14:50 Beverley

Sunday 27 August 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Beverley Lions Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 1m 3.86s

(9)

Emeralds Pride^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 62| D

15/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at Ayr (5f, good, 11/1) 20 days ago, always holding on. Can go well again if quirks don't resurface (often wayward-looking/starts slowly).

Form: 922791

(2)

Van Gerwen¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: P T Midgley| OR: 60| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at Pontefract (5f, good, 20/1) 18 days ago, making all. Will do well to dominate again here.

Form: 926401

(4)

Spanish Angel¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 59| BF| D

10/3

3¼ lengths sixth of 7 to Latin Five in handicap (3/1) at Ripon (5f, good to soft) 19 days ago, slowly away. Good effort here before that and should bounce back.

Form: 242126

(7)

Nautical Dream⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 60WS

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 8 in maiden (22/1) at Redcar (6f, good) 90 days ago. Makes handicap debut and could do better.

Form: 745

(6)

Sherdil¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 57| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap (11/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 10 days ago. Down another 2 lb and could go well (last 2 wins here off 63).

Form: 956985

(5)

Takana³¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D M Simmonson⁽⁵⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 55| D

25/1

5f maiden winner in 2021. Off 10 months/first run after leaving Ciaran Murphy. Well handicapped if ready to go for new yard and a market move would be interesting.

Form: 508700-

(10)

Latin Five¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 55| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 10/3, didn't need to improve to win 7-runner handicap at Ripon (5f, good to soft) 19 days ago, just holding on. Only up 2 lb and with the second there successful since he can go well again.

Form: 623221

(8)

Glory Hallelujah¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 54| D

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Good neck third of 7 to Latin Five in handicap at Ripon (5f, good to soft, 33/1) 19 days ago. Respected.

Form: 604083

(1)

Opal Storm²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 54

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 8 in minor event at Ripon (5f, good to soft, 25/1) 20 days ago. Could do better now handicapping.

Form: 554

(3)

Birdie Bowers¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: D Allan| T: D Thompson| OR: 48| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 18/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 1 day ago. Won a division of this last year.

Form: 952270

(11)

The Grey Lass²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 45| CD

9/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap (15/2) at Musselburgh (5f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Won a division of this last year but going to need to show more than she has of late.

Form: 340653

Forecasts

Spanish Angel (10/3), Latin Five (9/2), Sherdil (5/1), Birdie Bowers (13/2), Emeralds Pride (15/2), Van Gerwen (9/1), The Grey Lass (9/1), Glory Hallelujah (12/1), Takana (25/1), Opal Storm (40/1), Nautical Dream (66/1)

Paul Midgley could hold the key to this and dual C&D winner SHERDIL is too well handicapped to ignore after a fair run in a stronger race here last week. Latin Five saw off a subsequent winner at Ripon and can go well again. Takana and Emeralds Pride are also firmly in the picture.