Brighton
16:00
Play With The Finest Bookmaker Fitzdares Handicap
Brighton Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2023 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.50 Place: £1.20 £2.30 £2.60 Exacta: £12.90 Tricast: £71.73 Trifecta: £70.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Sir Winston (IRE) 5 G AVG Roger Varian 131 lbs 6/4F Won In touch with leaders - steady headway from over 3f out - led under 2f out - soon edged left - ridden and went clear from over 1f out - eased towards finish - readily
2nd 3 Tolstoy (IRE) 6 G AVG Stuart Williams 133 lbs 7/1 3 Awkward start - held up in rear - going easily when short of room over 2f out - switched right from under 2f out - soon up the centre - kept on well inside final furlong - went second final strides (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 2f out)(op 9/1)
3rd 6 Poetic Force (IRE) 11 G AVG Tony Carroll 121 lbs 9/1 0.1 Took keen hold - towards rear - headway from over 2f out - kept on and went second inside final 110yds - lost second final strides(op 7/1)
4th 7 King Of War (GB) 5 G AVG Alexandra Dunn 119 lbs 22/1 1 In touch with leaders - lost ground over 4f out - switched right from 3f out - some headway from 2f out - soon edged right - no extra inside final furlong(op 20/1)
5th 4 Mamillius (GB) 10 G Poor George Baker 133 lbs 12/1 3.5 Took keen hold - raced in second - lost position and bit short of room under 2f out - went second again over 1f out - weakened and lost second inside final 110yds(op 14/1)
6th 5 Granary Queen (IRE) 7 M Poor Eve Johnson Houghton 128 lbs 100/30 0.3 Took keen hold - towards rear - on outer from over 3f out - soon some headway - slightly hampered under 2f out - weakened gradually from over 1f out (jockey said mare hung left-handed throughout)(op 3/1)
7th 8 Ideal Guest (FR) 6 G AVG George Margarson 121 lbs 11/1 9 Led at fast pace - clear from over 4f out - reduced lead over 2f out - headed under 2f out - soon weakened(op 10/1)
8th 1 Whispering Song (GB) 4 F Poor Sir Mark Prescott Bt 136 lbs 10/1 11 In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost position 3f out - soon dropped to rear and struggling - eased from over 1f out (jockey said filly stopped quickly; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 12/1)