Brighton

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St Leger Form Study On attheraces.com Handicap

Date 2023-09-03
Distance 7f216y
Class Class 5
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £4,606
Winning Time 1m 34.88s (slow by 3.28s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Optiva Star (IRE)
Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon
3/1C Won
2nd
Poetic Force (IRE)
Mollie Phillips · Tony Carroll
11/1 1.25
3rd
Buy The Dip (GB)
Christian Howarth · Jim Boyle
3/1C 0.05
4th
Hitched (IRE)
Callum Shepherd · David Simcock
3/1C 0.05
5th 15/2 3
6th
Rivas Rob Roy (GB)
Tom Marquand · John Gallagher
9/1 6.5
7th
Royal Bliss (IRE)
Hollie Doyle · Amy Murphy
10/1 0.3

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
6 (7)
Hitched
Bay
J:Callum Shepherd
T:David Simcock
J:Callum Shepherd
T:David Simcock
 126 h -51213
59
75
61
 26d — — +4
23.5
0.88/1
7/2
22%
Two 1m wins this summer; had excuses last time and still not fully exposed
7 (2)
Buy The Dip
Bay
J:Christian Howarth(5)
T:Jim Boyle
J:Christian Howarth(5)
T:Jim Boyle
 123 — 201533
56
76
68
 16d — — -3
14.8
0.88/1
7/2
22%
Close third at Epsom last time; return to 1m can help; has races in him off this mark
2 (5)
Optiva Star
Bay
J:Joe Leavy(7)
T:Richard Hannon
J:Joe Leavy(7)
T:Richard Hannon
 136 h 943211
69
74
56
 13d — — +12
30.6
0.88/1
7/2
22%
Chasing a course hat-trick; still feasibly treated and 1m should be within range
5 (6)
Guiteau
Grey
J:Owen Lewis(7)
T:Dominic Ffrench Davis
J:Owen Lewis(7)
T:Dominic Ffrench Davis
 127 — 9-6042
60
74
69
 16d — — -5
5.6
1.88/1
15/2
12%
Hung badly right late on when 2nd at Epsom last month; this trip might stretch him again
3 (1)
Rivas Rob Roy
Chestnut
J:Tom Marquand
T:John Gallagher
J:Tom Marquand
T:John Gallagher
 131 b 211104
59
74
55
 24d — — +5
15.1
1.75/1
8
13%
Three C&D wins this year but only 4th here last time and a bit more will be needed
4 (4)
Royal Bliss
Bay
J:Hollie Doyle
T:Amy Murphy
J:Hollie Doyle
T:Amy Murphy
 129 h 368882
62
73
31
 24d — — +1
10.7
1.88/1
15/2
12%
Down in the weights and offered more when 2nd over C&D last month; may build on it
1 (3)
Poetic Force
Chestnut
J:Mollie Phillips(3)
T:Tony Carroll
J:Mollie Phillips(3)
T:Tony Carroll
 142 — 646301
70
73
57
 24d — — +10
18.9
2.50/1
10/1
9%
Veteran but with 4 wins this year, latterly over 7f here last month; can contend once more
Horse bet365 Coral
Hitched
 7/2 3/1
Buy The Dip
 7/2 10/3
Optiva Star
 7/2 10/3
Guiteau
 8 15/2
Rivas Rob Roy
 8 7
Royal Bliss
 8 15/2
Poetic Force
 8 10/1

Predictor

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

1st Optiva Star
30.6
OR: 4.8 Form: 20.4 Odds: 5.4
7/2
2nd Hitched
23.5
OR: 2.3 Form: 15.5 Odds: 5.7
7/2
3rd Poetic Force
18.9
OR: 5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.4
10/1
4 Rivas Rob Roy
15.1
OR: 2.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9
8
5 Buy The Dip
14.8
OR: 1.5 Form: 8.1 Odds: 5.2
7/2
6 Royal Bliss
10.7
OR: 3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7
15/2
7 Guiteau
5.6
OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1
15/2

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Poetic Force
70
73
57
Optiva Star
69
74
56
Royal Bliss
62
73
31
Guiteau
60
74
69
Hitched
59
75
61
Rivas Rob Roy
59
74
55
Buy The Dip
56
76
68

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Optiva Star 13d ago Quick return
Buy The Dip 16d ago Fit
Guiteau 16d ago Fit
Rivas Rob Roy 24d ago Fit
Royal Bliss 24d ago Fit
Poetic Force 24d ago Fit
Hitched 26d ago Fit