered for the first-time and has the assistance of the champion jockey (ran well when he rode her before). Headgear might have a positive effect; did hang here last time over 7f.

Form: 7-04445

(6)

Quick Monet^h¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Charlie Bennett⁽³⁾| T: S A Harris| OR: 45

16/1

Like a few of these he's yet to win a race and the hood having looked to have relatively positive effect on his penultimate start failed to work last time. Hard to find many positives for his chance.

Form: 309-420

(4)

Ripper Street^h¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jessica Cooley⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 42

50/1

Returns from a long absence dropping down in trip by a significant amount and has been well beaten on his last few starts. Given the evidence not hard to give others a better chance here.

Form: 308409-

(2)

Sharp Operator^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR: 51

7/2

Has at least won a race taking a low-grade handicap over 1m2f on the AW earlier in the year. He probably bettered that performance on his penultimate start again over the same C&D (Chelmsford) and shaped well enough here last time; chance.

Form: 913324

(7)

Tarseekh^v³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: C Gordon| OR: 54| D

9/2

Received a positive ride when taking a bottom-grade handicap over 1m at Kempton on his penultimate start. Unable to lead last time and his chance probably rests on whether he can lead or not.

Form: 4-37217

(3)

Captain Kissinger²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J F Egan| T: J Hughes| OR: 54

11/2

Headgear left off once more after he looked rather laboured in a Wolverhampton handicap last time over a longer trip. Drops done in grade and trip now and would have a chance at the weights.

Form: 85459-5

(10)

Hidden Dream^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: L Morris| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 54

33/1

Lightly-raced sort whose first three-year-old run looked a disappointing one back from a long break at Yarmouth (1m, soft). The cheekpieces tried for the first-time there are retained and there may some improvement available dropping in grade.

Form: 560-8

Non-Runners

(8)

Spike's Princess⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: B Barr J: T E Whelan

(9)

Navarra Princess¹⁴⁰

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: D E Cantillon J: David Probert

Forecasts

Joyful Dream (3/1), Baby Gal (3/1), Navarra Princess (3/1), Sharp Operator (7/2), Tarseekh (9/2), Captain Kissinger (11/2), Quick Monet (16/1), Spike's Princess (20/1), Hidden Dream (33/1), Ripper Street (50/1)

Quite a few in this that are hardly serial winners so SHARP OPERATOR who has won a race recently is given the vote in the expectation of a positive ride as he moves back in trip. Navarra Princess ran better than her final position last time and deserves another chance over this sort of distance she has at least shown some promise. Baby Gal looks likely to appreciate the fall in grade while the chance of Tarseekh rests on whether he can lead or not. Given the addition of headgear (first-time) and with Silvestre De Sousa taking the ride a market move for Joyful Dream should be noted.