Racecards
12:30 Brighton
Ian Wright, Geoff Fisher, Kiwanis Croydon Handicap (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f 60y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,200 added
- Winner: £2,700
- 2nd: £1,268
- 3rd: £634
- 4th: £317
- Form 485221
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 3f out, not much room and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 454860
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Nicola Currie
broke well, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 749121
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
steadied start, held up behind leaders, switched left and headway over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 533720
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey Mollie Phillips
chased leaders, pushed along and switched left over 2f out, edged left and went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner
- Form 014742
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
in rear, ridden 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 598-011
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey William Carver
led, headed over 4f out, chased leaders, driven over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 693862
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey Grace McEntee
prominent, led over 3f out, edged left and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Verdict
Bezzas Lad won in soft going over 6f at Chepstow last time and is 4lb higher while Spreadsheet has won two of his last three starts over the same trip here. Bama Lama escaped a penalty at Ffos Las and took advantage to land a double but is 6lb higher today while Good Earth beat Tomahawk Ridge over track and trip back in May and Ocean Wilde scored here in August. But FIRENZE ROSA won this contest in 2019 and with the ground back in her favour, John Bridger’s mare gets the vote.
Formwatch
Bezzas Lad (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Sweating, tracked leader close up, ridden and led over 2f out, soon strongly pressed, kept on stoutly to assert towards finish, won at Chepstow 6f hcp (6) sft in Sep beating Bomb Squad (8-12) by 1l, 10 ran.
Good Earth (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Raced wide in rear, never on terms, 10th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Another Dawn (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Spreadsheet (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Led 1f, raced keenly tracking leaders, led again over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug beating Jack Ryan (8-13) by 1l, 8 ran.
Firenze Rosa (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, soon dropped out, last of 10, 19 1/2l behind Persaria (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Jack Ryan (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Secret Handsheikh (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Bama Lama 11-8fav (8-12) Switched left after start to race centre, outpaced in rear, headway under pressure inside final 2f, ran on between horses inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Ffos Las 5f hcp (6) gd in Aug beating Red Walls (9-3) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Tomahawk Ridge (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Led near side, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, drifted right closing stages, headed on line, 2nd of 8, shd behind San Juan (9-1) at Leicester 5f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Ocean Wilde 14-1 (8-4) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 12l behind Atty's Edge (9-8) at Brighton 5f hcp (6) gf in Sep.