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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4th

4

(7)

24th Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

16:30 Brighton

River Wharfe

9st 5lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Tony Carroll

Course specialist who landed his sixth win on this track earlier this month, in a C&D classified; beaten at odds-on over 7f here 24 hours later but will be more at home back over 1m and must be on the shortlist.

11/4

3rd

4

(2)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

14:38 Brighton

River Wharfe

9st 9lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Tony Carroll

8yo who has worked his way back into form this season and he won a 1m classified here yesterday under Molly Gunn, which was his sixth course win; strong claims under 4lb penalty if running again today.

9/4

1st

5

(7)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

15:00 Brighton

River Wharfe

9st 9lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Tony Carroll

Gained five of his 11 wins at this track; not at best in three handicaps since returned to turf in June but was only beaten about 2l when fifth of seven at Windsor (1m, good to firm) last time and is strong interest in this lower grade and with cheekpieces refitted.

7/2

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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6th

8

(4)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

14:38 Brighton

Voodoo Ray

9st 9lb

J: Jude Fernandes

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Gained four of his five wins at this track (two over 7f) but has largely been disappointing over the last couple of year and hopes of him adding to his tally are beginning to fade.

16/1

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

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