17:30 Brighton

Wednesday 9 August 2023

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Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 23.98s

(8)

Local Bay^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J Mitchell| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57| D

2/1

Two wins from 6 runs this year. Good third of 11 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good to soft, 11/1) 30 days ago, finishing with running left. Tongue strap back on and looks ready to cash in on his reduced turf mark.

Form: 112743

(6)

Brilliant Blue^p,t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 56

10/3

5/1 and cheekpieces on for first time, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good) 16 days ago given he was slowly away and rider dropped his whip close home. Can give a good account from the same mark.

Form: 624863

(7)

Optiva Star^h⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 62

9/4

Yet to win a race but didn't do a lot wrong when second of 7 in handicap at Epsom (7f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Big player from the same mark.

Form: 589432

(4)

Heer's Sadie³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 52| CD

11/2

Down to a basement mark and back in excellent heart, recording brace of C&D wins this summer. Helped by being held up in strongly-run race last time but clearly demands respect again in hat-trick bid.

Form: 540711

(1)

Beautiful Star¹⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 57

10/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap (5/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f), needing stronger gallop. Off 106 days and takes on her elders for the first time.

Form: 48-3595

(2)

Grey Rosetta^h⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: J Quinn| T: L A Dace| OR: 45

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 6 in handicap (80/1) at Lingfield (6f, heavy) 4 days ago, never nearer. Slight step back up in trip will suit.

Form: 08604

(3)

Mc's Wag¹⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J Parr| OR: 45

66/1

Very limited form in her qualifying runs, last of 12 in maiden at Southwell (6.1f). Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-80

Non-Runners

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Latent Heat¹²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 7

T: A W Carroll J: Jason Watson

Forecasts

Local Bay (2/1), Optiva Star (9/4), Brilliant Blue (10/3), Heer's Sadie (11/2), Beautiful Star (10/1), Latent Heat (10/1), Grey Rosetta (33/1), Mc's Wag (66/1)

LOCAL BAY produced his best effort on grass for a while when third at Chepstow last month, finishing with running left, and looks capable of cashing in on his much-reduced turf mark. Optiva Star was runner-up in a slightly deeper 3-y-o handicap than this at Epsom last week so rates the main threat ahead of Heer's Sadie.