Brighton winner Hanno.
After four seconds and three thirds we thought the day might never come, but Hanno finally managed to break his duck at the twelfth time of asking when landing the one mile handicap at Brighton on Friday evening.
Having finished an unlucky third at Lingfield last time out, as he was checked when mounting a challenge against the stands’ rail, Hanno could have been construed as a winner without a penalty in this 0-70 heat.
Reigned back off decent early fractions, Hanno was switched inside the furlong by jockey Pat Dobbs. As the field hit the rising ground he stayed on resolutely in testing conditions to get the better of Gannicus by an eased-down neck, winning in the manner of a horse with more to offer.
Congratulations to Mrs Moseley, who has shown great patience with this horse, and we expect him to remain competitive once he is reassessed.