03 Sep 2023 16:45 Brighton
Winner: £8,800 (Penalty: £4,606); Distance: 7f 216y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
St Leger Form Study On attheraces.com Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(5) |
| - |
Optiva Star (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
943211 / 5 |
Flat (13) | Joe Leavy | R Hannon Mr John Joseph… |
3/1 | |
| raced keenly, prominent, led going best over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
1(3) |
| 1¼ L |
Poetic Force (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 2) |
646301 / 11 |
Flat (24) | Mollie Phillips | A W Carroll Mr A W Carroll |
11/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly towards finish, went second final strides | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(2) |
| NS |
Buy The Dip (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
201533 / 5 |
Flat (16) | Christian Howarth | J R Boyle J Savory & J Kimber |
3/1 | |
| in touch, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden along, kept on well inside final furlong, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
4th |
6(7) |
| NS |
Hitched (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
6-51213 / 5 |
Flat (26) | Callum Shepherd | D M Simcock The Future |
3/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on | ||||||||||
5th |
5(6) |
| 3 L |
Guiteau (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 1) |
79-6042 / 5 |
Flat (16) | Owen Lewis | D J S Ffrench Davis Miss F Bramley |
15/2 | |
| took keen hold, led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
3(1) |
| 6½ L |
Rivas Rob Roy (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) |
211104 / 10 |
Flat (24) | Tom Marquand | J Gallagher Mr T J F Smith |
9/1 | |
| raced in last, always behind | ||||||||||
7th |
4(4) |
| NK |
Royal Bliss (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 3) |
368882 / 4 |
Flat (24) | Hollie Doyle | Miss A Murphy Daniel MacAuliffe… |
10/1 | |
| chased leader, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened from over 1f out | ||||||||||