August 23 / 16.50 Brighton

16.50

Good

Blackmore Proudly Sponsoring Brighton Racecourse Handicap

  • Prize money: £4396.56
  • 0m 7f 216y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Blackmore Proudly Sponsoring Brighton Racecourse Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £12.00
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 433235 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Prominent racer; won twice on AW earlier in the year and he has run some good races on turf this summer; latest C&D run was disappointing but he's the type to bounce back quickly.
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3rd

4

(4)

28th Sep 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

15:15 Brighton

Danehill Star

9st 9lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Tony Carroll

Perhaps handled the good to soft ground better than his rivals when a clearcut winner at Bath last time and shot up 8lb for that; effective here under these conditions but new mark is a worry.

3/1

1st

6

(10)

13th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:00 Bath

Danehill Star

9st 8lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Tony Carroll

Prominent racer; consistent this season with the exception of his penultimate run, but bounced straight back from that three weeks ago at Brighton (1m, good to firm) and the runner-up ran well this week; 2lb higher.

11/2

1st

5

(1)

23rd Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

16:50 Brighton

Danehill Star

9st 4lb

J: David Egan

T: Tony Carroll

Prominent racer; won twice on AW earlier in the year and he has run some good races on turf this summer; latest C&D run was disappointing but he's the type to bounce back quickly.

11/2

8/13

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 982113 D BF

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Always prominent when winning a pair of handicaps at Windsor (1m, good to firm); came up short in his hat-trick bid at Lingfield (1m, AW) on Tuesday but Billy Loughnane replaces a 7lb claimer and there could still be further progress in him.
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2nd

8

(10)

10th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 113y

Class 5

16:52 Epsom

My Old Mate

9st 1lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Both wins over 1m at Windsor when racing prominently; 8lb higher than for the last of those but off the same mark as for his close second at Brighton last time; should be fine on the track; considered.

7/2

2nd

4

(5)

23rd Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

16:50 Brighton

My Old Mate

9st 5lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Always prominent when winning a pair of handicaps at Windsor (1m, good to firm); came up short in his hat-trick bid at Lingfield (1m, AW) on Tuesday but Billy Loughnane replaces a 7lb claimer and there could still be further progress in him.

8/13

3rd

1

(1)

18th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

16:08 Lingfield (AW)

My Old Mate

10st 0lb

J: Jude Fernandes

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Well beaten on handicap/AW debut over C&D in April, but has suddenly taken off on turf lately with two wins at Windsor (1m, good to firm), the first under Jude Fernandes; has a 6lb penalty to carry, but still a major player if his progress can be transferred back to Polytrack.

8/11

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10/1

Form: 83-456 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 13lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Should be well handicapped but his two runs for his current stable have resulted in heavy defeats; cheekpieces tried for a second time (well beaten on the occasion they were tried).
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3rd

2

(2)

23rd Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

16:50 Brighton

War Chant

9st 13lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Jack Jones

Should be well handicapped but his two runs for his current stable have resulted in heavy defeats; cheekpieces tried for a second time (well beaten on the occasion they were tried).

10/1

6th

5

(6)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:58 Sandown

War Chant

9st 5lb

J: David Probert

T: Jack Jones

Five-time turf winner who posted two AW wins in autumn 2024 off higher marks than today's; lightly raced since, however, with patchy form, and others have more obvious claims.

16/1

5th

4

(5)

23rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 5

17:39 Yarmouth

War Chant

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Jack Jones

Seven-time winner when trained by Rae Guest and posted respectable efforts on the AW over 1m2f in two of his three outings for Edward Smyth-Osbourne; has been off since January and drops back in trip on his first start for this yard.

11/2

Form: 76-216 CD

Last run: 2 days

W: 10st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Ran well for second over C&D on his seasonal return in June and went one better at Sandown (1m, good to firm) 31 days ago; found little off the bridle when well beaten at Salisbury on Friday; would have a point to prove if turned out quickly.
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5th

1

(6)

28th Sep 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

15:15 Brighton

Marsh Benham

10st 0lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Two 1m wins this year at Sandown and Epsom, the latest by 5l earlier this month; reappeared only four days later when below par at Windsor and finishing behind Newfangled; that was under a penalty and now 2lb higher.

13/2

7th

2

(11)

14th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 31y

Class 5

13:42 Windsor

Marsh Benham

9st 12lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Baker

Versatile ground-wise and has won one of just two C&D starts; in good form this year, adding to an earlier Sandown win (good to firm) with a powerful display at Epsom (about 1m, good to soft) on Thursday; likely to give a good show under penalty with Billy Loughnane up for the first time.

4/1

1st

5

(6)

10th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 113y

Class 5

17:27 Epsom

Marsh Benham

9st 6lb

J: Jack Callan

T: George Baker

Ran well for second at Brighton on his reappearance in June and went one better at Sandown (1m, good to firm) in July; disappointed next time but quickly bounced back at Brighton two days later; can be slowly away so needs things to drop right.

7/1

16/1

Form: -45290 D

Last run: 72 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Beaten 12 times since his winning debut (for Karl Burke); went close at Chelmsford in March but two runs since have been underwhelming; tongue-tie now reached for.
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8th

4

(10)

17th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Nordic Norm

9st 10lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: J R Jenkins

0-13 since a winning debut for Karl Burke; did go close off 5lb higher for this yard at Chelmsford in March (1m) but quiet in subsequent runs.

33/1

5th

3

(3)

23rd Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

16:50 Brighton

Nordic Norm

9st 11lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: J R Jenkins

Beaten 12 times since his winning debut (for Karl Burke); went close at Chelmsford in March but two runs since have been underwhelming; tongue-tie now reached for.

16/1

10th

6

(1)

12th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 127y

Class 5

17:28 Chester

Nordic Norm

9st 7lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: J R Jenkins

Hasn't won since his debut in February last year when trained by Karl Burke; went close when beaten a nose at Chelmsford (1m, AW) in March and if he can reproduce that effort on turf then he would be a player.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £18.10
Straight Forecast £17.14
Trifecta £37.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

My Old Mate

POSTDATA:

Danehill Star

NEWMARKET:

War Chant

Daily Mirror:

Marsh Benham

RP RATINGS:

My Old Mate

The Times:

My Old Mate

Telegraph:

My Old Mate

D Express:

My Old Mate

The Sun:

My Old Mate

The Star:

My Old Mate

Daily Record:

My Old Mate