15:50 Beverley

Tuesday 14 May 2019

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Jim Hibbs 'Where's Your Be-Back' Handicap

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 1m 46.58s

(5)

Mikmak¹⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Danny Redmond⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 85| D

16/1

5lb higher than when beating Borodin by 2¾L in the 1m Class 3 Thirsk Summer Cup in August 2018 (good to soft); beaten a neck on his seasonal reappearance in 2018 (1m2f); much respected.

Form: 126038-

(2)

Rousayan^h¹⁹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 85| CD

20/1

Four-time course winner (7½f-1m½f); without a win in nine starts in 2018 and has left the care of David O'Meara over the winter; feasibly handicapped, albeit advancing quickly in years.

Form: 727080-

(12)

Leader Writer¹⁰⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: D R C Elsworth| OR: 83| D

10/1

Now rated 9lb lower than when winning for Henry Spiller at Ascot (1m, soft) in September 2017; pulled up in a couple of spins over hurdles in early 2019; back on the Flat for new handler David Elsworth.

Form: 806099-

(15)

Detachment⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: J Fanning| T: J L Eyre| OR: 81| CD

16/1

Historically goes well at Beverley (6,9,2,1,4,5,4,1); 6lb higher than when keeping on strongly to beat Vigee Le Brun by 4L over C&D (good to soft) in September 2018; should be stronger for his seasonal reappearance but drawn wide in stall 15.

Form: 42116-0

(1)

Weld Al Emarat¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 80| D

8/1

Developed into a Fibresand specialist over the winter (7f-1m) with form figures reading 1,2,1,1,2; 14-race maiden on turf (rated 9lb lower as a result); plenty to prove despite occupying the plum berth in stall 1.

Form: 12-1128

(9)

Swift Emperor⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: R P Downey| T: T D Barron| OR: 78| D

20/1

Has fallen 12lb in the weights over the course of the past 12 months or so following some lacklustre efforts; blew the start on seasonal reappearance at Nottingham; should only be of interest to in-running punters if handily placed early.

Form: 06000-7

(3)

Kharbetation^b1⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77| D

11/1

Sits on his last winning mark (1m Ripon) and has quite possibly had trip excuses (1m2f), but on balance it's difficult to remain positive about his overall career profile; headgear (blinkers) now applied.

Form: 5499-55

(7)

International Man¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 76

12/1

Finished close up (beaten just over 1L) when sent off 9/2f on seasonal reappearance at Redcar (1m, good); below that level of form when finishing seventh of eight to today's rival Kylie Rules over C&D since.

Form: 4753-37

(4)

Intense Style¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: J L Eyre| OR: 76| C| D

25/1

Course winner (September 2017); nowhere near his best since returning from a winter break on the AW at Newcastle when beaten a neck by Helovaplan (1m).

Form: 19-2099

(8)

Storm Ahead^b⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| D

6/1

Doesn't win very often, but has knocked at the door off this kind of mark over the past 6-9 months or so; won't be inconvenienced by the recent rain after a respectable 3L second to Crownthorpe over C&D (good) last week.

Form: 80293-2

(10)

Me Too Nagasaki^t⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: P J McDonald| T: S C Williams| OR: 73| D

11/1

Cost these connections 125,000gns in October 2017 (from Jeremy Noseda); unfortunately missed the whole of the calendar year in 2018; 0-6 in 2019, and not shaping like an obvious future winner.

Form: 656635

(13)

Magic City⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 8-8| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 72| D

20/1

Veteran of 74 starts (8-61 on turf); 2lb lower than when finishing down the field (slowly away) on seasonal reappearance at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) in March.

Form: 05668-0

(11)

Placebo Effect¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 71| D

9/1

Runner up over C&D in September 2018 before winning on the AW at Newcastle in the autumn (1m); 4lb better off with today's rival Kylie Rules for a 1½L beating over C&D latest; realistic contender.

Form: 02851-2

(6)

Kylie Rules¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 71| CD

9/4

Seeks a C&D hat-trick following early season wins on a sound surface (good to firm); 5lb higher than when beating Placebo Effect and International Man latest; is clearly enjoying her life with North Yorkshire trainer Ruth Carr.

Form: 5066-11

Non-Runners

(14)

London Protocol⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: J Mackie J: D C Costello

Forecasts

Kylie Rules (9/4), Storm Ahead (6/1), Weld Al Emarat (8/1), Placebo Effect (9/1), Leader Writer (10/1), Me Too Nagasaki (11/1), Kharbetation (11/1), International Man (12/1), Mikmak (16/1), Detachment (16/1), Swift Emperor (20/1), Rousayan (20/1), Magic City (20/1), Intense Style (25/1), London Protocol (25/1)

There's plenty of recent Beverley form for punters to sink their teeth into with the hat-trick seeking Kylie Rules recommencing battle with her old foe Placebo Effect, and the Tim Easterby-trained Storm Ahead almost certain to be suited by last week's heavy rain following a respectable C&D second to Crownthorpe (good). However, the preferred option in another competitive handicap is his well-drawn stablemate MIKMAK who ran creditably on his seasonal reappearance in 2018 (second), and also proved his worth in a grade above today's contest in Thirsk's Class 3 Summer Cup (good to soft)..