Sussex Girl can shine at Brighton, while Frankie Dettori is on board a long odds-on Derby contender at Yarmouth
The word “soft” appeared in the overnight going description for all three of Tuesday’s turf meetings, but at Brighton at least, that might well change in the hours leading up to the first race. The track is perched on top of a chalk hill, the sun is beating down and there is a fair westerly breeze to speed up the drying process, so it could easily be good, at least, by the time the card gets underway at the very civilised time of 2.20.
That is a slight concern when it comes to the chances of Sussex Girl (5.25) in the final race on the card, as it was heavy ground when she got off the mark over course and distance last October. She progressed further to win her next race on good-to-soft at Yarmouth, though, and it may have been the track that she appreciated as much as the going, as her half-sister Ethics Girl was also a Brighton winner for trainer John Berry. A 3lb rise in the weights after her last win looks fair, the excellent Rossa Ryan is booked to ride and she is likely to have been aimed towards this race for some time.
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