15:15 Beverley

Tuesday 16 July 2019

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Ann Eves Birthday Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 1m 32.23s

(8)

Twin Appeal⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Gemma Tutty⁽³⁾| T: K Tutty| OR: 72| CD

7/2

2lb lower than when winning over C&D (good to soft) last September; not too far from that level of form in recent starts; holds realistic place claims.

Form: 8-44047

(6)

Mango Chutney^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: S H James| T: J J Davies| OR: 71| D

9/1

Won from today's mark at Thirsk (1m, good to firm) in May 2018; can only draw benefit from his recent seasonal reappearance at Carlisle (Carlisle Bell Consolation Race).

Form: 83036-7

(9)

Pickett's Charge^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Ellison| OR: 69| D

20/1

Strongest on the AW, landing a gamble on the opening day of the 2018 Northumberland Plate Festival at Newcastle; handicap mark easing ever so slightly but hasn't won on turf since August 2015.

Form: 544-007

(4)

Golden Guest¹⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: D Tudhope| T: J L Eyre| OR: 65| D

7/1

Won over 1m at Doncaster (good to firm) last June and is reasonably treated off today's 2lb lower mark; off the track since racing on the AW at Lingfield in March.

Form: 2780-44

(2)

Atletico^v¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: P J McDonald| T: P D Evans| OR: 65

2/1

Continues to knock at the door on turf without quite managing to exploit a favourable handicap mark; is closely matched with Dandy Highwayman on the basis of a couple of recent clashes.

Form: 823324

(11)

Dandy Highwayman^p,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Russell⁽⁷⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 63| C

12/1

Course winner (5f) who has carried his winter AW form back onto turf; is closely matched with Atletico on the basis of a couple of recent clashes; riders 7lb claim is a handy boost.

Form: 152403

(10)

Fake News^b²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: T D Barron| OR: 63| D

12/1

Badly out of form in 2019, slipping down the weights a whopping 15lb since March; drops back in trip fractionally.

Form: 9-06670

(1)

Primeiro Boy¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 65| D

10/1

Sprung a 33-1 surprise when responding for pressure to score by ½L at Wolverhampton (7f) 15 days ago; 3lb higher with the potential for further improvement over this 7f trip.

Form: 687091

(3)

Abie's Hollow²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 62

25/1

Eight-race maiden; turned in a very modest performance (last of 14) at Redcar latest; placed on both previous starts at Beverley so that at least offers some hope in a reasonably weak contest.

Form: 259-830

(7)

Dominannie¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: A Mullen| T: R E Barr| OR: 46

16/1

Wore cheekpieces when finishing a close third to Kodimoor over C&D (good to firm) 11 days ago; 0-25 overall and that tempers any real enthusiasm accordingly.

Form: 90-5553

(5)

Bob's Girl^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: J Quinn| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 45

50/1

17-race maiden; it's virtually impossible to build a constructive case with regards her chance from outside of the handicap proper; drops back to 7f for the first time since June 2018.

Form: 0-40470

Forecasts

Atletico (2/1), Twin Appeal (7/2), Golden Guest (7/1), Mango Chutney (9/1), Primeiro Boy (10/1), Dandy Highwayman (12/1), Fake News (12/1), Dominannie (16/1), Pickett's Charge (20/1), Abie's Hollow (25/1), Bob's Girl (50/1)

PRIMEIRO BOY struck at the first time of asking over 7f at Wolverhampton recently and should theoretically be open to more improvement than the majority in a relatively modest Class 5 handicap. Others worthy of consideration for the minor honours include old foes Atletico and Dandy Highwayman as well as the returning (and feasibly handicapped) Golden Guest.