Celebrating David Dark's 80th Birthday Handicap – Brighton

Brighton

14:30

Celebrating David Dark's 80th Birthday Handicap

Date 2023-08-11

Distance 5f60y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 1m 1.68s (slow by 2.18s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mr Fayez (IRE) David Probert · Dylan Cunha	9/2	Won
2nd	Notre Maison (GB) Callum Shepherd · Stuart Kittow	100/30F	0.3
3rd	Under Curfew (GB) Tom Queally · Tony Carroll	9/2	.5
4th	Battle Point (IRE) William Carson · Michael Attwater	10/1	6.5
5th	Alfred Cove (GB) Mollie Phillips · Tony Carroll	5/1	1.75
6th	Mr Pc (IRE) Millie Wonnacott · Tony Carroll	15/2	1.25
7th	Perfect Symphony (IRE) Charles Bishop · Mark Pattinson	33/1	6
8th	Poppyequiano (GB) Georgia Dobie · Paddy Butler	100/1	7.5
9th	Alya's Gold Award (IRE) George Wood · Tony Carroll	16/1	1.5
10th	Boom The Groom (IRE) Luke Morris · Tony Carroll	17/2	2.25

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (10)	Thank The Lord Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Simon Hodgson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Simon Hodgson	134	v	734514	54	68	58	13d	—	—	-6	14.8	0.50/1	3 33%
Game win at Bath last month and was a close fourth at Sandown last time; in the mix again
5 (1)	Notre Maison Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Stuart Kittow	J:Callum Shepherd T:Stuart Kittow	130	p	-57113	50	71	46	31d	—	—	0	21.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
2-3 since cheekpieces have been applied and she's respected back in a handicap
6 (5)	Mr Fayez Bay J:David Probert T:Dylan Cunha	J:David Probert T:Dylan Cunha	129	h	462217	49	64	50	23d	—	—	-2	16.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won at Lingfield (AW) on his penultimate run and had an excuse last time; not ruled out
1 (13)	Under Curfew Chestnut J:Tom Queally T:Tony Carroll	J:Tom Queally T:Tony Carroll	137	—	832268	57	70	56	16d	—	—	-4	10.4	1.00/1	5 20%
On dangerous mark but well held last twice and he's now 0-26 since his last win in 2021
NR (9)	Kodi Dancer Bay J:TBC T:Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	J: T:Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	127	b	082818	50	65	43	17d	—	—	-1	12.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won over C&D last month but she's hard to predict and was laboured on AW last time
2 (4)	Alfred Cove Bay J:Mollie Phillips(3) T:Tony Carroll	J:Mollie Phillips(3) T:Tony Carroll	136	—	812400	56	68	52	16d	—	—	-3	8.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Made all over C&D (off 2lb lower) in May but he's lost his way at Bath in last two starts
7 (7)	Battle Point Bay J:William Carson T:Michael Attwater	J:William Carson T:Michael Attwater	127	—	514445	47	69	35	17d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-5	4.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won on AW in April but he's finished down the field in all four runs since; headgear off
3 (6)	Boom The Groom Bay J:Luke Morris T:Tony Carroll	J:Luke Morris T:Tony Carroll	135	—	7-2660	55	68	66	16d	—	—	-5	3.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Old-timer who has poor strike-rate in recent years and was last of ten at Bath last month
10 (12)	Mr Pc Bay J:Millie Wonnacott(5) T:Tony Carroll	J:Millie Wonnacott(5) T:Tony Carroll	126	—	745366	46	67	50	17d	—	—	-4	3.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Record of 1-30 and he's been well on turf and AW in last two runs; others preferred
13 (8)	Get Busy Chestnut J:Darragh Keenan T:John Gallagher	J:Darragh Keenan T:John Gallagher	125	b	8-7449	48	55	38	22d	—	—	-4	1.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Mark continues to fall but blinkers need to make a difference on this drop back in trip
11 (3)	Alyas Gold Award Bay J:George Wood T:Tony Carroll	J:George Wood T:Tony Carroll	126	t	076730	46	56	41	23d	—	—	-2	3.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Inconsistent 17-race maiden who was well held at Bath latest; tongue-tie now tried
9 (2)	Perfect Symphony Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Mark Pattinson	J:Charles Bishop T:Mark Pattinson	126	v	712256	46	67	31	38d	—	—	+4	6.9	6.00/1	25 4%
Six-time AW winner but he's 1-36 on turf and was well held here last time
12 (11)	Poppyequiano Bay J:Georgia Dobie(3) T:Paddy Butler	J:Georgia Dobie(3) T:Paddy Butler	126	—	055	46	45	19	69d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.25/1	66 2%
Unexposed filly but she needs a transformation switched to sprinting on handicap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Thank The Lord	SP	3	3	3	SP
Notre Maison	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Mr Fayez	4	7/2	7/2	4	7/2
Under Curfew	5	5	5	5	5
Kodi Dancer	13/2	13/2	6	13/2	6
Alfred Cove	13/2	6	6	13/2	13/2
Battle Point	8	15/2	8	8	8
Boom The Groom	8	8	8	8	17/2
Mr Pc	12	11	12	12	11
Get Busy	14	14	12	14	14
Alyas Gold Award	20	18	14	18	16
Perfect Symphony	25	25	22	25	25
Poppyequiano	66	50	33	66	66

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Notre Maison

21.2

OR: 0 Form: 15 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Mr Fayez

16.2

OR: 0 Form: 11 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Thank The Lord

14.8

OR: 1 Form: 7.6 Odds: 6.2

Kodi Dancer

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4

13/2

Under Curfew

10.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 4.6 Odds: 4

Alfred Cove

8.3

OR: 1.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Perfect Symphony

6.9

OR: 0 Form: 6 Odds: 0.9

Battle Point

4.7

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Boom The Groom

3.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Alyas Gold Award

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

Mr Pc

3.4

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.9

Get Busy

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Poppyequiano

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Under Curfew	57	70	56
Alfred Cove	56	68	52
Boom The Groom	55	68	66
Thank The Lord	54	68	58
Notre Maison	50	71	46
Kodi Dancer	50	65	43
Mr Fayez	49	64	50
Get Busy	48	55	38
Battle Point	47	69	35
Mr Pc	46	67	50
Alyas Gold Award	46	56	41
Perfect Symphony	46	67	31
Poppyequiano	46	45	19

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Thank The Lord	13d ago	Quick return
Under Curfew	16d ago	Fit
Alfred Cove	16d ago	Fit
Boom The Groom	16d ago	Fit
Kodi Dancer	17d ago	Fit
Battle Point	17d ago	Fit
Mr Pc	17d ago	Fit
Get Busy	22d ago	Fit
Mr Fayez	23d ago	Fit
Alyas Gold Award	23d ago	Fit
Notre Maison	31d ago	Fit
Perfect Symphony	38d ago	Fit
Poppyequiano	69d ago	Fresh