16:20 Beverley

Thursday 12 August 2021

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Beverley Annual Badgeholders Handicap

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 1m 45.52s

(7)

First Greyed^b⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 73

16/1

Respectable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 6/1) 41 days ago. On a decent mark and should remain competitive.

Form: 61-6563

(8)

State Patrol²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72

5/1

Fairly useful maiden who posted a good second in 6-runner handicap at York (8.8f, good) 20 days ago, better placed than most.

Form: 5206-32

(6)

Gainsbourg²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: E Bethell| OR: 70| D

11/4

Confirmed previous promise when off the mark in workmanlike fashion in 12-runner novice event at Hamilton (8.3f) 4 weeks ago, always holding on. Likely has more to offer now returning to handicaps.

Form: 93831

(1)

Golden Melody¹¹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63| D

4/1

Ended a long losing run in good style in 9-runner handicap (7/2) at Thirsk (8f, good) 11 days ago, keeping on well. May do better still at this trip so has to be respected under a penalty.

Form: 337241

(5)

Prince Ali¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 68

22/1

Winner at Southwell in February. Easy to back and not seen to best effect when seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (7.4f) 16 days ago, keeping on when not clear run entering final 1f.

Form: 6137

(2)

Ron O^p1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: B A Curtis| T: J L Eyre| OR: 64

3/1

Well backed and ran well from an easing mark when third of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good) 11 days ago, despite not be ideally placed. Cheekpieces on for 1st time and must enter the reckoning.

Form: 2-60953

(4)

Empirestateofmind^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 62

13/2

Returned to form in first-time blinkers/down in grade when third of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 17 days ago, not ideally placed. His task is to now back that up.

Form: 64-7683

Non-Runners

(3)

Just For Yuse¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: A Watson J: Joanna Mason

Forecasts

Gainsbourg (11/4), Ron O (3/1), Golden Melody (4/1), State Patrol (5/1), Empirestateofmind (13/2), Just For Yuse (8/1), First Greyed (16/1), Prince Ali (22/1)

GAINSBOURG took his form up a notch to get off the mark at Hamilton 4 weeks ago and possesses the physical scope to improve again now returning to handicap company, so he makes plenty of appeal. Golden Melody is still very much unexposed as a miler so rates a big threat under her penalty, with Ron O another to consider having run well from an easing mark at Thirsk.