15:10 Beverley

Wednesday 31 May 2023

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Give Racing A Try Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 31.12s

(12)

Park Street¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 75

200/1

1m winner on AW for John & Thady Gosden but offered little in handful of starts on Flat/over hurdles for present yard last year and similarly no upturn back from 6 months off when last of 15 in handicap at Thirsk 11 days ago. Can only be watched.

Form: 231/07-0

(10)

Beltane⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 75

4/1

Eased in weights and duly capitalised when landing 9-runner handicap on return at Musselburgh (1m) 53 days ago, having run of race. Picked up for 6,000 gns by new yard since and 5 lb higher mark gives him claims again despite a wide draw.

Form: 08065-1

(3)

Boafo Boy^t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne| OR: 74| D

12/1

Latest win at Newcastle (7f) in January. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (1m) 27 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Return to 7f a plus on that evidence but his recent record is a somewhat patchy one.

Form: 8-14596

(6)

Mercurius Power³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 73| D

12/1

Below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Pontefract (1m, good to soft, 50/1) 37 days ago, give underfoot possibly not suiting ideally. Now operating 2 lb below last winning mark if return to quicker ground has positive effect here.

Form: 68-6400

(1)

Culcor^v1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 73| D

12/1

16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at Haydock (7f, good) 18 days ago, off the pace halfway and beaten under 2f out. Visor on 1st time. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 2160-79

(4)

Star Zinc^h¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 72

20/1

Remains a maiden and probably has a quirk or two but consistent for Charlie Fellowes and he shaped as if better for the run starting out for new yard when sixth in 9-runner Haydock handicap (7f) 18 days ago. Likely has a bigger effort in his locker if things fall into place.

Form: 43456-6

(7)

Cliffcake¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Robinson| T: S R Bowring| OR: 72| D

22/1

Built up a good strike rate for this yard but seemingly been working his way back to full fitness so far this term, weakening final 1f when tenth in 12-runner Thirsk handicap (1m) 11 days ago. Now below last winning mark so not one to write off.

Form: 4409-00

(11)

Flash The Dash²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 71| D

11/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, first run since re-joining present stable when respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 26 days ago. Ease in class rates a plus if he can build on that now.

Form: 6006-57

(5)

Sir Maxi²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R A Fahey| OR: 67| CD

4/1

Belatedly capitalised on easing mark when getting on top in dying strides over C&D last summer. Operating below best in couple of outings so far this season but bounce back certainly not ruled out from handy draw with Oisin Murphy an eye-catching booking.

Form: 3154-78

(2)

Ugo Gregory^p,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65| CD

3/1

3-time C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good, 9/2) 15 days ago. Enters calculations from handy draw with yard hitting form.

Form: 500-424

(9)

Special Mayson³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: D C Costello| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 65| BF| D

13/2

5/4, respectable third of 7 in handicap at Catterick (6f, soft) 35 days ago. Return to a faster surface will hold no fears now stepping back up in trip and he's another not out of things.

Form: 8717-33

(8)

Temper Trap¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 60| D

66/1

12/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Wetherby (8f, good to firm) 15 days ago, racing off the pace and never landing a blow. Must improve.

Form: 806-067

Forecasts

Ugo Gregory (3/1), Beltane (4/1), Sir Maxi (4/1), Special Mayson (13/2), Flash The Dash (11/1), Culcor (12/1), Mercurius Power (12/1), Boafo Boy (12/1), Star Zinc (20/1), Cliffcake (22/1), Temper Trap (66/1), Park Street (200/1)

A 3-time C&D winner, UGO GREGORY went winless last term but there have been more encouraging signs from his much-reduced mark in recent weeks and he could be ready to strike from a handy draw eased back in trip. Musselburgh scorer Beltane, on debut for Mick Appleby, is a threat, along with Special Mayson. Cliffcake also makes each-way appeal from an easing mark.