Donation (Droopys Cain-Delightful Flyer, Jul 15) bounced back from her Lowther elimination to beat her old fastest-of-year run for Hove’s 515m on Thursday night.
Heather Dimmock’s black stretched her UK record to 9/13 when running away from Lowther Stakes finalist Away Shelly from the second bend. Her winning time was 29.54, half a length quicker than the year’s fastest time which she set herself back in July.
The wide seed will return to the South Coast next Thursday for the final of the bitch’s restricted event. The other qualifier went to John Mullins’ 5-4f Rackethall Jess (Droopys Scolari-Leamaneigh Breda, Sep 15) in 30.01.
Thursday’s two £500 finals both resulted in surprise winners. The 695m maiden decider went to Matt Dartnall’s 12-1 shot Hedsor Misty (Me Buddy-Sadie Lady, Mar 15) in a moderate 42.28. While the 475m decider saw Jaytee Spartacus beaten in his third race back after 10 months on the sidelines. The prize went to Ballinclare Solo (Scolari Me Daddy-Ballinclare Meg, Nov 13) in 27.66 (N).
Leading open race winners Hove 2017
| Runner | Win £ | Av.m | W |
| Karlow Turbo | £2,000 | 701 | 7 |
| Droopys Gold | £2,000 | 508 | 6 |
| Swift Watson | £2,000 | 285 | 6 |
| Clash | £1,200 | 515 | 5 |
| Droopys Griezman | £1,200 | 475 | 5 |
| Dusko Popov | £1,250 | 475 | 5 |
| Woodmancote Lass | £1,500 | 475 | 5 |
Two Pat Cowdrill trained open raiders returned home to Monmore on Thursday and picked up a speedy open race double.
Image Coches (Tullymurry Act-Luminous Queen, Sep 15) won his last race as a juvenile with a career best performance. The Puppy Classic semi finalist, who began his career in A6, led from box to beam in 28.07 (+20).
Lowther finalist Image Carranna (Mall Brandy-Tullowmac Java, Aug 14) was next quickest on the night with a 28.22 (+20) victory. Her Monmore career record reads: Races-13, Wins-9, Seconds-3.
