14:30 Brighton

Tuesday 2 July 2019

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Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 1m 34.43s

(9)

Kachumba³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Dane O'Neill| T: Rae Guest| OR: 67| C

4/1

Likes the course and wasn't beaten far over this trip here last time; dropped 1lb and no forlorn hope despite carrying top weight. Chances boosted by the booking of a jockey who has coaxed a win out of the filly before.

Form: 147-433

(4)

Momentarily¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: M R Channon| OR: 63

17/2

Well held in both starts for her current yard and yet to convince which is her best trip; more required now and latest efforts haven't inspired much confidence that she can imminently break her maiden status.

Form: 3/327-77

(3)

Angel Islington^p1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 63

9/1

0-9 so far and hasn't made much progress since returning from a break; the fitting of cheekpieces needs to inspire a big improvement.

Form: 3/93-U06

(8)

Orobas^v⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Victor Santos⁽⁷⁾| T: L Egerton| OR: 59

7/1

Back on a winning mark and helped out further by being partnered with a 7lb claimer; but the gelding's best previous form is between 1m2f-1m4f, so the drop to a mile has to be a concern.

Form: 756762

(2)

Startego^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A Watson| OR: 65

7/2

Held in all three starts since being gelded but is getting some respite from the handicapper. Responded well in the headgear last time out (retained here) and a possible candidate to go well at a fair price. Worth a betting check.

Form: 26-6984

(5)

My Lady Claire¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: E Walker| OR: 60

8/1

Drops in grade and also on a lenient mark but has been unconvincing so far and has never even made the frame in any of her previous starts. Hard to recommend as one to follow despite the attractions of a handy mark.

Form: 08806

(10)

Precision Prince^p1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Watson| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 58| BF

13/2

Back on a winning mark and not much to fear from the trip; never raced here before and needs the cheekpieces to rev him up a good deal more than he's been showing of late, but could be a player if the headgear revives his interest.

Form: 385856

(6)

Brother In Arms¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: B Doyle| T: A W Carroll| OR: 47

12/1

Placed over C& on his penultimate start but reverted to type last time and can leave himself with a lot to do by starting slowly; his style of running isn't for the feint hearted and he comes with risk attached.

Form: 460720

(1)

Aye Aye Skipper^p³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: K O Cunningham-Brown| OR: 47| D

22/1

On a long losing run and latest start was disappointing as he couldn't build on what was a promising return from a break when he finished fourth in similar company at Bath in May. Hard to recommend again this time.

Form: 4363-40

(7)

Dukes Meadow⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 45| D

40/1

6lb wrong at the weights and offers very little to tempt a punt given his poor record on turf. Others readily preferred.

Form: 904585

Forecasts

Startego (7/2), Kachumba (4/1), Precision Prince (13/2), Orobas (7/1), My Lady Claire (8/1), Momentarily (17/2), Angel Islington (9/1), Brother In Arms (12/1), Aye Aye Skipper (22/1), Dukes Meadow (40/1)

This course has reviving qualities for horses like KACHUMBA, who seems to need kidding along and likes the quirky nature of the track. The filly wasn't beaten far over C&D latest and could be hard to beat with Dane O'Neill back in the saddle. Precision Prince is on a handy mark and can also play a strong role if he responds kindly to racing in headgear for the first time; running in cheekpieces also seemed to suit Startego in his latest start and he too has to be listed as a threat to the selection. Brother In Arms isn't really one for maximum faith but he has also acted well at this course and cannot be ruled out if he's in the mood today.