08 Aug 2024 16:00 Brighton
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £10,468); Distance: 1m 3f 198y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Star Construction & Maintenance Brighton Challenge Cup Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(5) |   | - | Lexington Knight (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 1) | 321386 / 7 | Flat (14) | Joe Leavy | R Hannon Middleham Park… | 13/2 | |
| prominent early, chased leaders, pushed along to close 3f out, led over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, eased close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(8) |   | 2¾ L | Zhang Fei (FR) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 33/9205- / 7 | Flat (248), Jump (18) | Fern O'Brien | F O'Brien Caveat Emptor Partnership | 13/2 | |
| wore a red hood in the preliminaries, chased leader, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(10) |   | ¾ L | Bug Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 4) | 1613-89 / 9 | Flat (21) | Connor Planas | A G Newcombe Dr S P Hargreaves | 25/1 | |
| mounted in chute and went to post early, dwelt, in rear, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(1) |   | 2 L | Dundory (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 2520-74 / 9 | Flat (14), Jump (108) | William Carson | J G M O'Shea Mr Aleem Kanji | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, effort over 2f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, no impression and lost 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(3) |   | 5½ L | Hill Station (FR) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 215425 / 6 | Flat (14), Jump (342) | Hollie Doyle | Dr R Newland & J Insole Mark Albon & Partner | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, no impression final 2f | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(6) |   | ¾ L | Bletchley Storm (GB) (filly, chestnut, 9 5) | 681153 / 4 | Flat (13) | Aidan Keeley | George Baker Summer Of Fun | 8/1 | |
| ran without hind shoes, held up in mid-division, took keen hold, closed over 5f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(2) |   | 4 L | Open Secret (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 342274 / 4 | Flat (8) | F Norton | C Johnston R Stokes | 13/8 | |
| led, pushed along and headed 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(7) |   | 8 L | Uncle Dick (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 251241 / 7 | Flat (1) | Mia Nicholls | Eve Johnson Houghton Eden Racing Club | 7/1 | |
| dwelt, always in rear, well beaten final 3f | ||||||||||
| 5(4) |   | - | Tatateo (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 9-27144 / 4 | Flat (20) | Non Runner | J Ferguson Final Reminder… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| 1(9) |   | - | Songo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 1996/95- / 9 | Flat (419), Jump (25) | William Cox | R G Hawker The Songo Partnership | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
