Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap – Brighton

Brighton

16:55

Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap

Date 2023-08-21

Distance 6f210y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,606

Runners (9)

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
9 (2)	Optiva Star Bay J:Alec Voikhansky(5) T:Richard Hannon	J:Alec Voikhansky(5) T:Richard Hannon	130	h	894321	66	81	57	12d	—	—	+7	24	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Off the mark at the 13th attempt when landing a C&D handicap last time; respected up 4lb
5 (4)	Media Guest b/br J:Mikkel Mortensen(7) T:George Margarson	J:Mikkel Mortensen(7) T:George Margarson	134	—	895822	65	78	70	19d	—	—	0	17.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
First past the post at Chelmsford before a clear second at Leicester last time; key player
6 (3)	Batchelor Boy Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:John Gallagher	J:Hollie Doyle T:John Gallagher	133	b	546284	64	84	74	12d	—	—	-2	9.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Triple course winner who is on a dangerous mark but he needs to find more back up in trip
7 (1)	Storymaker Bay J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:George Boughey	132	p	338434	68	78	63	5d	—	—	-1	10.3	1.25/1	6 17%
Seven-race maiden who has not progressed and was well held at Salisbury last week
4 (6)	Ravenglass Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	136	p	305264	67	79	73	9d	—	—	-1	9.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Two 1m wins last August but has mixed record this season and others are more persuasive
2 (7)	Darvel Bay J:Luke Morris T:Patrick Chamings	J:Luke Morris T:Patrick Chamings	138	b	537156	69	78	60	12d	—	—	+4	12.7	2.25/1	10 10%
Won over 1m here last month but his spark has been missing in last two runs
8 (5)	Spanish Mane Bay J:Josephine Gordon T:Julia Feilden	J:Josephine Gordon T:Julia Feilden	132	p	276131	63	79	66	21d	—	—	+15	22.5	2.50/1	11 9%
Has won at Lingfield in two of her last three runs and is as good as ever; major player
1 (8)	Marsh Benham Chestnut J:Charles Bishop T:George Baker	J:Charles Bishop T:George Baker	139	—	-61148	70	79	56	39d	—	—	+8	14.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Won at Chepstow in May and over C&D in June but he virtually refused to race last time
3 (9)	Dion Baker Bay J:Adam Farragher(3) T:Michael Wigham	J:Adam Farragher(3) T:Michael Wigham	138	p	522510	69	76	71	17d	—	—	+9	16.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Off the mark at Yarmouth last month but hard to predict and was beaten 13l last time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Optiva Star	7/2	4	4	4	4
Media Guest	9/2	4	7/2	4	4
Batchelor Boy	13/2	6	6	6	6
Storymaker	6	6	6	6	6
Ravenglass	7	15/2	7	15/2	15/2
Darvel	10	17/2	8	17/2	8
Spanish Mane	9	11	9	11	11
Marsh Benham	12	11	10	11	11
Dion Baker	12	10	10	10	10

Predictor

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

1st

Optiva Star

OR: 4 Form: 15 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Spanish Mane

22.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 17.1 Odds: 2.1

3rd

Media Guest

17.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Dion Baker

16.2

OR: 4.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.9

Marsh Benham

14.9

OR: 5 Form: 8 Odds: 1.9

Darvel

12.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.4

Storymaker

10.3

OR: 4.5 Form: 2.7 Odds: 3.1

Ravenglass

9.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Batchelor Boy

9.3

OR: 3.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Marsh Benham	70	79	56
Darvel	69	78	60
Dion Baker	69	76	71
Storymaker	68	78	63
Ravenglass	67	79	73
Optiva Star	66	81	57
Media Guest	65	78	70
Batchelor Boy	64	84	74
Spanish Mane	63	79	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Storymaker	5d ago	Quick return
Ravenglass	9d ago	Quick return
Optiva Star	12d ago	Quick return
Batchelor Boy	12d ago	Quick return
Darvel	12d ago	Quick return
Dion Baker	17d ago	Fit
Media Guest	19d ago	Fit
Spanish Mane	21d ago	Fit
Marsh Benham	39d ago	Fit