12:50 Beverley

Wednesday 17 June 2020

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tote Ten To Follow Ultimate Season Long Bet Handicap

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 1m 2.12s

(8)

Rapid Russo²³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 74| D

18/1

Low-key since springing a 20-1 surprise in a 5f Catterick novice (soft) last August; has eased marginally in the weights for seasonal reappearance; others appear as more likely candidates.

Form: 47107-

(6)

Manolith^p1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Kirrane⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 73| D

14/1

Won twice during his juvenile campaign (on quick ground); wasn't beaten all that far - sixth of eight - on seasonal reappearance at Wolverhampton (5f) last week; cheekpieces are now applied.

Form: 73081-6

(1)

Iva Go⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 73| CD

3/1

Made all when landing the odds over C&D (good to firm) early last season; reliable thereafter, including on soft ground; close fourth (beaten 3½L) in a Class 4 handicap at Haydock (good to soft) nine days ago; well drawn in the inside berth.

Form: 17434-4

(9)

Balancing Act²²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 72| D

12/1

Continuing on an upward trajectory when justifying favouritism in a 5f Thirsk novice (soft) last August; modest since, yet one couldn't rule out a resurgence as she embarks on her 3yo campaign; stablemate of Written Broadcast & Kendred Soul.

Form: 652150-

(7)

Astrozone¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 72| D

10/3

Consistent and likeable filly who does boast C&D experience; however, the bulk of her improvement has come on the AW during the winter months; raised 7lb for a recent 1¼L win at Newcastle (5f).

Form: 3231-21

(10)

Captain Corcoran¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: E J Alston| OR: 71| D

18/1

With J P Murtagh when taking a soft ground 5f Navan nursery last October; moved on for 11,000gns in the immediate aftermath; basically disappointing (forgiven) on a sticky Tapeta surface on debut for Eric Alston.

Form: 52461-0

(4)

Stars In The Night³⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 71

8/1

Reasonably consistent throughout her juvenile season (five starts), also demonstrating that soft ground doesn't necessarily hinder; mildly interesting to see if she can show further improvement off a 309-day absence.

Form: 33554-

(2)

Kendred Soul¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 70| CD

17/2

Broke her duck at the fourth attempt when scoring over C&D (good) last August; was outpaced when hampered inside the final furlong (finished behind Astrozone) at Newcastle 11 days ago; the clear form pick of Jedd O'Keeffe's trio.

Form: 32128-9

(13)

Requiems Dream¹³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Barry McHugh| T: P T Midgley| OR: 69| D

40/1

Won on successive days on a sound surface last summer (Bath and Catterick); has left Mark Johnston since a modest effort on Fibresand at Southwell (behind Astrozone) in January; wide draw in stall 13.

Form: 2115-56

(12)

Rose Bandit²⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Shane Gray| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 68| D

50/1

Pacy; made all for a game win in a four-runner Hamilton novice (5f, good) last summer; soundly beaten in her first two attempts in handicap company (has dropped 6lb); a return to the minimum trip should prove helpful.

Form: 31269-

(3)

Brazen Point^t²⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rachel Richardson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 67

20/1

Turned in a decent shift (beaten 3L) at Pontefract (6f, good to soft) on his second start, but truthfully didn't excel either side of that run; switches to handicapping from a feasible mark; one of three declared runners for Tim Easterby.

Form: 948-

(14)

Holloa²²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66

100/1

Had Street Life (fifth) behind when winning decisively at Newcastle (6f) last October; slowly away and never involved back at that same track (5f) the following month; stablemate of Iva Go and Brazen Point.

Form: 972010-

(5)

Street Life^v¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 63| BF| D

10/1

Beaten by Holloa at Newcastle (6f) last October, but has shown improvement as a 3yo (winning back-to-back on the AW (5f)); only caught close home in a Class 6 handicap at Lingfield (5f) ten days ago; one to consider.

Form: 4-34112

Non-Runners

(11)

Written Broadcast⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Jedd O'Keeffe J: Rowan Scott

Forecasts

Iva Go (3/1), Astrozone (10/3), Stars In The Night (8/1), Kendred Soul (17/2), Street Life (10/1), Balancing Act (12/1), Manolith (14/1), Rapid Russo (18/1), Captain Corcoran (18/1), Brazen Point (20/1), Written Broadcast (25/1), Requiems Dream (40/1), Rose Bandit (50/1), Holloa (100/1)

This three-year-old handicap promises to be fast and furious from the outset with a number of pacesetters declared, including Iva Go (stall 1), Street Life (stall 5), Astrozone (stall 7) and the dropped in trip Rose Bandit (stall 12). Stef Keniry's filly aside, the other trio have all recently demonstrated their respective good health. Nevertheless, with Jedd O'Keeffe triply-represented we'll take aim at the previous C&D scorer KENDRED SOUL (stall two) who ran far better than the finishing positions imply when behind Astrozone on her return to action at Newcastle 11 days ago.