BRIGHTON
5 August 2026
Wednesday 5th August

Brighton Tips

14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00

Pontefract Tips

14:45 15:15 15:45 16:15 16:45 17:15

Kempton (AW) Tips

17:20 17:50 18:20 18:50 19:20 19:50 20:20 20:50

Sligo Tips

17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30

Yarmouth Tips

17:40 18:10 18:40 19:10 19:40 20:10
Yellow underlined races have a myracing selection

Sapporo Japanese Premium Lager Brighton Mile Challenge Handicap (The Brighton Mile Challenge Trophy) (Class 4) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 7f 216y
  • Going: Good To Firm
Brighton
Runners
9

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Stalls
Inside

Weather
Sunny

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(5)
Silca Bay silk
D
Silca Bay p
J: Oliver Carmichael 7
T: Eve Johnson Houghton
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Showed career-best form when leading close home at Newmarket (1m) last month; respected
404141
Age: 4
Weight: 10-3
OR: 81
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Jul 26 Nmk Newmarket (July) 8f GF 4Hc 9-0 p 1/6 Astrazar (hd) 3/1F 77 86
3 Jul 26 San Sandown 8f Gd 4Hc 9-7 p 4/10 Cristo (1¾L) 12/1 77 84
5 Jun 26 Goo Goodwood 8f GS 4Hc 9-4 p 1/9 Canopus (½L) 3/1 75 82
23 May 26 Sal Salisbury 8f Gd 4Hc 8-12 4/11 Dovey Moon (2½L) 11/1 76 78
6 May 26 Kem Kempton (AW) 7f St/Slw 4Hc 9-5 p 14/14 I'm Workin On It (42L) 14/1 76 -
6 Apr 26 Kem Kempton (AW) 8f St/Slw 4Hc 8-12 p 4/9 Helm Rock (1L) 8/1 76 81
2
(8)
Sea Suite silk
Sea Suite v
J: Cieren Fallon
T: James Owen
Dual 7f winner this year; clear second over 1m recently but raised another 4lb for that
341722
Age: 4
Weight: 10-2
OR: 80
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jul 26 San Sandown 8f GF 4Hc 9-10 v 2/6 Swiped (¾L) 13/2 76 83
15 Jul 26 Yar Yarmouth 7f GF 4Hc 9-12 v 2/6 Tryst (1¾L) 11/4F 76 82
18 Jun 26 Yar Yarmouth 8f GF 4Hc 9-1 v 7/9 Gorgeous Mr George (10½L) 100/30 77 62
28 May 26 Yar Yarmouth 7f GF 4Hc 8-13 v 1/7 Zubaru (hd) 3/1 75 82
20 May 26 Kem Kempton (AW) 7f St/Slw 4Hc 9-1 v1 4/11 Chalk Mountain (1½L) 9/2 77 81
26 Apr 26 Wet Wetherby 8f GF 5Hc 9-8 p 3/12 Hale End (½L) 9/2 74 82
3
(2)
Newfangled silk
CD
D
Newfangled p
J: Rob Hornby
T: Jonathan Portman
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
C&D winner in September; recent efforts have been respectable; each-way claims at least
-51364
Age: 5
Weight: 9-10
OR: 74
Days: 23
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Jul 26 Wdr Windsor 8f GF 4Hc 9-12 p 4/8 Bold Impact (5L) 13/2 76 75
10 Jul 26 Asc Ascot 8f GF 4Hc 9-3 p 6/8 Best Rate (3¾L) 9/2 76 75
25 May 26 Wdr Windsor 8f GF 3Hc 8-9 p 3/10 Antipodes (4¾L) 12/1 76 76
27 Apr 26 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f St 4Hc 9-3 p 1/9 Epictetus (nk) 13/2 74 81
14 Apr 26 Lin Lingfield (AW) 8f St 4Hc 9-4 p 5/11 Mr Baloo (1¾L) 10/1 75 77
14 Oct 25 Lin Lingfield (AW) 8f St 4Hc 9-9 p 7/12 Marquis Pompeo (6¼L) 18/1 75 72
4
(1)
Here I Bow silk
w1
Here I Bow
J: Jonny Peate
T: Oli Rix
w1
Wind Op - First run after wind operation
Safely held on both British starts; needs subsequent wind op to have made a difference
652-70
Age: 3
Weight: 9-9
OR: 80
Days: 86
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 May 26 Wdr Windsor 8f GF 43yHc 9-11 11/12 Wild Thoughts (12L) 50/1 82 63
30 Apr 26 Yar Yarmouth 7f GF 43yHcF 9-9 7/8 Harlequin Angel (5½L) 20/1 83 75
6 Oct 25 Lem Le Mans 7f Sft 2y 8-10 2/8 Kozlovskha (nk) 45/1 - 74
9 Sep 25 Par Lyon Parilly 8f VSft 2yL 8-10 5/6 Ozone (13L) 32/1 - 58
5 Aug 25 Dea Deauville 7.5f Gd 2yF 9-0 6/7 My Highness (11L) 37/1 - 66
16 Jul 25 Vic Vichy 7f GS 2yL 9-0 6/9 Clea Chope (4L) 48/1 - 73
5
(6)
Tex silk
Tex tp
J: Pat Cosgrave
T: George Baker
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 4 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (25%)
