09 Aug 2023 15:00 Brighton
Winner: £9,800 (Penalty: £5,129); Distance: 5f 60y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
Star Sports Festival Of Racing Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(4) |   | - | Faustus (GB) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 55-8276 / 7 | Flat (13) | J Mitchell | R M H Cowell Mr P Cook | 11/2 | |
| keen close up, headway when short of room over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(3) |   | ½ L | Swift Asset (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 11) | 7-07821 / 3 | Flat (35) | P J Dobbs | R Hannon J Palmer-brown,… | 9/4 | |
| held up, headway and switched left over 1f out, soon every chance, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(2) |   | 1¾ L | Bezzas Lad (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 312427 / 6 | Flat (26) | Alistair Rawlinson | A W Carroll Our Stable Ltd | 14/1 | |
| led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(8) |   | ¾ L | Batchelor Boy (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 12) | 3-54628 / 7 | Flat (32) | Darragh Keenan | J Gallagher C R Marks (Banbury) | 14/1 | |
| raced wide, held up, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(6) |   | ½ L | Song Of Success (GB) (filly, bay, 9 2) | 104-453 / 3 | Flat (39) | Rhys Clutterbuck | J R Fanshawe Mr John E Rose | 17/2 | |
| in rear, ridden 2f out, late headway final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(7) |   | 1½ L | Pop Dancer (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 4-48374 / 8 | Flat (155) | Jim Crowley | A W Carroll Dr S Fleming | 22/1 | |
| tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(5) |   | 1 L | Cinque Verde (GB) (filly, bay, 9 1) | 343616 / 5 | Flat (37) | Jason Watson | A W Carroll Wellbelove, Williams… | 40/1 | |
| keen in touch, ridden over 1f out, short of room approaching final furlong, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(1) |   | 3½ L | The Defiant (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 234615 / 9 | Flat (31) | Joshua Bryan | D Steele Mrs Linda Chester | 11/1 | |
| keen tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(9) |   | 4 L | Crow's Nest (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 11) | 3113 / 5 | Flat (41) | K Stott | G Boughey One Day Rodney… | 2/1 | |
| in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms | ||||||||||
