Blackmore Building Contractors Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes

14:20 Brighton Sun 23 Aug 2026 1m3f198y Class 6 Good 6 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Highland Harvey

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 Est. 38%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Highland Harvey (SR:64, 9/4) is the highest-rated runner in this modest Class 6 field and arrives in sharp form with a recent 3-5-2-1-3-3 sequence — notably a last-time-out third just 6 days ago suggests peak fitness. Trainer Gihan Arnolda has a 16% strike rate from only 31 runners, indicating a compact but efficient yard that doesn't run horses without purpose. The 10-10 weight gives a 6lb pull on top-weight Sea Of Charm (11-2), meaningful on a track like Brighton. The GoingFit:- is the one legitimate concern — the horse has a poor record on good ground — but at 9/4 in a six-runner amateur riders' handicap where it holds a clear SR edge, the class advantage overrides that caution. Each-way alternative: Sea Of Charm. Main danger: Sea Of Charm — Sea Of Charm (SR:62) has a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good ground — the one meaningful edge over Highland Harvey — and its recent form (676322) shows a consistent closing move, while the MarkMv:-1 drop keeps connections interested at 3/1.

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Full result

Winner: Wrist Art (IRE) at SP 4/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Wrist Art James Owen · Miss Ruby Criscuolo(5) 11/2
2 Stintino Sunset Fox #3 Julia & Shelley Birkett · Mr Ross Birkett 7/2
3 Highland Harvey Fox #1 Gihan Arnolda · Mr Liam McGaffin(5) 2/1
4 Sea Of Charm Fox #2 Georgina Nicholls · Mr Henry Main(3) 10/3
5 The Pug Olly Murphy · Mr Josh Myers(7) 16/1
6 Little She Marcus Tregoning · Miss Alice Tregoning(5) 13/2

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Highland Harvey 9/4 🥉 3RD
2 Sea Of Charm 3/1 🏁 4TH
3 Stintino Sunset 4/1 🥈 2ND