Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Handicap – Brighton

Brighton

14:00

Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Handicap

Date 2025-08-08

Distance 5f60y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 1m 3.09s (slow by 3.69s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Alshimali (IRE) Josephine Gordon · Tony Carroll	11/2	Won
2nd	Libra Tiger (GB) Rhys Clutterbuck · Laura Mongan	33/1	2
3rd	Dreambird Dolly (GB) Edward Greatrex · John Gallagher	10/1	.75
4th	Notre Maison (GB) Callum Shepherd · Stuart Kittow	5/2F	1
5th	Nordic Glory (IRE) Paddy Bradley · Michael Attwater	9/2	.75
6th	Newyorkstateofmind (GB) Tom Marquand · Ruth Carr	100/30	0.3
7th	Port Hedland (GB) Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	7/1	.75
8th	The Defiant (GB) Jack Dace · Luke Dace	12/1	1.5
9th	Battle Point (IRE) Gina Mangan · Michael Attwater	50/1	1.5

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
5 (1)	Notre Maison Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Stuart Kittow	J:Callum Shepherd T:Stuart Kittow	133	—	-23457	53	66	56	16d	—	—	-16	11.1	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Some good runs this season but her form cooled last time and she's now 1-26 in handicaps
3 (9)	Newyorkstateofmind Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Ruth Carr	J:Tom Marquand T:Ruth Carr	134	b	734332	54	67	59	7d	—	—	-8	18.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Knocking on the door on Tapeta last twice and he's a major player back on turf
2 (3)	Nordic Glory Chestnut J:Paddy Bradley T:Michael Attwater	J:Paddy Bradley T:Michael Attwater	135	—	316143	55	65	49	13d	—	—	0	15.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Just 1-18 on turf but he was a creditable third at Windsor (6f) last time; in the mix
6 (5)	Port Hedland Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	132	h	331866	52	66	63	13d	—	—	-3	7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Off the mark over C&D in May but disappointing in three runs since; hood added
8 (4)	Dreambird Dolly Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:John Gallagher	J:Edward Greatrex T:John Gallagher	127	—	273766	50	63	58	2d	—	—	-6	3.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Inconsistent maiden and well beaten here on Wednesday
4 (7)	The Defiant Bay J:Jack Dace(7) T:Luke Dace	J:Jack Dace(7) T:Luke Dace	133	tp	345488	53	62	55	13d	—	—	-5	3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Finished last of eight in last two starts and he's not won on turf since 2019
7 (6)	Alshimali Bay J:Josephine Gordon T:Tony Carroll	J:Josephine Gordon T:Tony Carroll	130	h	-59437	50	66	46	13d	—	—	-3	4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has claims on his best form but was never involved at Windsor latest and he's now 0-12
1 (2)	Libra Tiger Chestnut J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Laura Mongan	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Laura Mongan	135	p	83-450	55	65	39	46d	—	—	-1	2.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
On reduced mark but he's been well held in last six runs and is 1-19 on turf
9 (8)	Battle Point Bay J:Gina Mangan T:Michael Attwater	J:Gina Mangan T:Michael Attwater	126	—	677266	46	62	53	31d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+1	3.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Sole win was in 2023 and finished well held in a classified event here last time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Notre Maison	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	5/2
Newyorkstateofmind	3/1	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4
Nordic Glory	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	11/2
Port Hedland	7/1	15/2	15/2	8/1	15/2
Dreambird Dolly	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
The Defiant	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Alshimali	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Libra Tiger	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Battle Point	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Newyorkstateofmind

18.2

OR: 1 Form: 9.2 Odds: 8

3/1

2nd

Nordic Glory

15.7

OR: 1.3 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Notre Maison

11.1

OR: 0.8 Form: 1.9 Odds: 8.4

5/2

Port Hedland

OR: 0.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Alshimali

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Dreambird Dolly

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Battle Point

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

The Defiant

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Libra Tiger

2.1

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nordic Glory	55	65	49
Libra Tiger	55	65	39
Newyorkstateofmind	54	67	59
Notre Maison	53	66	56
The Defiant	53	62	55
Port Hedland	52	66	63
Dreambird Dolly	50	63	58
Alshimali	50	66	46
Battle Point	46	62	53

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dreambird Dolly	2d ago	Quick return
Newyorkstateofmind	7d ago	Quick return
Nordic Glory	13d ago	Quick return
Port Hedland	13d ago	Quick return
The Defiant	13d ago	Quick return
Alshimali	13d ago	Quick return
Notre Maison	16d ago	Fit
Battle Point	31d ago	Fit
Libra Tiger	46d ago	Fresh