Whitecrest to bag double Brighton honours

– Whitecrest has been cherry-picked an eminently winnable opportunity today at Brighton.

John Spearing’s veteran mare has already won four times at the East Sussex venue, including over this course and distance in May.

And though she was not necessarily a factor on her last visit to Brighton a week ago, Whitecrest was not beaten far into fourth place to prove she is not yet done with this season.

This 1200m handicap lacks strength and depth as most of her

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rivals are bang out of form.

Whitecrest is also appealingly handicapped as she races at Brighton on the same mark off which she won at Lingfield on 24 May 24 - her third triumph on the bounce.

This daughter of Ishiguru has had a demanding campaign - this will be her 16th start of the year but she is a very tough horse who should continue to pay her way throughout the autumn.

It would be folly to dismiss her claims in such a weak-looking race and she looks a great prospect for a Double with Flyboy.

Everkyllachy is worth a little look in the concluding 1000m handicap on the card.

Stan Moore’s sprinter made a sudden return to form at Chepstow in August when she pocketed a small race by a short head under Hollie Doyle.

The three-year-old filly was then sent into action at this track a fortnight ago and she was far from disgraced off a 2kg higher mark.

Everkyllachy stayed on encouragingly to occupy third place behind Her Terms, by just three-quarters of a length.

That form should put her bang in the picture for top honours at a track which seemingly holds no terrors.

Flyboy deserves respect when he goes to post at Carlisle for a 1400m handicap.

This four-year-old gelding is a decent operator on his day and really ought to have won more than once in an up-and-down sort of career.

Richard Fahey has done a fair job with him since his transfer from David O’Meara’s yard, though, as he has been placed on three of his five starts.

His last effort at Epsom, when seventh can be forgotten as he was denied a clear run inside the penultimate 200m. –