15:30 Brighton

Wednesday 5 August 2026

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Sapporo Japanese Premium Lager Brighton Mile Challenge Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   7f 216y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:30  |   Winning time: 1m 37.03s
1st
Horse silk
2
(8)
Sea Suite
410-2
3/1
T: James OwenJ: Cieren Fallon
Held up in rear, headway out wide 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead final 110yds, ran on
2nd
Horse silk
nk
5
(6)
Tex
59-7
3/1
T: George BakerJ: P Cosgrave
Held up in rear, pushed along and hung left over 1f out, headway final furlong, stayed on strongly into second near finish, not reach winner op 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
(9)
Northern Empire
39-5
17/2
T: E WalkerJ: Ashley Lewis (3)
Midfield, pushed along 2f out, stayed on final furlong, took third near finish op 15/2
4th
Horse silk
¾
7
(7)
Glen Nevis
39-4
12/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Jack Callan
Prominent, asked for effort over 1f out, led final furlong, headed final 110yds, no extra op 11/1 tchd 14/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
(5)
Silca Bay
410-3
11/4f
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Oliver Carmichael (7)
Midfield, ridden and progress over 1f out, edged left and hampered rival 1f out, no extra final 110yds op 10/3
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(2)
Newfangled
59-10
9/1
T: J G PortmanJ: Rob Hornby
Led, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed final furlong, weakened final 110yds op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
6
9
(4)
Giant
68-13
25/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: Harry Davies
Wore hood to post, prominent, ridden to press leader over 1f out, hampered when weakening 1f out op 22/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
4
(1)
Here I Bow
39-9
28/1
T: Oli RixJ: Jonny Peate
Tracked leaders, asked for effort over 1f out, short of room when weakening 1f out tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1
9th
Horse silk
8
8
(3)
Play Me
49-0
14/1
T: J R BoyleJ: Donagh Murphy (7)
Wore hood to post, held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, short of room 1f out, never in contention
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.40, £1.40, £3.40EX:£14.70Trifecta:£70.20Tricast:£69.52SF:£12.91Swingers:£2.80, £5.40, £6.50

Forecasts

Silca Bay (11/4), Sea Suite (3/1), Tex (3/1), Northern Empire (17/2), Newfangled (9/1), Glen Nevis (12/1), Play Me (14/1), Giant (25/1), Here I Bow (28/1)

Verdict

SILCA BAY arrives in top form having won 2 of his last 3 starts, able to come from last to first at Newmarket on his latest outing, and is taken to score again in current mood. Tex is feared most with the step back up in trip promising to suit, ahead of C&D winner Play Me.

  1. SILCA BAY
  2. TEX (FR)
  3. PLAY ME

Previous Winners

2025
Uncle Dick
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 7
J: Oliver Carmichael  |  T: Eve Johnson Houghton
20/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,468.002nd: £4,912.003rd: £2,454.004th: £1,228.005th: £612.00

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