October 17 / 16.20 Brighton

16.20

Soft

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  • Prize money: £2983.38
  • 0m 6f 210y
  • Class 6
  • 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 326218 CD

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Won this race last year and he recorded his fourth C&D win when scoring on soft last month; no joy under a penalty (good) last time but that may have come too soon and he's 3lb lower here on this return to slow ground; dangerous if he can bounce back.
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2

(3)

16th Oct 2025

Good

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

16:40 Brighton

Otago

9st 8lb

J: Charlie Bennett

T: Jim Boyle

Five C&D wins include this race for the last two years; not particularly convincing on 2025 form but has a good chance off current mark provided he's back on song.

14/1

6th

1

(10)

7th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

17:15 Brighton

Otago

9st 9lb

J: Charlie Bennett

T: Jim Boyle

Five C&D wins, three of those in cheekpieces on soft; has struggled for form this season (0-6), making only minimal inroads from the rear at Epsom (7f; eighth of 12; 50-1) latest; competes from an easing mark.

12/1

8th

12

(9)

11th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 3y

Class 4

14:12 Epsom

Otago

8st 11lb

J: Charlie Bennett

T: Jim Boyle

Two C&D wins earlier in career; conditions have been against him during the hot summer but he won the two most recent soft-ground races he contested, over 7f at Brighton last autumn, so the more rain the better; yard has won the last four runnings.

14/1

10/1

  • Place: £4.50

Form: 514516 CD

Last run: 58 days

W: 9st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Two wins over C&D this season, including by 4l on his penultimate run, but he's not easy to predict and was well beaten over 1m here last time; needs to bounce back again after that and all of his turf wins have come on good to firm.
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5th

8

(1)

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

20:50 Windsor

River Wharfe

9st 4lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Tony Carroll

11-time winner, with five on turf and six on AW; his last success was off 2lb higher at Southwell in March but he's struggled since and needs to get back on track.

20/1

8th

12

(8)

7th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

18:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

River Wharfe

8st 7lb

J: Matthew Lloyd Slater

T: Tony Carroll

Conditions to suit and he is on a winning mark but it has been a long time since he won above Class 6 company; others are stronger.

25/1

6th

8

(8)

25th Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 6

11:30 Nottingham

River Wharfe

9st 4lb

J: Charlie Tucker

T: Tony Carroll

Came from off the pace when winning at Southwell (7f, AW) in March but he's been below that level in three starts since; all five wins on turf have been at Brighton and others have stronger claims.

14/1

10/1

Form: 908567 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 1lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Acts on good to firm and soft; runner-up off 7lb higher here (1m) in June but he's not come close to that form since; had an excuse when upped to 1m2f here last time but his losing run is mounting up and others look safer; change of headgear.
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3rd

7

(3)

17th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

16:20 Brighton

Ceilidh

9st 1lb

J: Neil Callan

T: George Baker

Acts on good to firm and soft; runner-up off 7lb higher here (1m) in June but he's not come close to that form since; had an excuse when upped to 1m2f here last time but his losing run is mounting up and others look safer; change of headgear.

10/1

7th

6

(2)

8th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

16:10 Brighton

Ceilidh

9st 6lb

J: Neil Callan

T: George Baker

Best effort this year when second off 7lb higher here (1m) in June; possibilities provided he's in similar form and stays this new trip.

10/1

6th

10

(3)

16th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

16:12 Windsor

Ceilidh

9st 4lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Ended last season with two wins but will need to run a lot better than in his last four races if he's to go in again.

20/1

4th
1 (5)
Maxzeno

9/1

Form: 53-345

Last run: 73 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Well handicapped on his best form and is effective in the mud but he's still maiden after 14 starts and was disappointing at Lingfield (7f, good) in August; has something to prove again after a break and others are more convincing; tongue-tie back on.
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7th

5

(6)

30th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Maxzeno

9st 8lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Adam West

in rear

7/1

7th

5

(6)

30th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Maxzeno

9st 8lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Adam West

in rear

7/1

4th

1

(5)

17th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

16:20 Brighton

Maxzeno

9st 9lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Adam West

Well handicapped on his best form and is effective in the mud but he's still maiden after 14 starts and was disappointing at Lingfield (7f, good) in August; has something to prove again after a break and others are more convincing; tongue-tie back on.

9/1

OUR TIP

Form: 159834 CD

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Four-time course winner, but all of his five wins have come on good/good to firm and he was disappointing on soft ground here (5.3f) last time; this step back up in trip is a positive but he's generally struggled since his last win (in May) and others are preferred.
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4th

9

(4)

18th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:40 Lingfield

Voodoo Ray

9st 9lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Completed a hat-trick in the spring of 2024 but he's drawn a blank since then and has been beaten 6l or more in his last five runs; opposable.

33/1

11th

12

(2)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

16:58 Brighton

Voodoo Ray

9st 0lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Gary & Josh Moore

The first four of his five wins were at Brighton but no success anywhere since May 2024; discouraging record from autumn 2024 onwards.

33/1

66/1

Form: -70780

Last run: 29 days

W: 8st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
19-race maiden who has struggled under both codes this year and he can only be watched.
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6th

8

(7)

17th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

16:20 Brighton

Gaazooo

8st 9lb

J: Laura Pearson

T: Shaun Harris

19-race maiden who has struggled under both codes this year and he can only be watched.

66/1

9th

9

8th Oct 2024

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

14:30 Huntingdon

Gaazooo

10st 2lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Shaun Harris

18-race maiden with little worthwhile form; pulled up on handicap debut over hurdles on penultimate start and was well beaten back on the Flat last month; easy to look elsewhere.

50/1

13th

15

(11)

18th Sep 2024

Good

1m 0f 100y

Class 6

13:40 Beverley

Gaazooo

9st 0lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Shaun Harris

17-race maiden with little worthwhile form; has started at triple-figure odds on all five starts this year; safe to turn elsewhere.

100/1

9/2

Form: -65033

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
0-13 but she's on a reduced mark and has finished well for a close third at Chepstow (6f/7f) in her last two runs; this return to slower ground is no problem and she should be in the thick of things again.
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11th

3

(4)

9th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rogue Rosie

9st 6lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Alice Haynes

dwelt start, never better than midfield

16/1

11th

3

(4)

9th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rogue Rosie

9st 6lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Alice Haynes

dwelt start, never better than midfield

16/1

Non-runners

Romanovich

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Payout
Exacta £35.40
Straight Forecast £31.37
Tricast £72.99
Trifecta £92.70

Selections

The Guardian:

Otago

SPOTLIGHT:

Romanovich

POSTDATA:

Voodoo Ray

NEWMARKET:

Rogue Rosie

RP RATINGS:

Ceilidh

The Times:

Romanovich

D Express:

Romanovich

Daily Record:

Romanovich

Telegraph:

Voodoo Ray

Daily Mail:

Otago

Daily Mirror:

Otago

The Sun:

Otago

The Star:

Otago