Star Sports Handicap – Brighton

Brighton

16:10

Star Sports Handicap

Date 2025-05-27

Distance 6f210y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,339

Winning Time 1m 25.77s (slow by 7.07s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Secret Strength (IRE) Joe Leavy · Shaun Lycett	2/1F	Won
2nd	Intervention (GB) Jason Watson · Michael Appleby	3/1	1
3rd	Little Boy Blue (GB) Harry Kimber · Bill Turner	10/1	1
4th	Uncle Dick (GB) Oliver Carmichael · Eve Johnson Houghton	100/30	.5
5th	Oj Lifestyle (IRE) Tom Queally · Gary & Josh Moore	4/1	1

Runners (5)

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
4 (2)	Secret Strength Bay J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Shaun Lycett	J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Shaun Lycett	127	—	9-1244	72	94	-	33d	—	—	-11	12.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Can start slow but he wasn't beaten far in a lower grade at Chelmsford last time; claims.
3 (3)	Oj Lifestyle Bay J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	131	tp	63511-	76	91	78	268d	—	—	+7	31.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Won twice here over a mile in blinkers last season; cheekpieces now on and claims if ready
1 (4)	Intervention Bay J:Jason Watson T:Michael Appleby	J:Jason Watson T:Michael Appleby	136	hp	314300	81	93	51	11d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-3	17.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Below his best at York last time and record now reads 1-33 on turf; others preferred.
5 (5)	Uncle Dick Bay J:Oliver Carmichael(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Oliver Carmichael(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	125	b	84-076	70	91	61	20d	—	—	-9	10.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Yet to win over 7f but he loves it here and has to be respected now 1lb below his last win
2 (1)	Little Boy Blue Grey J:Harry Kimber T:Bill Turner	J:Harry Kimber T:Bill Turner	132	p	14378-	77	94	83	240d	—	—	+4	12.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won this race in 2022 off 3lb higher; off since September but he's proven fresh; claims.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Secret Strength	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Oj Lifestyle	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Intervention	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Uncle Dick	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Little Boy Blue	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1

Predictor

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

1st

Oj Lifestyle

31.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 17.9 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Intervention

17.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Secret Strength

12.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Little Boy Blue

12.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Uncle Dick

10.7

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Intervention	81	93	51
Little Boy Blue	77	94	83
Oj Lifestyle	76	91	78
Secret Strength	72	94	—
Uncle Dick	70	91	61

Last Run