16:30 Beverley

Tuesday 18 August 2020

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Weel Selling Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 2m 40.39s

(3)

Major Snugfit^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Cam Hardie| T: R Menzies| OR: 59| C

17/2

Course winner. Good sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Southwell (20.4f, good) 14 days ago. Blinkers back on and claims judged on latest creditable effort in this sphere at Newcastle in March.

Form: 76-4446

(9)

Star Of Athena^t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: B A Curtis| T: A Stronge| OR: 56

13/2

7/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Bath (14f, firm) 31 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 657537

(5)

Sea Sister^h1⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: O Murphy| OR: 52| D

11/4

9/4, career best when winning 10-runner minor event at Catterick (12.1f, good) 47 days ago. Hood on 1st time and another bold show likely back in handicap company.

Form: 0-85221

(4)

Cuba Ruba^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 52| D

10/3

Quirky sort. Respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, good to firm, 6/1) 14 days ago, not ideally placed. Each-way shout.

Form: 5-38456

(8)

Siyahamba^p³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 47| CD

14/1

C&D winner last summer, his sole success from 28 Flat runs. Twelfth of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Newcastle (16.2f) 38 days ago. Down in trip and needs to bounce back.

Form: 23315-0

(1)

Splash Of Verve^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 47| C| D

10/3

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 18/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 003-622

(7)

Buzz Lightyere^p³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 45

40/1

Unreliable individual. Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Below form sixth of 10 in minor event (9/1) at Ripon (9.8f, good) 35 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip and cheekpieces back on.

Form: 79-6396

(6)

Melabi⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 45| C| D

20/1

Unreliable sort. Course winner. Ninth of 11 in handicap (22/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 67 days ago. Back up in trip and likely to find a few too good once more.

Form: 7644-09

(11)

Bromance^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: J P Sullivan| T: P D Niven| OR: 45| C

80/1

Course winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Stratford (16.3f, good) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Latest effort in this sphere was poor and he's readily passed over.

Form: 776/89-0

(10)

Aneedh^b¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: C A Mulhall| OR: 45| CD

80/1

C&D winner. Twenty five runs since last win in 2014. 150/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 3670/9-0

(2)

Champagne Fountain⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 45

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Yard saddles a stronger candidate in Cuba Ruba.

Form: 0997

Forecasts

Sea Sister (11/4), Cuba Ruba (10/3), Splash Of Verve (10/3), Star Of Athena (13/2), Major Snugfit (17/2), Siyahamba (14/1), Melabi (20/1), Champagne Fountain (28/1), Buzz Lightyere (40/1), Aneedh (80/1), Bromance (80/1)

SEA SISTER deservedly opened her account in a minor event at Catterick last time and she should prove a tough nut to crack. Splash of Verve has been knocking on the door of late and he's likely to be in the thick of things once again, while Major Snugfit and Cuba Ruba both make some each-way appeal.