14:40 Brighton

Tuesday 5 October 2021

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Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 39.59s

(4)

Hit The Silk^h,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Charles Bishop| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 62

66/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 200/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Ffos Las (8f, good to soft) 9 days ago, very slowly away. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 5-79858

(1)

Ascraeus⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Nicola Currie| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 55| D

13/2

Latest win at Salisbury in June. Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Sandown (8f, good to soft, 33/1) 61 days ago. Can make presence felt with conditions no problem.

Form: 851566

(9)

Maykir²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco Ghiani| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 54| D

10/1

Last of 10 in handicap (40/1) at Chelmsford City (8f) 23 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 342080

(5)

Adace⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Liam Jones| T: D K Ivory| OR: 55| C

9/2

Course winner in August. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (7/1) at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm) 47 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mick Channon and needs taking seriously.

Form: 862014

(7)

My Lady Claire^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: David Probert| T: P R Chamings| OR: 49| BF| D

7/2

7/2, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 19 days ago, running on. Others are more persuasive from a win point of view.

Form: 0-08044

(10)

Hedging^b⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: George Downing| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 48| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm, 4/1) 82 days ago. Blinkers back on and should be on the premises.

Form: 250736

(6)

Sobriquet^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Darragh Keenan| T: E De Giles| OR: 46

10/1

16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 14 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Readily passed over.

Form: 558600

(8)

Lilandra^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 45

13/2

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 66/1, last of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 21 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 067770

(2)

Hot Desert¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

14/1

125/1, seventh of 13 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good) 15 days ago. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 008007

Non-Runners

(3)

Donnelly's Rainbow¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 8

T: Harvey Bastiman J: Louis Steward

Forecasts

My Lady Claire (7/2), Hedging (4/1), Adace (9/2), Lilandra (13/2), Ascraeus (13/2), Donnelly's Rainbow (8/1), Sobriquet (10/1), Maykir (10/1), Hot Desert (14/1), Hit The Silk (66/1)

The vote goes to ADACE, who hit the target over 7f here in August and wasn't disgraced off this mark at Chepstow next time. She performed well enough on slow ground at Windsor last year to suggest that conditions shouldn't be a problem, and this filly is taken to make a winning start for her new yard. C&D winner Hedging is second choice ahead of Ascraeus and My Lady Claire.