19:30 Beverley

Tuesday 18 June 2019

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R-Evolution Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 46.83s

(6)

Stringybark Creek²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 75| CD

13/2

C&D winner; has finished runner up in two of his three starts this season, including when beaten ½L by Redarna at Carlisle (7f, good to firm) one month ago; 3lb higher; claimer ridden.

Form: 060-282

(10)

Mont Kinabalu¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 74| C| D

20/1

Course winner (7½f) from a 5lb higher mark in April 2018; has remained competitive since winning at Pontefract (1m, good to firm) in April of this year; drying ground would aid his cause further; shouldn't be totally discounted.

Form: 712604

(4)

Kilbaha Lady²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 71| C| D

10/1

A likeable mare who gives her all (AW or turf). However, she does needs a career best effort to score off this mark, 3lb higher than when beating Dark Devil by ½L over 1m2f here (good to soft) three weeks ago.

Form: 234141

(2)

Ghayyar^p,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Rachel Richardson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 71| CD

9/2

C&D winner (July 2018); second, but was no match for the progressive Kylie Rules over C&D (good to soft) on his penultimate start - third and fifth have won since; chance if electing to ignore a poor recent Haydock run (on heavy).

Form: 8-66320

(5)

Zeshov^p²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 70| C| D

25/1

Is slipping back down the weights, now 2lb lower than when beating Glorious Poet by a neck at Pontefract (1m, good to soft) last October; reasonably closely matched with the likes of Mount Kinabalu and Ghayyar.

Form: 5-78435

(1)

Tukhoom²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: M Herrington| OR: 70| D

11/2

Consistent (AW or turf), although admittedly finds winning races difficult (1-20); finished a head in front of today's rival Abushamah when beaten by the same margin by Hammer Gun at Doncaster (7f, good) in April.

Form: 3367-23

(11)

Kingson⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77

14/1

Made a promising debut at Redcar (7f, good to firm) last July, and was back to something like that form in a four-runner C&D novice contest in April; handicap debut off a mark of 77.

Form: 248-3

(7)

Desert Dream^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 66| D

18/1

In the doldrums since a productive spell last September/October (1,9,2,3,2) so the handicapper is gradually loosening his grip; conditions are ideal, but would only become of interest if the market speaks favourably.

Form: 2800-09

(3)

Creek Island²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 74

11/4

Late developing 3yo; off the mark at the fifth attempt when powering clear of Smeaton (won by ¾L) at Hamilton (1m1f, soft) three weeks ago; 7lb higher in a stronger race, but should continue to progress; solid chance.

Form: 35371

(9)

Abushamah⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 62| C| D

5/1

Finished just behind Tukhoom at Doncaster (7f, good) in April but has won twice since then, including in a heavy ground 1m Class 6 apprentices' handicap at Yarmouth (escapes a penalty) last week; has no issues with Beverley; merits respect.

Form: 483121

(8)

Sumner Beach²⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: H Bethell| OR: 55| BF

40/1

Has left the care of Brian Ellison since finishing fourth of 13 (7/2f) at Newcastle last October; 0-7 on turf, albeit does now compete from a career low handicap mark; interesting to see how he fares on return/stable bow, but that's all; other days.

Form: 633304-

Forecasts

Creek Island (11/4), Ghayyar (9/2), Abushamah (5/1), Tukhoom (11/2), Stringybark Creek (13/2), Kilbaha Lady (10/1), Kingson (14/1), Desert Dream (18/1), Mont Kinabalu (20/1), Zeshov (25/1), Sumner Beach (40/1)

A competitive race in which plenty hold a realistic chance with the likes of Stringybark Creek, Kilbaha Lady and Abushamah among those in solid recent form. Ghayyar chased home the progressive Kylie Rules over C&D on his penultimate start (form boosted by others in behind since, including Saturday's York winner (& stablemate) Poet's Dawn), while Tukhoom doesn't win as often as he probably should yet is difficult to knock for consistency. However, despite stepping up in grade a chance is taken on the improving and late developing 3yo CREEK ISLAND. He got the job done despite veering sharply left at Hamilton (1m1f, soft) three weeks ago.