16:40 Brighton

Thursday 16 October 2025

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Docker Hughes Memorial Handicap

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 1m 20.91s

(1)

Havana Mojito^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Gallagher| OR: 60| BF| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 9/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at Bath (8f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. and return to this venue/grade should help his cause.

Form: 182678

(3)

Otago^p⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J R Boyle| OR: 59| CD

40/1

Five-time C&D winner. 17/2, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 9 days ago. Needs to show more spark before he's of interest.

Form: 575786

(14)

King Of War^p,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: J F Egan| T: M Wigham| OR: 58| CD

9/2

C&D winner last month and respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 9 days ago despite racing freely.

Form: 5-00314

(13)

Callout^p1,t1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: Jack Morland| OR: 60| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 8 in handicap (18/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 33 days ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces the equipment of choice this time and he's back on his last winning mark.

Form: 058726

(5)

Poetic Force³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-7| J: Jack Doughty| T: A W Carroll| OR: 58| CD

5/1

Four-time course winner, including twice this summer. Creditable third of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, soft, 9/1) 31 days ago and he's likely to give his running.

Form: 441223

(12)

Bear To Dream²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 57| CD

11/1

Four-time course winner. Latest win at Chepstow in July. 8/1, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good) 24 days ago.

Form: 214225

(11)

Starsong⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Mason Paetel⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 57| BF| C

9/2

Consistent operator in her grade. respectable second of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft) 9 days ago. No match for a well-punted rival on that occasion but another bold bid seems assured.

Form: 314412

(9)

Amathus^v²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: P R Chamings| OR: 56| CD

28/1

Took advantage of a pace collapse when winning over C&D last month. Things didn't pan out as well for him when sixth of 10 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good) 24 days ago.

Form: 601616

(7)

Oh So Audacious⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 54| CD

10/1

Enhanced good course record with another victory in August. 13/2, bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good) 53 days ago.

Form: 2-86314

(4)

A Pint Of Bear^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Dixon| OR: 50| C| D

3/1

Course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2024. Attracted support and best effort this season when second of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 9 days ago. Big player eased 2 lb.

Form: 37-5802

(10)

Desert Beauty^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Levey| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 52| D

16/1

Winner at Leicester in July. Respectable 3½ lengths fourth of 9 to King of War in handicap at this C&D (good, 13/2) 17 days ago.

Form: 162924

(2)

Birkie Boy⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Laura Coughlan⁽³⁾| T: Miss Celine De La Haye| OR: 48| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Winner at Les Landes in August. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 66/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 313174

(6)

Bated Breeze²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Finley Marsh| T: G & J Moore| OR: 48

9/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Ninth of 12 in handicap (5/1) at Chelmsford City (6f) 28 days ago.

Form: 99-2859

(8)

Chloe's Courage^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: S D Bowen| T: J Ryan| OR: 46

28/1

Cheekpieces on for first time, good third of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm, 14/1) 10 days ago. Slight step up in trip can only help her cause.

Form: 56-5363

Forecasts

A Pint Of Bear (3/1), King Of War (9/2), Starsong (9/2), Poetic Force (5/1), Bated Breeze (9/1), Oh So Audacious (10/1), Bear To Dream (11/1), Havana Mojito (16/1), Desert Beauty (16/1), Chloe's Courage (28/1), Amathus (28/1), Otago (40/1), Callout (40/1), Birkie Boy (50/1)

A PINT OF BEAR almost snapped a lengthy losing sequence here last week and eased 2 lb since, his claims from a handicapping perspective seem fairly obvious. Starsong is a reliable operator at this level and is feared most, ahead Poetic Force.