The season is drawing to a close at Brighton and the eight-race card at the Sussex track this afternoon is not its most compelling offering of the year, or even the last few weeks, but The Big Short (5.15) is worth waiting for in the final event.
Charlie Hills’s three-year-old drew a blank in six starts as a juvenile and did not make an auspicious start to his second season either, finishing last of eight on his second start this year. His connections clearly suspected there was some talent in there somewhere, though, as The Big Short was well-backed at Leicester next time up and showed improved form to record a cosy win for Jim Crowley.
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