18:45 Brighton

Saturday 22 April 2023

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Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 2m 5.47s

(8)

Stormingin^b¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: Anna Gibson⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 55| D

12/1

Unreliable individual. Won 7-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (13.3f, 14/1) 16 days ago. Also scored over this trip at the same course in February and he needs considering.

Form: 53-0131

(4)

Junoesque^p¹⁸⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁷⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 54| CD

11/2

Four-time C&D winner. 8/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Yarmouth (11.5f, soft) on final start of 2022. Mixed record when fresh but there's no doubt that she's capable of playing a leading role in a race of this nature.

Form: 345924-

(10)

Seattle King^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 52

9/2

One win from 21 Flat runs, which was gained back in 2021. 17/2, good second of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, heavy) 7 days ago, slowly away. Reproduction of that effort would put him firmly in the picture.

Form: 436262

(12)

Tawtheef¹¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Saffie Osborne| T: P R Chamings| OR: 52| D

13/2

Tenth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 8/1). Off 113 days. Runner-up over C&D on sole previous start here in October and he made a winning reappearance last season on the back of a similar break.

Form: 627630-

(13)

Come To Pass¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: A W Carroll| OR: 52| D

15/2

Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap (20/1) at Bath (8f, soft) 15 days ago. Back up in trip and probably needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 756334

(3)

Star Of Epsom²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: P Phelan| OR: 51| D

8/1

Didn't need to improve to win 6-runner minor event (5/2) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 24 days ago. However. it remains to be seen if she'll be able to back that up now returned to turf.

Form: 3461-61

(2)

Sun Festival^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Alice Bond⁽⁷⁾| T: J Parr| OR: 50

7/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Fifth of 7 in handicap (16/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 955075

(14)

Asense²⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: G & J Moore| OR: 49| BF

7/1

9/2, creditable second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) on latest start in October. Still seeking first taste of success but she's not discounted.

Form: 644242-

(1)

Persian Wolf^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: William Carson| T: P S McEntee| OR: 49| D

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Creditable second of 7 in handicap (7/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 21 days ago, slowly away. Still, others make more appeal for win purposes.

Form: 265422

(9)

Global Style⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 48

14/1

Two wins from 51 Flat runs. 9/2, creditable third of 7 in minor event at Lingfield (12f, AW) 49 days ago. Likely to give a good account, albeit without being quite good enough to get his head back in front. One of 3 representing the Tony Carroll yard.

Form: 3-05333

(5)

Afternoon Tea⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: A W Carroll| OR: 48

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 12/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 6 in minor event at Lingfield (10f, AW) 52 days ago. Makes turf/handicap debut and improvement needed.

Form: 5744

(7)

Harbour Project⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 48

33/1

Fifth of 6 in minor event (14/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 52 days ago and likely to come up short once more.

Form: 2413-95

(6)

Vertical⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: George Wood| T: Dr J D Scargill| OR: 47

18/1

Ninth of 12 in minor event (12/1) at Chelmsford City (8f) 65 days ago. Back up in trip and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 403-789

Non-Runners

(11)

Happy Company¹¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 9

T: J G M O'Shea J: Darragh Keenan

Forecasts

Seattle King (9/2), Junoesque (11/2), Tawtheef (13/2), Asense (7/1), Sun Festival (7/1), Come To Pass (15/2), Star Of Epsom (8/1), Stormingin (12/1), Global Style (14/1), Vertical (18/1), Persian Wolf (22/1), Harbour Project (33/1), Afternoon Tea (40/1), Happy Company (66/1)

It's probably best to overlook TAWTHEEF's latest performance at Wolverhampton in December and he is taken to make a winning seasonal reappearance, just as he did in 2022. Last-time-out winners Stormingin and Star of Epsom will likely prove popular but Seattle King. who was a good second at Yarmouth last weekend, and four-time C&D winner Junoesque rate the main dangers.