In the Beattie-Farrance Nursery
Handicap (3.15) on Brighton on Tuesday, Lady Godiva has yet to
trouble the judge in three starts, but ran her best race so far when
fourth of 10, beaten 2¼ lengths, in a fillies’ maiden over 6
furlongs at the East Sussex track last month. That form has yet to be
fully tested, but the third, Princess Harley, was subsequently
beaten, but not disgraced, by two promising types in a better race at
Newmarket. The first and second in the Brighton race, Wear It Well
and Daybreak, are officially rated 77 and 83, respectively, so Lady
Godiva doesn’t look overburdened off an opening handicap mark of
72. Her pedigree suggests that stepping back up to 7 furlongs is in
her favour and Richard Hannon has a healthy 15-53 (28%) strike rate
with his juveniles at Brighton since taking over from his father, so
she looks a decent bet to make her handicap debut a winning one.
Selection: Brighton 3.15 Lady
Godiva to win 10-1
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