16:00 Brighton

Thursday 10 August 2023

All14:2515:0015:3016:0016:3017:00

Star Sports Brighton Challenge Cup Handicap

Off time: 16:03 | Winning time: 2m 31.37s

1^st

(9)

Bug Boy

79-4

8/1

T: A G NewcombeJ: Connor Planas (5)

Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, won going away op 17/2

3^rd

(2)

Night Eagle

59-8

6/1

T: G & J MooreJ: T P Queally

Held up in mid-division, good headway on inside over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish op 5/1

2^nd

(8)

Gearing's Point

59-1

10/1

T: Miss S WestJ: Rose Dawes (5)

Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd after 1f and pressed leader, led 4f out, ridden 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, kept on and just missed 2nd op 17/2

4^th

(1)

Premiere Ligne

410-2

15/2

T: H MorrisonJ: L Morris

Tracked leader 1f, chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge op 8/1 tchd 17/2

5^th

1 ¾

(4)

Alumnus

39-9

7/2j

T: C JohnstonJ: F Norton

Sweating, led but pressed, headed 4f out, soon pushed along, lost 2nd and slightly hampered 2f out, chased leaders, hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 11/4

6^th

(6)

Party Island

69-12

8/1

T: D J CoakleyJ: George Bass (3)

Held up in mid-division, headway out wide over 1f out, 5th and no impression final furlong op 9/1

7^th

(7)

Al Azhar

49-11

7/2j

T: M P TregoningJ: D C Costello

Tracked leaders out wide, weakened inside final 2f op 9/2

8^th

(5)

Dundory

79-12

14/1

T: J G M O'SheaJ: Jack Kearney (5)

Off the pace towards rear, hung badly left and some headway on inside rail over 1f out, never on terms op 12/1 tchd 16/1

9^th

(3)

Walk The Moon

38-5

12/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Hollie Doyle

Steadied rear, never a factor tchd 17/2

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Result Amended

Gearing's Point - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 2nd.

Night Eagle - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 3rd.

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.90, £3.20, £2.10EX:£87.30, £71.30Trifecta:£493.50Tricast:£516.63SF:£84.84Swingers:£14.60, £7.40, £13.40

Forecasts

Alumnus (7/2), Al Azhar (7/2), Night Eagle (6/1), Premiere Ligne (15/2), Bug Boy (8/1), Party Island (8/1), Gearing's Point (10/1), Walk The Moon (12/1), Dundory (14/1)

AL AZHAR bounced back to his best when winning at Wolverhampton last time and he can score again in his current form. The 4-y-o is taken to see off the challenge of Premiere Ligne, who matched the pick of his French form when runner-up at Lingfield on his latest outing, while Night Eagle can also give another good account.

AL AZHAR (IRE)
PREMIERE LIGNE (FR)
NIGHT EAGLE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Fairmac

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 4

J: F Norton | T: C & M Johnston

15/2

Prize Money

1st: £10,808.002nd: £5,072.003rd: £2,534.004th: £1,268.005th: £632.00