Racecards
14:00 Brighton
Hertz Brighton Maiden Auction Stakes (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f 60y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S De Sousa
held up, ridden and outpaced 2f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
Ghepardo
9- Form 3028
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
quickly away, made most, ridden entering final furlong, ran on
- Form 232376
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Mitch Godwin
with winner, ridden 2f out, no extra and lost two places towards finish
- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer R Eddery
- Jockey David Probert
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 22068
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 77
raced wide close up, effort 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
Verdict
GHEPARDO struggled over 7f in better company at Goodwood last week but she was only beaten a neck over 5f at Wolverhampton before that so gets the vote on that basis. Episcia looks likely to finish closer after a debut fourth at Windsor but Mother of Dragons has gone the wrong way since placing at Goodwood back in May, though still finished ahead of Three Little Birds when well beaten in the Super Sprint at Newbury. Section Onesixsix is related to winners and won’t need to be anything out of the ordinary to figure.
Formwatch
Section Onesixsix (IRE) Dandy Man filly out of The Last Laugh.
Episcia (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, rallied over 1f out, kept on well, 4th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Arden Pearl (9-0) at Windsor 6f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Aug.
Ghepardo 33-1 (8-10) Pulled hard in last trio, pushed along on outside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 15 1/4l behind She Believes (9-6) at Goodwood 7f (4) gd in Aug.
Three Little Birds 7-2 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Crotchet (9-0) at Nottingham 5f fll stks (5) sft in Aug.
Equilibrium 22-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, well beaten over 1f out, 8th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Travelcard (9-0) at Lingfield 6f fll stks (5) pol in Jul.
Mother of Dragons (IRE) 11-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 16 1/4l behind Crotchet (9-0) at Nottingham 5f fll stks (5) sft in Aug.
Pretty Risky Royal Applause filly out of Pretty Miss.