18:25 Brighton

Wednesday 30 April 2025

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Star Sports Handicap

Off time: 18:25 | Winning time: 2m 2.56s

(7)

Hawa Jumeirah²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Paddy Bradley| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| OR: 57

16/1

Winner at Wolverhampton (1½m) in January. 10/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (1½m) 22 days ago.

Form: 5-14666

(1)

Arenas Del Tiempo^t1¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: J & S Best| OR: 56| CD

10/1

C&D winner who arrives in form after some runner-up efforts over hurdles in recent months. One to consider.

Form: 0376-94

(6)

Fighting Poet^b¹⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Saffie Osborne| T: R T Phillips| OR: 55| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 9 over C&D (heavy, 5/1) when last seen in October. Claims if ready to roll after 6 months off.

Form: 213146-

(4)

Mrembo^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: T E Whelan| T: J G Portman| OR: 53| D

5/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 9/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Bath (11.5f, good to firm) on reappearance 26 days ago. Entitled to come on for the run and yard continues in form. Player.

Form: 53433-7

(3)

Light Up Our Stars^h,t⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Dixon| OR: 53| D

6/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. Good third of 11 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm, 13/2) 6 days ago.

Form: 824523

(8)

Voix De Bocelli¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: Miss H C Knight| OR: 52

1/1

11/2, second of 9 in C&D handicap back on the level 18 days ago. Needs to back that up now.

Form: 56967-2

(2)

Big Narstie^p³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 49

14/1

Unreliable sort. Three wins from 17 runs last year. Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. Eighth of 11 in classified event at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 30 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 335528

(9)

Edergole's Gift¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Darragh Keenan| T: C Allen| OR: 45

33/1

14/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 87-7050

Non-Runners

(5)

Fascinating Lips³⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 8

T: G & J Moore J: Ashley Lewis

Forecasts

Voix De Bocelli (1/1), Mrembo (5/1), Light Up Our Stars (6/1), Fascinating Lips (6/1), Fighting Poet (9/1), Arenas Del Tiempo (10/1), Big Narstie (14/1), Hawa Jumeirah (16/1), Edergole's Gift (33/1)

MREMBO should come on for her recent Bath reappearance and might be worth siding with to provide Jonathan Portman with another winner this spring. Arenas del Tiempo has been running well over hurdles recently and should figure at a venue where he's tasted success before. Fighting Poet also knows where the winning post is over C&D and should have a part to play if fully primed after 6 months off.