13:30 Beverley

Saturday 27 August 2022

All13:3014:0514:4015:1015:4516:2016:5417:29

Joe Rowntree Memorial Handicap

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 1m 30.49s

(4)

Majestic¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: B A Curtis| T: M R Channon| OR: 82

4/1

2/1, career best when winning 5-runner minor event at Pontefract (8f, good) 13 days ago. Much respected on his handicap debut.

Form: 4321

(6)

Outrun The Storm⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77| D

3/1

Latest win at Leicester in June. 9/2, creditable second of 5 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 42 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 827122

(3)

Homer Stokes¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Barron| OR: 74| D

25/1

Only seventh of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, firm, 20/1) 14 days ago. Must improve if he's to gain a first win of 2022.

Form: 1-53897

(12)

Tangled^v1²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: K Stott| T: G Tutty| OR: 72| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Good third of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good, 3/1) 24 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 572743

(2)

It Just Takes Time¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J Garritty| T: M Walford| OR: 71| BF| D

9/2

7f scorer at Thirsk and York before good second of 10 in handicap (6/4) at Doncaster (7f, firm) 14 days ago. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 079112

(9)

Barney's Bay⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 71| BF

15/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Creditable third of 10 in handicap (5/2) at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 43 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 853833

(8)

Eldelbar³²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁵⁾| T: G A Harker| OR: 71| CD

18/1

28/1, improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 32 days ago, suited by way race developed. Not ruled out.

Form: 405231

(1)

Proud Archi^p³²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 69| CD

12/1

5-time C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 11/1, below form fourth of 8 to Eldelbar in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 32 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 4-64144

(7)

Antagonize²³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Smart| OR: 67| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Last of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good to firm, 12/1) 23 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 422320

(10)

Merry Secret^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 63| D

100/1

Latest win at Thirsk in April. Last of 6 in claimer at this C&D (good to firm, 6/1) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Unreliable type.

Form: 715706

Non-Runners

(5)

Hathlool⁹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: M Appleby J: Non Runner

(11)

Brian The Snail³³⁶

Weight: 8-13| Age: 8

T: P Morris J: Barry McHugh

Forecasts

Outrun The Storm (3/1), Majestic (4/1), It Just Takes Time (9/2), Hathlool (5/1), Tangled (6/1), Barney's Bay (15/2), Antagonize (11/1), Proud Archi (12/1), Brian The Snail (16/1), Eldelbar (18/1), Homer Stokes (25/1), Merry Secret (100/1)

A tightly-knit handicap in which marginal preference is for IT JUST TAKES TIME who posted a good Doncaster second a fortnight ago in his hat-trick bid and races off only a 1 lb higher mark here. Newmarket runner-up Outrun The Storm and C&D winner Tangled appeal as the duo to give Mark Walford's 4-y-o most to do and can chase him home in that order.