17:10 Beverley

Tuesday 12 July 2022

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Hurn Handicap

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 2m 5.26s

(7)

Wakey Wakey^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62

13/2

12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Thirsk (14f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Back down in trip. Yard also saddles Hegemon.

Form: 24-6867

(6)

Selfish Brian¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 61

3/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Leicester (8.2f, soft, 11/2) 10 days ago, driven clear. Shapes as though this stiffer test will be in his favour (pedigree also augurs well with regard to this new trip) and he needs considering.

Form: 979-621

(5)

Shimmering Sands¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S A Gray| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 58

13/8

Promising sort. 14/1, excellent second of 10 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good to firm) 11 days ago, finishing well. Remains open to improvement, particularly now that he moves up in trip.

Form: 00-72

(2)

Make A Prophet²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 55

10/3

4/1, very good second of 6 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 21 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 90-6652

(3)

Ramamaras Boy⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: S England| OR: 53

16/1

Last of 8 in handicap (4/1) at Ripon (12f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Creditable third over C&D on penultimate start (around 1¼ lengths adrift of runner-up Make A Prophet), form which gives him an each-way squeak.

Form: 8-84338

(1)

Felix Adler^h²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 49

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap (18/1) at Redcar (7f, good) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 8-790

(4)

Hegemon¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 47

22/1

22/1, eighth of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Big step forward needed now upped in trip.

Form: 768-968

Forecasts

Shimmering Sands (13/8), Selfish Brian (3/1), Make A Prophet (10/3), Wakey Wakey (13/2), Ramamaras Boy (16/1), Hegemon (22/1), Felix Adler (50/1)

It's hard to get away from SHIMMERING SANDS, who was arguably unlucky not to make a winning handicap debut over 8.4f here last time, given that he encountered traffic problems at a crucial stage and finished with a flourish once in the clear. This stiffer test can be expected to help unlock further improvement. Selfish Brian is also likely to take this step up in trip in his stride on the back of his recent Leicester victory and he is next on the list ahead of Make A Prophet.