17:40 Beverley

Thursday 15 August 2019

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Remembering Chris Hoggard Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 100y  |   Good to Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:41  |   Winning time: 1m 48.37s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(9)
Horse silk
Bollin Tedp10
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Mrs Emily Roberts| T: T D Easterby| OR:  65| C
6/1
Course specialist; driven clear to beat Ideal Candy by over 1L here (1m2f, good to firm) in July; 7lb higher over a shorter trip; finished behind today's rival Graceful Act on his penultimate start.
2
(6)
Horse silk
Straight Ash25
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-13| J: Mr Simon Walker| T: Ollie Pears| OR:  64| D
4/1
Broadly consistent and holds few secrets from the handicapper as a result; runner-up at this two-day Beverley fixture in 2018 (beaten a neck by Archie Perkins).
3
(2)
Horse silk
Abushamah15
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-12| J: Miss Emily Bullock(5)| T: Mrs R Carr| OR:  63| C| D
4/1
Made all to score here (7½f, good) in May and has filled the runner-up position on both subsequent visits to the Westwood; possibly just a fraction high in the handicap at present.
4
(10)
Horse silk
Espresso Freddop17
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-8| J: Mr C Dowson(5)| T: R Stephens| OR:  59
11/2
Yet to score on turf (0-9) and hasn't really threatened to do so in three attempts in 2019; 2lb lower than when fifth of nine at Ffos Las (1m2f) 17 days ago.
7
(7)
Horse silk
Graceful Actp16
Age: 11|  Weight: 9-12| J: Miss A Peck(5)| T: R E Barr| OR:  49| C
17/2
Veteran; back to winning ways for the first time in a couple of years when scoring for this rider over 1m2f here (good) 16 days ago; had the measure of Bollin Ted (fourth) and John Caesar (fifth) on that occasion; 3lb higher today.
8
(3)
Horse silk
Rosy Ryan9
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-11| J: Miss E Todd| T: Miss T Jackson| OR:  48| C| D
5/1
Nearest at the finish when third over 7½f here (good to firm) on her penultimate start; hasn't won since August 2017 but resides on a perfectly fair handicap mark and evidently appreciates the stiff nature of this track; chance.
9
(5)
Horse silk
John Caesarp16
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-9| J: Ms S Brotherton| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR:  46| CD
11/2
Beverley regular; has won twice (here on soft) in a 63-race career; beaten only ½L by Bob's Girl on his penultimate start, but was held (fifth) behind another of today's rivals Graceful Act latest.
10
(1)
Horse silk
Size Matters26
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: Mr Patrick Millman| T: M E Sowersby| OR:  45
25/1
Sole win (1-25) came over 7f at Ayr in August 2017; had raced in similar company at this track prior to having a spin over hurdles at Market Rasen (fourth) last month.

Non-Runners

5
(8)
Horse silk
Cosmic Ray92
Weight: 10-5|  Age: 7
T: J L Eyre  J: Mr J Harding
NR
6
(4)
Horse silk
Bob's Girl10
Weight: 9-12|  Age: 4
T: M Mullineaux  J: Miss M Mullineaux
NR

Forecasts

Straight Ash (4/1), Abushamah (4/1), Rosy Ryan (5/1), Espresso Freddo (11/2), John Caesar (11/2), Bollin Ted (6/1), Cosmic Ray (13/2), Graceful Act (17/2), Size Matters (25/1), Bob's Girl (25/1)

Verdict

A race which features plenty of related Beverley form lines and is massively competitive despite lacking some of the quality of Division 1. Finding the winner isn't an easy task with a handful of realistic options which would include Straight Ash, Graceful Act and the front-running Cosmic Ray. However, for small stakes the tentative advice is to opt for the fairly handicapped ROSY RYAN who should be suited by coming fast and late off a strong early pace
  1. Rosy Ryan
  2. Graceful Act
  3. Cosmic Ray

Prize Money

1st: £2,995.002nd: £929.003rd: £464.004th: £300.00

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