Full Result 4.00 Brighton | 5 August 2026

Monty Bennetts 18th Birthday Handicap

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (1m1f207yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £4,187.20 2nd £1,964.80 3rd £981.60 4th £491.20 5th £244.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	5. Port Darwin (IRE) 6/1 Rob Hornby Charlie Johnston	Rob Hornby Charlie Johnston	3	94	60	29	66	–
ch g Australia - Porthilly (FR) (Pivotal)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, went fourth but plenty to do over 1f out, rallying when bumped inside final furlong, ran on well final 110yds, led final stride (op 13/2 tchd 11/2)

2⁽³⁾ shd	2. It's Life 9/2 Charlie Tucker ⁷ Kathy Turner	Charlie Tucker ⁷ Kathy Turner	4	90	55	25	60	–
b f Without Parole - Havana Jane (Havana Gold)
Awkward start and slowly away, in touch with leaders, niggled along halfway, wandered around over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, soon edged right and bumped, led inside final 110yds, headed final stride (op 10/3 tchd 4/1)

3⁽²⁾ 2 [2]	4. Buckland Belle 11/10F Edward Greatrex Ollie Sangster	Edward Greatrex Ollie Sangster	3	94	60	25	61	–
b f St Mark's Basilica (FR) - Federation (Motivator)
Prominent, pressed leader going easily 3f out, led over 1f out, soon hung left, hit and unbalanced inside final furlong, headed and weakened inside final 110yds (jockey said filly made contact with the rail 110yds out causing filly to become briefly unbalanced) (op 6/5 tchd Evens)

4⁽¹⁾ 2½ [4½]	6. Beryl's Girl 10/1 Rhys Clutterbuck Eve Johnson Houghton	Rhys Clutterbuck Eve Johnson Houghton	3	94 p	60	20	56	–
gr f Ubettabelieveit (IRE) - Cherubic (Dark Angel)
Led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 8/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 5½ [10]	1. Annexation (FR) 4/1 Cieren Fallon Tony Carroll	Cieren Fallon Tony Carroll	10	910	58	9	43	–
b g Wootton Bassett - Scarlet Sonnet (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Prominent, lost position 2f out, weakened 1f out (op 5/1 and tchd 11/2)

6⁽⁵⁾ hd [10¼]	3. West Hill Rosie 40/1 George Downing Seamus Mullins	George Downing Seamus Mullins	4	95	53	3	37	–
b f Bated Breath - Reachforthestars (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
Held up in rear, outpaced 2f out, no impression (op 33/1)

6 ran Off time: 4:00:19 Winning time: 2m 5.99s (slow by 8.69s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Kingsley Park 42 (Port Darwin) 1st breeder: Oliver Pawle
2nd owner: E A Brook (It's Life)
3rd owner: P McNally And Partners (Buckland Belle)
Tote win: £7 PL: £2.60 £2.10 Ex: £31.80 CSF: £31.93 Trifecta: £74.80

4:00 Brighton 5 Aug 2026

Monty Bennetts 18th Birthday Handicap