Good 7f winner last month and not discredited in recent Glorious Goodwood sprint
-23019
Age: 5
Weight: 9-7
OR: 71
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Jul 26 Goo Goodwood 6f GF 4Hc 9-4 tp 9/26 French Affair (3¼L) 6/1 72 71
24 Jul 26 Asc Ascot 7f GF 4Hc 9-3 tp 1/11 Havana Blue (1½L) 12/1 67 77
27 May 26 Kem Kempton (AW) 8f St/Slw 5Hc 9-8 tp 12/14 Rhythm N Rock (20L) 13/2 68 32
16 May 26 Nmk Newmarket 7f Gd 5Hc 10-0 tp 3/7 Cherry Cobbler (3¾L) 6/5F 68 70
9 May 26 Lei Leicester 7f GF 5Hc 9-1 tp 2/9 Zubaru (½L) 11/2 67 73
7 Aug 25 Not Nottingham 8.5f Gd 5Hc 9-13 tp 3/9 Ravishing Beauty (2L) 9/2 67 68
6
(9)
Northern Empire silk
BF
Northern Empire
J: Ashley Lewis 3
T: Ed Walker
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 10 wins from 36 in the last 14 days (28%)
Gelded in June and subsequent run suggested he's getting his career back on track
-10805
Age: 3
Weight: 9-5
OR: 76
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jul 26 Eps Epsom 7f Gd 4Hc 9-0 5/10 Utmost Good Faith (4L) 5/1J 77 74
27 May 26 Kem Kempton (AW) 7f St/Slw 43yHc 9-5 12/13 Lord Britain (20L) 20/1 80 33
8 May 26 Asc Ascot 8f Gd 43yHc 9-5 8/11 Outback Heat (20L) 9/2 81 42
3 Apr 26 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 6f St 23yHc 8-3 14/14 Al Najashi (26L) 13/2 82 5
17 Jan 26 Lin Lingfield (AW) 7f St 2Nv 8-12 1/7 Factual (¾L) 5/2J - 80
22 Dec 25 Lin Lingfield (AW) 8f St 52yNv 9-7 2/12 Guildmaster (3L) 5/2 - 79
7
(7)
Glen Nevis silk
Glen Nevis
J: Jack Callan
T: Charlie Johnston
Only ninth of 11 on last month's handicap debut but could still have potential
2439
Age: 3
Weight: 9-4
OR: 75
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jul 26 Nmk Newmarket (July) 7f GF 3Hc 8-9 9/11 Secret History (5¾L) 28/1 77 68
16 Jun 26 Bev Beverley 7.5f Gd 4Md 9-7 3/9 Lorca's Waltz (1¾L) 8/1 - 77
25 May 26 Red Redcar 8f GF 43yMd 9-7 4/10 Romanticizing (15L) 3/1 - 63
24 Apr 26 Don Doncaster 7f GF 4Nv 9-7 2/5 Bunyola Bay (½L) 10/1 - 75
8
(3)
Play Me silk
CD
Play Me
J: Donagh Murphy 7
T: Jim Boyle
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C&D winner in June but below form last time and still on fairly tough mark
-34415
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 64
Days: 27
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Jul 26 Eps Epsom 8.5f GF 5Hc 9-0 5/8 Swiped (8¾L) 9/2 64 53
9 Jun 26 Bri Brighton 8f Gd 5Hc 8-8 1/12 Rogue Dynasty (½L) 13/2 62 70
1 Jun 26 Lin Lingfield (AW) 8f St 6Hc 8-13 4/11 Volto Di Medusa (1¾L) 11/2 62 66
19 May 26 Lin Lingfield 7f Gd 6Hc 9-1 4/9 Tronido (7L) 5/1 63 55
30 Apr 26 Lin Lingfield (AW) 8f St 6Hc 9-0 3/12 Buy The Dip (3L) 8/1 63 66
31 Oct 25 Nmk Newmarket 8f Gd 5Hc 8-4 2/11 Post Rider (1¼L) 14/1 61 66
9
(4)
Giant silk
D
Giant
J: Harry Davies
T: Ian Williams
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Three-time AW winner who has made the frame four times on turf this summer; a possible
024238
Age: 6
Weight: 8-13
OR: 63
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
25 Jul 26 Chs Chester 7.5f Gd 4Hc 9-2 8/8 Collecting Coin (14½L) 15/2 65 39
11 Jul 26 Chs Chester 7.5f Gd 4Hc 8-11 3/9 Advance Twentyfive (1¾L) 9/2 66 71
10 Jul 26 Chs Chester 7f Gd 5Hc 9-8 2/8 Kings Merchant (shd) 9/4F 60 69
2 Jul 26 Yar Yarmouth 7f GF 6Hc 9-9 4/9 Dion Baker (3½L) 10/1 60 59
22 Jun 26 Wdr Windsor 6f GF 6Hc 10-0 2/11 Beelzebub (2¼L) 9/1 60 62
19 May 26 Lin Lingfield 7f Gd 6Hc 9-8 10/10 My Boy Harry (27L) 100/30 62 -
Verdict

Not much has gone to plan for NORTHERN EMPIRE since his AW novice win in January but his recent Epsom run offers significant hope.

Verdict silk image
Northern Empire

Betting Forecast:

7/2 Silca Bay,

Tex,

5/1 Sea Suite,

11/2 Northern Empire,

13/2 Newfangled,

9/1 Play Me,

10/1 Giant,

14/1 Glen Nevis,

25/1 Here I Bow

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