August 05 / 16.00 Brighton

16.00

Good To Firm

Monty Bennetts 18th Birthday Handicap

  • Prize money: £4187.2
  • 1m 1f 207y
  • Class 6
  • 6 runners
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Monty Bennetts 18th Birthday Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £2.60

Form: 276155

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Slightly disappointing on both starts since emphatic success at Hamilton (1m1f, good to soft) in June and still needs to prove he's effective on fast ground but his current mark is workable and he can't be ruled out.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

8

(4)

9th Sep 2026

Good

1m 2f 1y

Class 5

15:21 Redcar

Port Darwin

9st 3lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Charlie Johnston

Career win number three when prevailing narrowly at Brighton (1m2f, good to firm) but he has a patchy profile and beat only one home at Newmarket subsequently; he does have a competitive run in him, however.

8/1

4th

5

(5)

21st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

15:45 Newmarket (July)

Port Darwin

9st 1lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Charlie Johnston

Has a patchy profile but he's won two of his last four starts including a last-gasp success at Brighton (1m2f, good to firm) two weeks ago; only 2lb higher here and he's a big player again if he can back that up.

15/8

8/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 2879-1

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Far too inconsistent to rely upon heavily but just did enough to cause 22-1 surprise on recent seasonal debut at Salisbury (1m, good to firm; front pair clear), and could be seen to even better effect now back up in trip.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

7

(2)

24th Aug 2026

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

16:00 Brighton

Its Life

9st 0lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Kathy Turner

Resumed from a layoff in good nick, her stamina carrying the day over 1m on comeback before a solid effort off her revised mark over C&D last time; one to consider under Billy Loughnane in first-time headgear.

5/1

2nd

2

(3)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

16:00 Brighton

Its Life

9st 7lb

J: Charlie Tucker

T: Kathy Turner

Far too inconsistent to rely upon heavily but just did enough to cause 22-1 surprise on recent seasonal debut at Salisbury (1m, good to firm; front pair clear), and could be seen to even better effect now back up in trip.

8/1

1st

3

(1)

25th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:45 Salisbury

Its Life

9st 11lb

J: Charlie Tucker

T: Kathy Turner

0-15 under all codes and absent since well-held fourth over hurdles in October; will probably find this trip too sharp; best to look elsewhere.

33/1

Form: -46617 CD

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Benefited from combination of step up in trip and first-time cheekpieces when making all over C&D (good to firm) in June, her seventh start; open to further progress but needs to bounce back from a disappointing effort at Leicester last month.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

13

(3)

7th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Beryls Girl

9st 2lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Made all with cheekpieces added in a Brighton handicap (1m2f, good to firm) in June, but she's not matched that form in three subsequent runs; record is now 1-10 and needs to raise her game in first-time blinkers.

16/1

6th

4

(1)

28th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:20 Ffos Las

Beryls Girl

9st 7lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Made all over 1m2f at Brighton (good to firm) in June but that was in first-time cheekpieces and she's not kicked on.

10/1

4th

6

(1)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

16:00 Brighton

Beryls Girl

9st 4lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Benefited from combination of step up in trip and first-time cheekpieces when making all over C&D (good to firm) in June, her seventh start; open to further progress but needs to bounce back from a disappointing effort at Leicester last month.

5/1

Form: 544527 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 10lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Long in the tooth now and not firing on all cylinders this season but, from a reduced mark, ran well in defeat over C&D (good to firm) in June; had excuse (lame) when below form here last month; big player if all goes to plan this time.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

6

(3)

9th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:01 Chepstow

Annexation

8st 11lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Tony Carroll

Veteran who completed a quickfire double last autumn but is 0-13 since and his second-place finish in June has not been backed up, kept to Brighton since; opposed.

5/1

5th

1

(4)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

16:00 Brighton

Annexation

9st 10lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Tony Carroll

Long in the tooth now and not firing on all cylinders this season but, from a reduced mark, ran well in defeat over C&D (good to firm) in June; had excuse (lame) when below form here last month; big player if all goes to plan this time.

7/1

7th

6

(2)

7th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

19:50 Brighton

Annexation

9st 2lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Has yet to score this year but is getting close, finishing second of eight over C&D (good to firm) last Tuesday; 8lb lower than for his two wins last autumn.

100/30

OUR TIP

Form: 0053

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price
No Results Found

Form: 513221

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price
No Results Found

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Payout
Exacta £31.80
Straight Forecast £31.93
Trifecta £74.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Buckland Belle

POSTDATA:

It's Life

The Times:

Port Darwin

RP RATINGS:

Annexation

WEST COUNTRY:

It's Life

Telegraph:

Buckland Belle

The Guardian:

Buckland Belle

Daily Mail:

Buckland Belle

D Express:

Buckland Belle

Daily Mirror:

Buckland Belle

The Sun:

Buckland Belle

The Star:

Buckland Belle

Daily Record:

Buckland Belle