Race cards · Thu 9 Aug
Thursday 9 August · Brighton, England
15:30 Visit marathonbet.co.uk Brighton Challenge Handicap
- Distance
- 1m 3f 198y
- Going
- Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 21061
- Runners
- 7
Race preview
Dropping back in trip can see ASHINGTON regain the winning thread, having travelled beautifully into contention at Haydock last time before running out of petrol over 1m6f on softer ground than this. The Otmoor Poet was last seen over hurdles, but before that was running consistently on the level and is respected once again, while Cheeky Rascal and Gary Moore's triple course winner Whinging Willie also have to be considered.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashington | 76-2214 | A Kirby | L M Cumani | 9 4 | 7-4 | |
| 2 | Whinging Willie | 16-7047 | H Crouch | G & J Moore | 9 12 | 16-1 | |
| 3 | Dr Richard Kimble | 215349 | F Norton | C & M Johnston | 9 4 | 9-2 | |
| 4 | Cheeky Rascal | 253332 | Thore Hammer-Hansen | R Hannon | 8 11 | 2-1 | |
| 5 | Henry Croft | 4379-88 | George Downing | A W Carroll | 9 2 | 50-1 | |
| 6 | The Otmoor Poet | 205-333 | M Harley | A M Hales | 9 10 | 13-2 | |
| 7 | River Dart | 6-75165 | Poppy Bridgwater | A W Carroll | 9 5 | 18-1 |