Celebration Of John Kimbers Life Handicap – Brighton

Brighton

16:15

Celebration Of John Kimbers Life Handicap

Date 2025-08-19

Distance 7f216y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,454

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (4)	Monks Mead Grey J:George Bass T:Mark Usher	J:George Bass T:Mark Usher	130	—	792363	50	67	52	13d	—	—	-18	17.4	2/1 33%
Can fluff the start but he's run with credit a few times here this summer; one to consider
7 (8)	Blackbrook Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Jim Boyle	J:Jack Doughty T:Jim Boyle	120	—	477403	46	66	56	13d	—	—	-13	9.7	10/3 23%
Signs he might be about to get it together when third over 7f here latest; possibilities
1 (5)	Bear To Dream Bay J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Michael Attwater	J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Michael Attwater	135	—	315214	55	64	58	11d	—	—	+1	17.8	9/2 18%
Little wiggle room off this mark and it's a long time since she ran over this far
2 (1)	River Wharfe Chestnut J:Tyrese Cameron(7) T:Tony Carroll	J:Tyrese Cameron(7) T:Tony Carroll	133	—	514435	53	67	61	12d	—	—	-7	9.9	9/2 18%
Four-time course winner; below best here 12 days ago but is capable of bouncing back
6 (3)	Rotation Bay J:Oliver Carmichael(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Oliver Carmichael(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	124	tp	665633	50	62	49	11d	—	—	-1	7.5	9/1 10%
Hasn't always looked the easiest; found his level again now, though, and holds claims
4 (7)	Manton Road Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Gay Kelleway	J:Jim Crowley T:Gay Kelleway	128	—	136977	54	61	32	13d	—	—	-2	2.8	22/1 4%
Yet to achieve anything on turf; again no sign of the headgear worn for his four wins
8 (6)	Miraflores Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Rachel Cook & John Bridger	J:Joe Leavy T:Rachel Cook & John Bridger	120	—	9860	46	41	23	22d	—	—	-1	0.4	125/1 1%
Three-figure prices for four runs to date (7f-1m2f), finishing tailed off each time
5 (2)	Run Joy Run Bay J:Laura Coughlan(3) T:Camilla Poulton	J:Laura Coughlan(3) T:Camilla Poulton	126	p	60-970	46	62	43	92d	—	—	-1	0.2	200/1 0%
Done a lot of racing over further and has struggled since picked up from Adam West

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Monks Mead	7/4	13/8	13/8	7/4	2/1
Blackbrook	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Bear To Dream	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
River Wharfe	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Rotation	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Manton Road	22/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Miraflores	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	80/1
Run Joy Run	200/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bear To Dream

17.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Monks Mead

17.4

OR: 0 Form: 6 Odds: 11.4

2/1

3rd

River Wharfe

9.9

OR: 0.8 Form: 4.1 Odds: 5

9/2

Blackbrook

9.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Rotation

7.5

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Manton Road

2.8

OR: 1 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Miraflores

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Run Joy Run

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bear To Dream	55	64	58
Manton Road	54	61	32
River Wharfe	53	67	61
Monks Mead	50	67	52
Rotation	50	62	49
Blackbrook	46	66	56
Miraflores	46	41	23
Run Joy Run	46	62	43

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bear To Dream	11d ago	Quick return
Rotation	11d ago	Quick return
River Wharfe	12d ago	Quick return
Monks Mead	13d ago	Quick return
Blackbrook	13d ago	Quick return
Manton Road	13d ago	Quick return
Miraflores	22d ago	Fit
Run Joy Run	92d ago	Long break