16:00 Brighton

Thursday 8 May 2025

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Star Sports Handicap

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 2m 34.59s

(2)

Eloso¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: J & S Best| OR: 57| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Last of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 40/1) 15 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022.

Form: 525/47-9

(3)

Jenson Benson⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Gina Mangan| T: S Lycett| OR: 56

11/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2023. Eighth of 11 in handicap (17/2) at Chelmsford City (10f) 70 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 4366-28

(6)

Sea Of Charm^b¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: William Cox| T: G Nicholls| OR: 55| D

7/2

10/1, good second of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 17 days ago, not enjoying the smoothest of passages. Big shout off an unchanged mark.

Form: 6154-42

(1)

Sawgrass²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Finley Marsh| T: H Morrison| OR: 52

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 26 days ago. Well bred and she may still do better off a 3 lb lower mark.

Form: 6707

(5)

Irezumi^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Boyle| OR: 49| C

4/1

Course winner. Good second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 12/1) 9 days ago. Not taken lightly off the same mark.

Form: 4383-82

(4)

Foinix^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: William Carson| T: J & S Best| OR: 48| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Respectable third of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f, 18/1) 7 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 6V4473

(7)

Honrado^p,t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 47

7/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 25/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 37 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 7-2V796

Forecasts

Sawgrass (3/1), Foinix (10/3), Sea Of Charm (7/2), Irezumi (4/1), Honrado (7/1), Jenson Benson (11/1), Eloso (33/1)

SEA OF CHARM signalled she is ready to go in again when runner-up at Wolverhampton last time out so gets the vote off the same mark. Course scorer Irezumi rates the main danger on the back of his good recent C&D second with C&D winner Foinix and the lightly-raced Sawgrass also in the mix.