De Sousa Can Score For Dwyer At Brighton

A very poor weekend for the blog ended with a fittingly brutal effort from Sea Moon in the St. Leger at the Curragh yesterday. He never got into the race and the writing was on the wall from a long way out. Order of St George looks a serious animal though, and he will make his mark in the big staying races next year.

Today's action is not quite up to the same standard as what we enjoyed over the weekend, and indeed Listowel's meeting has succumbed to the atrocious weather we have been getting in Ireland during the last couple of days. However, there is one horse that catches the eye at Brighton, and he could be worth an interest upped in trip and switched to turf.

Boston Two Step's form figures are pretty uninspiring so far, and the only real glimmer of hope he has shown in his nine race career was a few runs back at Southwell. He finished second that day under De Sousa, and whilst he was admittedly beaten by 7 lengths he did shape as though a step up in trip would suit.

His full brother won over 11.5f at Bath on good to firm ground, so there is every chance he will improve on the turf. He is a son of Pivotal, so a bit of juice in the ground shouldn't inconvenience him too much. Silvestre De Sousa retakes the ride, and he has an excellent 26% strike rate when riding for Chris Dwyer (12/46) and Dwyer is 4/13 at Brighton in the last 5 seasons.

Boston Two Step is available to back at 8/1, and at that price he looks worth a small interest. It is a weak looking contest, and with De Sousa booked off bottom weight it will be disappointing if Boston Two Step can't make an impact.

STEVOS SELECTION: 3.00 BRIGHTON-BOSTON TWO STEP (8/1)