19:00 Brighton

Saturday 17 April 2021

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starsports.bet Pipped At The Post Offer Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 1m 36.62s

(7)

Bahia Star²³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: Rae Guest| OR: 62

2/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 6/1, fifth of 9 in nursery at Lingfield (7f, good), unable to sustain effort. Off 7 months. Bred to do better, so worth considering if market speaks in her favour.

Form: 545-

(5)

Nozieres²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carson| T: A Carson| OR: 61

11/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap (9/2) at Southwell (6.1f) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes turf debut. Hasn't been to best effect the last twice, so hard to completely dismiss.

Form: 84-2296

(2)

Spirituoso^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: G G Margarson| OR: 60

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 6 in handicap (11/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 15 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes turf debut. Strong claims if back to the form she showed on penultimate start.

Form: 83626

(4)

Little Sunflower²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Hollie Doyle| T: W Stone| OR: 52

11/4

Winner at Lingfield in December. Good second of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 17/2) 22 days ago, conceding first run. Shortlist material.

Form: 721-942

(6)

Hooves Like Jagger³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

17/2

Not disgraced when fourth of 10 in minor event at Kempton (8f, 4/1) 31 days ago, never nearer. Can make presence felt in weak affair.

Form: 699-654

(8)

React²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Marco Ghiani⁽³⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 45

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in handicap (5/2) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 21 days ago. Looks limited on all known evidence, though latest SP suggests he's thought capable of better.

Form: 808-0

(1)

Paige's Raptor^b1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: C Allen| OR: 45

66/1

80/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 30 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Makes no appeal.

Form: 478-770

(3)

Lady Susie¹⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J R Boyle| OR: 45

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 12 in minor event (250/1) at Kempton (8f). Off 164 days. Makes handicap debut. Needs to markedly up her game.

Form: 080-

Forecasts

Bahia Star (2/1), Little Sunflower (11/4), React (7/2), Spirituoso (15/2), Hooves Like Jagger (17/2), Nozieres (11/1), Paige's Raptor (66/1), Lady Susie (125/1)

LITTLE SUNFLOWER stayed on strongly after conceding first run to the winner at Lingfield last time and, provided she's fully effective on turf, she's capable of going one better in a moderate contest. Spirituoso, though seemingly amiss on her latest outing, remains of interest based on her penultimate run, so she's the main danger.