May 03 / 18.40 Brighton

18.40

Good

Doing It Now Chairman Handicap

  • Prize money: £4605.92
  • 0m 6f 210y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Doing It Now Chairman Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

4/5 (Won)

  • Win: £2.20
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 7-361

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Displayed big jolt of improvement when quickening clear to win comfortably on handicap debut at Chelmsford (6f, AW) on Thursday; encounters different trip-and-surface combination here but could be very hard to beat under 6lb penalty.
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11th

11

(13)

13th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:30 York

Quinault

9st 10lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

Front-runner who has a strike-rate of 12-34 overall and 3-4 at York, the most recent course success in 7f Group 3 last June (equally effective at 6f); ties in with some of today's opponents on penultimate effort; removal of usual hood backfired last time; likely to go well.

10/1

6th

6

(3)

2nd May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:55 Newmarket

Quinault

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

Front-runner whose 12 wins include a Group 3 at York (7f, good) last June; he was an excellent third of 19 in the Group 1 Champions Sprint at Ascot (6f) in October; has since run up to his best in a 5f AW race at Newcastle in January and it will be interesting to see how he gets on back at this trip on turf with his regular hood discarded; ran creditably in 6f Group 3 at Newmarket last time.

8/1

3rd

9

(5)

16th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Newmarket

Quinault

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

Very useful front-runner whose strike-rate is 12-32; bagged Group 3 honours at York (7f) last June and a valuable pot at Doha (6f) most recently; unbeaten (4-4) in 6f contests on the Newmarket courses and has shown that he can win in sizeable fields; likely to make a bold bid back here.

9/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 1210-3 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Dual 7f nursery winner at Leicester (good) towards end of last season and made satisfactory reappearance at Newcastle (1m, AW) last month, where the longer trip may have stretched her; more exposed than some, though.
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6th

6

(7)

11th Jul 2023

Good

0m 6f 210y

Class 5

20:00 Brighton

Menalippe

9st 7lb

J: Harry Davies

T: James Ferguson

Two 7f nursery wins at Leicester; good second to a huge improver over C&D in May but she needs to rediscover that form; blew the start last time out.

10/1

11

(4)

30th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Newmarket (July)

Menalippe

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: James Ferguson

11th

1

(6)

15th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

15:10 Nottingham

Menalippe

9st 10lb

J: Harry Davies

T: James Ferguson

Two 7f nursery wins at Leicester last autumn; as good as ever when second to a handicap blot at Brighton last month but she couldn't build on it back at Leicester 16 days ago; stamina for 1m still not proven.

6/1

25/1

  • Place: £7.20

Form: 370-05

Last run: 26 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Generally disappointing since joining current stable last September; put in pretty good front-running shift when fifth of 14 at Bath (1m, soft) last month and is now 1lb lower than when ready winner of Ffos Las nursery (7.3f, good) for George Boughey last summer but others appeal more all the same.
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9th

5

(6)

7th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

15:30 Brighton

Estehwadh

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Laura Mongan

took keen hold

14/1

10th

6

(9)

20th May 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:40 Windsor

Estehwadh

9st 4lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Laura Mongan

bumped rival start, always behind, weakened quickly over 1f out

20/1

10th

6

(9)

20th May 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:40 Windsor

Estehwadh

9st 4lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Laura Mongan

bumped rival start, always behind

20/1

OUR TIP

33/1

Form: 730-7

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Four-race maiden who weakened out of contention tamely (albeit after racing wide) on last month's seasonal/handicap debut at Wolverhampton (7f, AW); needs to do much better here.
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4th

2

(2)

3rd May 2023

Good

0m 6f 210y

Class 5

18:40 Brighton

Ghassan

9st 9lb

J: Sam Hitchcott

T: Richard Hannon

Four-race maiden who weakened out of contention tamely (albeit after racing wide) on last month's seasonal/handicap debut at Wolverhampton (7f, AW); needs to do much better here.

33/1

2

(7)

5th Apr 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

15:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ghassan

9st 11lb

J: Dane O’Neill

T: Richard Hannon

in touch with leaders on outer

12/1

10th

6

(4)

23rd Sep 2022

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:50 Haydock

Ghassan

9st 2lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Richard Hannon

led, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and headed, weakened quickly over 1f out

4/1

Form: 5510-7 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Improved to win 7f AW maiden in September and kept on for respecable sixth on seasonal/handicap debut at Kempton (1m, AW) three weeks ago; needs to build on that recent effort and prove he's fully effective on turf, but may still have potential.
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4th

6

(4)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 4

19:00 Southwell (AW)

King Of Ithaca

9st 2lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: James Tate

6-31 on AW, four of those wins gained over C&D and the most recent a ready success from a 1lb lower mark last December; failed to settle on outer when only eighth of 12 (Jersey Maverick sixth, State of Madness ninth) at Kempton three weeks ago; others arrive in better form.

