16:50 Beverley

Tuesday 14 May 2019

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Jim Hibbs 'To Be Fair' Handicap

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 2m 44.38s

(9)

One To Go¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65

6/1

11-race maiden; didn't appear to see out the 1m6f trip (fifth) at Wetherby; eased a further 3lb in the weights; stablemate of Agravain and Flo Jo's Girl.

Form: 9333-85

(12)

Nordano⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 65

4/1

€28,000 yearling; no match for the well treated Moon King (8/15f) at Wetherby (1m6f, good to soft) last week but that handicap debut second was his clear best effort to date; ought to be thereabouts if replicating.

Form: 0-372

(8)

Homesick Boy²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 63

7/1

47,000gns yearling; 33/1 when finishing just under 6L fifth of nine to Love So Deep on handicap debut at Yarmouth (1m2f, good to firm) three-weeks ago; up in trip.

Form: 579-5

(1)

Lincoln Tale¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 60

5/2

38,000gns yearling; keeping on 1L third to Remembering You on handicap debut at Wetherby (1m, good) 16-days ago; takes a noted step up in trip - half-sister to the 1m4f Listed winner Pouvoir Absolu.

Form: 946-3

(3)

Mukha Magic^b1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 59

11/1

Kept good company as a juvenile, well beaten by Dante hopeful Surfman at Nottingham in November; didn't enjoy the best of luck in running when finishing fifth at Wolverhampton on handicap debut (1m1f+); blinkers added.

Form: 890-5

(7)

Fantastic Ms Fox¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 57

13/2

£3,500 yearling; finished 1½L third to War Eagle (J. Gosden) on nursery debut at Wolverhampton (1m1f+) in November; debatable as to whether or not she really stays 1m4f on the evidence of her most recent start at Doncaster; stablemate of Jazz Hands.

Form: 8663-56

(4)

Jean Merci^p1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: T Eaves| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 55

40/1

Tailed off on handicap debut at Southwell (1m3f) last week; dam is clearly a stamina influence; difficult (nigh impossible) to build a reasoned argument with regards his chances in newly-applied cheekpieces; look elsewhere.

Form: 404-8

(2)

Agravain¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 55

20/1

Camelot gelding; weakening seventh of nine (50/1) on handicap debut at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm) 12-days ago; stablemate of One To Go and Flo Jo's Girl.

Form: 799-7

(5)

Land Of Winter¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: B A Curtis| T: Rae Guest| OR: 54

7/1

Camelot gelding; half-brother to the 1m4f winner Wallflower; lowly-weighted after three essentially modest (and swift) 1m juvenile runs; no real surprise if he ups his game considerably on handicap debut over a more suitable 1m4f trip.

Form: 909-

(10)

Jazz Hands¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Sean Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 52

8/1

Off the mark at the ninth attempt at Musselburgh (1m1f, good to firm) latest, beating the heavily supported Bellepower by a neck; 2lb higher (negated by a 5lb claimer); stamina to prove; stablemate of Fantastic Ms Fox.

Form: 4733-01

(6)

Flo Jo's Girl²⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Rachel Richardson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 50

25/1

Cost just 3,000gns as a yearling and didn't show much of any substance as a juvenile either (0-4); tries a new trip on seasonal reappearance; stablemate of One To Go and Agravain.

Form: 0407-

Non-Runners

(11)

Junior Rip¹⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: H & R Charlton J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lincoln Tale (5/2), Nordano (4/1), One To Go (6/1), Fantastic Ms Fox (13/2), Homesick Boy (7/1), Land Of Winter (7/1), Jazz Hands (8/1), Junior Rip (8/1), Mukha Magic (11/1), Agravain (20/1), Flo Jo's Girl (25/1), Jean Merci (40/1)

Richard Fahey utilises the very handy 5lb claim of Sean Davis aboard the recent Musselburgh scorer Jazz Hands which effectively means that the gelding can compete from a 3lb lower mark (was given a 2lb rise). However, he has stamina to prove over this 1m4f trip and might be worth taking on at the projected odds with the Mark Johnston-trained NORDANO who bumped into a useful rival on handicap debut at Wetherby (1m6f). Furthermore, keep a close eye on both Lincoln Tale and Land Of Winter in the betting exchanges, as it's entirely possible that a much improved showing could be forthcoming over this extended 1m4f trip (based on pedigree).