15:53 Brighton

Tuesday 23 May 2023

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John Price Handicap

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 2m 35.75s

(7)

D Day Odette^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽³⁾| T: K P De Foy| OR: 72

10/3

Scored on the AW at Lingfield in January and shaped better than the distance beaten suggests back on turf when fourth at Ascot (10f) 10 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal in well-run race. Must enter calculations.

Form: 68-1344

(1)

Later Darling^h¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Rob Hornby| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 71| D

9/1

Winner at Kempton in February but ran below form back on turf when last of 9 in handicap (9/1) at Salisbury (12f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 3-21649

(2)

Al Azhar^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Dane O'Neill| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 69| D

6/5

Stepped up on reappearance run in a change of headgear when third of 9 in handicap at Salisbury (12f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Must be taken seriously back in a 0-70.

Form: 0868-73

(6)

Zuraig^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 67| D

10/1

Didn't need to improve to win 7-runner seller at Leicester (11.8f, heavy, 15/2) 10 days ago, slowly away. Will find life tougher back in handicap company.

Form: 02-0501

(4)

Largo Bay^b⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: George Rooke| T: M Madgwick| OR: 65| CD

11/1

C&D winner who was below form at Kempton (12f) 69 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 33-7879

(5)

Aryaah^h,t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: William Cox| T: D Steele| OR: 64

20/1

Ran well when second of 7 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 18/1) 31 days ago, nearest finish. Good chance if backing that up.

Form: 34-5782

(3)

Seattle King^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 58| C

11/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap (15/8) at this course (9.9f, good) 20 days ago. Can remain competitive.

Form: 262141

Forecasts

Al Azhar (6/5), D Day Odette (10/3), Seattle King (11/2), Later Darling (9/1), Zuraig (10/1), Largo Bay (11/1), Aryaah (20/1)

AL AZHAR is taken to capitalise on the drop in grade having run well in a 0-80 in first-time blinkers (retained here) at Salisbury last time. Seattle King and D Day Odette head the opposition in a tightly-knit handicap.