10/1

8th

2

(12)

8th Apr 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

King Of Ithaca

9st 9lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: James Tate

Best known for his Southwell exploits, but has run well here including a win over this trip; the outside stall is not ideal, though.

10/1

5th

6

(4)

13th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 3

17:45 Southwell (AW)

King Of Ithaca

8st 9lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: James Tate

Last four wins have been gained over C&D at Class 5 or lower, and tonight's would be the highest banded handicap he has taken in to date; drop back from 1m rates a plus, but clear career best likely required.

10/1

12/1

Form: 5-1625

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Returned from break with 6f Polytrack win in February and went close over 7f on that surface last month but finished just behind Enborne at Kempton three weeks ago and lacks that filly's potential.
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7th

9

(6)

6th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Phoenix Glow

8st 12lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Derek Shaw

Chelmsford winner for Jack Channon last February (6f); well beaten on both starts for this yard; plenty to prove.

33/1

8th

1

(4)

6th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Phoenix Glow

9st 9lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Derek Shaw

Two wins, including at 6f on AW, for former yard; 100-1 when last of nine on last month's stable debut at Chelmsford; big step forward required.

33/1

9th

6

(8)

21st Dec 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Phoenix Glow

9st 6lb

J: Jonathan Fisher

T: Derek Shaw

dwelt start, short of room and hampered soon after start

25/1

6/1

Form: 85-84

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Unexposed filly who has shown a tendency to race too freely but shaped well when fourth on last month's handicap debut at Kempton (7f, AW; first-time hood); should still have more to offer; respected.
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11th

9

(3)

24th May 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:05 Kempton (AW)

Enborne

9st 5lb

J: David Probert

T: Andrew Balding

took keen hold, midfield, lost ground and towards rear from over 5f out, shaken up over 3f out

9/1

7th

7

(9)

3rd May 2023

Good

0m 6f 210y

Class 5

18:40 Brighton

Enborne

9st 3lb

J: William Cox

T: Andrew Balding

Unexposed filly who has shown a tendency to race too freely but shaped well when fourth on last month's handicap debut at Kempton (7f, AW; first-time hood); should still have more to offer; respected.

6/1

4th

4

(5)

12th Apr 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Enborne

9st 9lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

dwelt start, took keen hold, prominent

6/1

11/2

Form: 5-5421 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Opened account at 11th attempt, with ridden-out success at Lingfield (7f, AW) a fortnight ago; today's return to turf won't be a probably and a recent 3lb rise does not look excessive; ought to make his presence felt again.
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6th

8

(1)

27th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

The Toff

9st 0lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Lisa Williamson

prominent, dropped to midfield after 2f

33/1

6th

8

(1)

27th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

The Toff

9st 0lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Lisa Williamson

prominent, dropped to midfield after 2f, weakened final furlong

33/1

6th

10

(1)

7th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

The Toff

9st 0lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Lisa Williamson

Sole win in 7f Lingfield handicap in early 2023; minor form for this yard and although there was the glimmer of a revival over C&D on Boxing Day it wasn't enough of one to fancy him for win purposes.

33/1

Form: -87590

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on 2yo debut for Andrew Baldiing but has become disappointing; finished last in three consecutive AW handicaps in March/April (7f-1m) and could be considered only if attracting some market support.
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14th

5

24th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

17:20 Hereford

Constitution

10st 12lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Became very disappointing on the Flat for Jamie Osborne last spring and was struggling from fairly early stage when 200-1 for stable/hurdle debut at Stratford last summer.

100/1

14th

5

24th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

17:20 Hereford

Constitution

10st 12lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Became very disappointing on the Flat for Jamie Osborne last spring and was struggling from fairly early stage when 200-1 for stable/hurdle debut at Stratford last summer.

100/1

4

16th Jul 2023

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

14:50 Stratford

Constitution

11st 0lb

J: Cillin Leonard

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

midfield on outer, bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 1st

66/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £18.80
Straight Forecast £21.47
Tricast £380.86
Trifecta £265.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Quinault

LAMBOURN:

The Toff

TOPSPEED:

Constitution

D Express:

Menalippe

RP Ratings:

Quinault

POSTDATA:

Quinault

NEWMARKET:

Quinault

The Times:

Quinault

Telegraph:

Quinault

The Guardian:

Quinault

Daily Mail:

Quinault

Daily Mirror:

Quinault

The Sun:

Quinault

The Star:

The Toff

Daily Record:

The Toff