It Takes A Village Handicap – Brighton

Brighton

3:52

It Takes A Village Handicap

Date 2025-08-31

Distance 7f216y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,187

Runners 12

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (5)	Dragonflame b Jason Watson · Brian Meehan	Jason Watson · Brian Meehan	134	—	78-823	68	72	53	20d	—	—	-11	11.2	7/2 22%
0-5; placed in handicaps the last twice; may have a contest of this nature in him
12 (2)	Lunanova b Billy Loughnane · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	Billy Loughnane · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	124	h	786113	58	75	59	18d	—	—	+3	22.7	10/3 23%
Recent improvement features two C&D wins; had an excuse at Ffos Las since; respected
3 (10)	Kracking gr Jack Nicholls(5) · Stuart Williams	Jack Nicholls(5) · Stuart Williams	136	t	543503	64	75	52	7d	—	—	-4	11.8	5/1 17%
Registered his most recent success off this mark over C&D in April; interesting back here
5 (9)	Havana Mojito gr Joe Leavy · John Gallagher	Joe Leavy · John Gallagher	135	—	211826	63	73	60	25d	—	—	+4	14.6	15/2 12%
Record of 3-9 at Brighton; came up short in better race last time; this is more suitable
4 (8)	Blenheim Star b Callum Shepherd · William Knight	Callum Shepherd · William Knight	136	p	156383	64	77	56	24d	—	—	+1	10.9	15/2 12%
Record of 3-8 at Brighton; ran well in first-time cheekpieces here latest start; player
8 (7)	Louie The Legend b Ray Dawson · Dylan Cunha	Ray Dawson · Dylan Cunha	132	—	004167	66	77	61	8d	—	—	+3	11.5	9/1 10%
Won at Nottingham in July but far from consistent this term; not solid
9 (11)	Towerlands b William Carson · Tony Carroll	William Carson · Tony Carroll	130	—	5-8292	64	73	46	23d	—	—	-2	5.6	11/1 8%
Went very close to opening his account in Brighton contest last time; his turn looks near
10 (4)	Kondratiev Wave ch Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	129	p	632654	57	74	47	25d	—	—	0	5.2	18/1 5%
Record of 3-10 at Brighton; largely consistent this year; made the frame here last time
2 (1)	Flag Carrier b Sean D Bowen · Brian Toomey	Sean D Bowen · Brian Toomey	138	—	641229	66	73	53	5d	—	—	+11	13.9	25/1 4%
0-8 on turf but has solid record (23322) over 1m in this sphere, giving him place claims
7 (3)	Desert Footsteps b Marco Ghiani · Marcus Tregoning	Marco Ghiani · Marcus Tregoning	134	—	69616-	62	73	54	327d	—	—	+8	10.9	25/1 4%
Low-mileage filly; absent since doing too much up front in C&D event last October
11 (6)	Roscioli b Paddy Bradley · Brett Johnson	Paddy Bradley · Brett Johnson	129	tv	696254	57	75	63	29d	—	—	+2	5	33/1 3%
Ran well at Bath in June but has lacked consistency this year
NR (12)	H Key Lails gr TBC · Michael Attwater	· Michael Attwater	140	p	441142	68	74	63	12d	—	—	—	17.5	—
Very consistent in last 12 months; won over C&D in July; ran creditably here last time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dragonflame	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Lunanova	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Kracking	9/2	5/1	9/2	5/1	4/1
Havana Mojito	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Blenheim Star	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Louie The Legend	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	17/2
Towerlands	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	9/1
Kondratiev Wave	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Flag Carrier	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Desert Footsteps	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Roscioli	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
H Key Lails	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Lunanova

22.7

OR: 2 Form: 15 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

H Key Lails

17.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 13 Odds: 0

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3rd

Havana Mojito

14.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Flag Carrier

13.9

OR: 4 Form: 9 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Kracking

11.8

OR: 3.5 Form: 3.9 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Louie The Legend

11.5

OR: 4 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Dragonflame

11.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

7/2

Blenheim Star

10.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Desert Footsteps

10.9

OR: 3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Towerlands

5.6

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Kondratiev Wave

5.2

OR: 1.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Roscioli

OR: 1.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dragonflame Top Rated	68	72	53
H Key Lails	68	74	63
Louie The Legend	66	77	61
Flag Carrier	66	73	53
Kracking	64	75	52
Blenheim Star	64	77	56
Towerlands	64	73	46
Havana Mojito	63	73	60
Desert Footsteps	62	73	54
Lunanova	58	75	59
Kondratiev Wave	57	74	47
Roscioli	57	75	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dragonflame	20d ago	Fit
Lunanova	18d ago	Fit
Kracking	7d ago	Quick return
Havana Mojito	25d ago	Fit
Blenheim Star	24d ago	Fit
Louie The Legend	8d ago	Quick return
Towerlands	23d ago	Fit
Kondratiev Wave	25d ago	Fit
Flag Carrier	5d ago	Quick return
Desert Footsteps	327d ago	Long break
Roscioli	29d ago	Fit
H Key Lails	12d ago	Quick return

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