August 04 / 15.50 Brighton

15.50

Good To Firm

Ebony Horse Club Handicap

  • Prize money: £3726
  • 0m 7f 216y
  • Class 6
  • 7 runners
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Ebony Horse Club Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.75
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 847322 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Made the frame off today's mark three consecutive times last month and was a winner off today's mark at Bath (1m, good) in May; can pose a potent threat if she copes with this idiosyncratic track.
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7th

1

(3)

10th Oct 2023

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

15:30 Brighton

Girl Inthe Picture

9st 10lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Ed Dunlop

midfield

12/1

4th

7

(3)

31st Aug 2023

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:06 Bath

Girl Inthe Picture

9st 2lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Ed Dunlop

Won over C&D last season and began this campaign with some very respectable efforts but has looked out of sorts on both outings this month and now has questions to answer; swaps blinkers for refitted visor.

12/1

12th

11

(10)

18th Aug 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:55 Newmarket (July)

Girl Inthe Picture

9st 7lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Ed Dunlop

raced centre, led overall, went clear over 5f out, reduced lead from under 3f out, headed under 2f out, soon weakened

25/1

OUR TIP

7/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 151573 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Dual course winner this season; unable to go with Retrouvailles and Bbob Alula in closing stages when third over C&D (good to firm) three weeks ago but that was still a pretty good effort, and she's better off at the weights with both of those rivals this time.
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7th

2

(5)

15th Oct 2023

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:20 Goodwood

Sly Madam

9st 13lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Sheena West

Recorded a clearcut success on soft going at Windsor (1m) in the spring; respectable third on similar surface at this course (1m1f) most recently; has slipped back to an attractive mark and enters calculations.

10/1

3rd

8

(6)

27th Sep 2023

Soft

1m 1f 11y

Class 4

17:20 Goodwood

Sly Madam

9st 4lb

J: George Bass

T: Sheena West

Similar type to Junkanoo, having recorded a clearcut success on soft going at Windsor (1m) in the spring; not disgraced over 1m1f three starts back; on a workable mark and looks one to consider.

9/1

4th

1

(9)

20th Sep 2023

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:15 Sandown

Sly Madam

10st 0lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Sheena West

in touch with leaders

10/1

Form: 00-670

Last run: 85 days

W: 9st 1lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Well-beaten 66-1 shot at Bath (1m2f) in May and has now been unplaced all seven starts (including two bumpers); huge improvement needed.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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9th

7

(10)

4th Oct 2022

Soft

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

17:05 Brighton

Joyful Song

9st 0lb

J: Franny Norton

T: Tony Newcombe

prominent, pressed leader 4f out, switched to near side and led 3f out, ridden and weakened from 2f out

20/1

14th

12

(13)

3rd Sep 2022

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Kempton (AW)

Joyful Song

9st 0lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Tony Newcombe

midfield, pushed along halfway, dropped to rear home turn, well behind from 2f out

11/1

Form: 565841 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Came good at 15th attempt, holding on well to fend off Bbob Alula over C&D (good to firm) three weeks ago; subsequent 4lb rise demands more today, but there is hope she can build on that breakthrough success.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

7

(3)

5th Nov 2022

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Retrouvailles

8st 10lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

Off the mark at the 15th attempt when coming from off the pace to win a 1m handicap at Brighton in July; unable to replicate that level of form in four subsequent runs, including back on AW latest.

33/1

9th

11

(4)

13th Oct 2022

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:25 Chelmsford (AW)

Retrouvailles

9st 3lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

in rear, going okay when still plenty to do from over 2f out, pushed along and some headway from under 2f out, keeping on when slightly hampered inside final furlong, eyecatcher (jockey said filly was denied a clear run in the home straight)

25/1

9th

9

(5)

30th Aug 2022

Good

1m 2f 17y

Class 6

15:20 Epsom

Retrouvailles

9st 2lb

J: Cameron Noble

T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

always towards rear

14/1

100/30

Form: 142522 CD BF

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Finished well to pip Rivas Rob Roy over C&D (good to firm) in April and has remained in good form since; lost out only by a head to Retrouvailles here three weeks ago and is likely to be right in the thick of things again.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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5th

7

5th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:25 Newton Abbot

Bbob Alula

10st 2lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Bill Turner

in touch with leaders, struggling and dropped to last from 3rd, detached from 8th, no chance from 3 out, tailed off

20/1

4th

6

18th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 213y

Class 5

15:15 Stratford

Bbob Alula

10st 11lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Bill Turner

midfield, stayed on run-in, not pace to challenge

40/1

8th

9

(1)

7th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 37y

Class 6

20:25 Bath

Bbob Alula

8st 12lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Bill Turner

Wins have come over shorter round easy, undulating courses and he's regressed in recent times; it's been the best part of two years since he ran well on turf and he's some way down the pecking order.

16/1

Form: 887557

Last run: 44 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Six-race maiden; made quite promising turf/handicap debut when staying-on fifth here (7f, good to firm) in May but both subsequent runs were disappointing (1m2f/1m); needs to up his game.
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7th

4

(3)

1st Mar 2023

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

16:05 Lingfield (AW)

Huntsmans Moon

10st 2lb

J: Mollie Phillips

T: Tony Carroll

0-11 and isn't the most consistent; well beaten from double-figure draw at Wolverhampton last time but, although better berthed here, has something to find at the weights.

12/1

10th

9

(10)

21st Dec 2022

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Huntsmans Moon

9st 0lb

J: David Probert

T: Tony Carroll

Finally finished placed when having Hachert and Say Grace some way behind over C&D last time; easy to argue he was flattered that day, having always been on a steady pace, and he's drawn wider tonight.

6/1

11th

13

(6)

17th Nov 2022

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Huntsmans Moon

8st 12lb

J: Mollie Phillips

T: Tony Carroll

slowly away, took keen hold, towards rear

25/1

Form: 022424 C BF

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Runner-up three times over C&D in recent months, once behind Bbob Alula and once behind Sly Madam; his current mark is workable and Rhys Clutterbuck's useful 3lb claim is a bonus but well-beaten fourth here yesterday.
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4th

9

(8)

12th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

18:00 Brighton

Rivas Rob Roy

8st 10lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: John Gallagher

Six-time course winner but had his disappointments here last year and has finished last in his final two races on the AW.

20/1

4th

9

(8)

12th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

18:00 Brighton

Rivas Rob Roy

8st 10lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: John Gallagher

Six-time course winner but had his disappointments here last year and has finished last in his final two races on the AW.

20/1

9th

8

(7)

24th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rivas Rob Roy

9st 9lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: John Gallagher

12-time winner including over C&D; has mixed record since last success in May 2024 but he's reached the frame here in two of his last four runs; things didn't go well over C&D last time but he had a wide trip in that race and could be dangerous if he can bounce back.

16/1

Non-runners

Rivas Rob Roy

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £15.30
Straight Forecast £18.58
Trifecta £245.50

Selections

NEWMARKET:

Retrouvailles

Telegraph:

Bbob Alula

POSTDATA:

Rivas Rob Roy

SPOTLIGHT:

Girl Inthe Picture

Daily Mail:

Sly Madam

RP Ratings:

Girl Inthe Picture

Daily Mirror:

Retrouvailles

The Sun:

Retrouvailles

Daily Record:

Retrouvailles

The Guardian:

Bbob Alula

The Star:

Bbob Alula

The Times:

Rivas Rob Roy

Daily Express:

Rivas Rob Roy