Star Sports Handicap – Brighton

Brighton

16:00

Star Sports Handicap

Date 2025-05-08

Distance 1m3f198y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,454

Winning Time 2m 34.59s (slow by 7.59s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sea Of Charm (FR) William Cox · Georgina Nicholls	7/2	Won
2nd	Sawgrass (GB) Finley Marsh · Hughie Morrison	3/1F	.5
3rd	Irezumi (GB) Luke Catton · Jim Boyle	4/1	.75
4th	Jenson Benson (IRE) Gina Mangan · Shaun Lycett	11/1	1.75
5th	Foinix (GB) William Carson · Jim & Suzi Best	100/30	2
6th	Honrado (GB) Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	7/1	13
7th	Eloso (IRE) Callum Hutchinson · Jim & Suzi Best	33/1	45

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (6)	Sea Of Charm Bay J:William Cox T:Georgina Nicholls	J:William Cox T:Georgina Nicholls	133	b	54-V42	55	69	-	17d	—	—	-13	7.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Three-time AW winner who was runner-up at Wolverhampton last time; claims back on turf.
4 (1)	Sawgrass Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Hughie Morrison	J:Finley Marsh T:Hughie Morrison	130	—	6707	52	63	48	26d	—	—	-14	6.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Failed to improve when switched to 1m2f handicap; well bred and may have more to offer.
5 (5)	Irezumi Bay J:Luke Catton(5) T:Jim Boyle	J:Luke Catton(5) T:Jim Boyle	127	p	383-82	49	69	42	9d	—	—	-13	5.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Sole win came here; beaten only by a rapid improver over C&D nine days ago; respected.
6 (4)	Foinix Bay J:William Carson T:Jim & Suzi Best	J:William Carson T:Jim & Suzi Best	126	b	6V4473	48	72	-	7d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-8	7.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
C&D winner last year; 10l third of six at Chelmsford (1m6f) last time; place claims.
7 (7)	Honrado Bay J:Jack Doughty(3) T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty(3) T:Tony Carroll	125	tp	-2V796	47	69	66	37d	—	—	-8	4.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Yet to build on January's runner-up effort at Lingfield; 0-16 and others preferred.
2 (3)	Jenson Benson Bay J:Gina Mangan T:Shaun Lycett	J:Gina Mangan T:Shaun Lycett	134	—	366-28	56	67	65	70d	—	—	-5	4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
All four wins have been on Chelmsford AW and he's yet to prove his stamina for this far.
1 (2)	Eloso b/br J:Callum Hutchinson T:Jim & Suzi Best	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Jim & Suzi Best	135	—	5/47-9	57	66	34	15d	—	—	0	2.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
1m2f win here in 2022 (stays 1m4f); last of nine over 1m recently after 302-day absence

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sea Of Charm	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Sawgrass	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Irezumi	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Foinix	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Honrado	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Jenson Benson	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	15/2
Eloso	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sea Of Charm

7.4

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Foinix

7.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Sawgrass

6.7

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Irezumi

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Honrado

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 1 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Jenson Benson

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Eloso

2.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eloso	57	66	34
Jenson Benson	56	67	65
Sea Of Charm	55	69	—
Sawgrass	52	63	48
Irezumi	49	69	42
Foinix	48	72	—
Honrado	47	69	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Foinix	7d ago	Quick return
Irezumi	9d ago	Quick return
Eloso	15d ago	Fit
Sea Of Charm	17d ago	Fit
Sawgrass	26d ago	Fit
Honrado	37d ago	Fit
Jenson Benson	70d ago	Fresh