17:15 Beverley

Wednesday 29 May 2024

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Very British Raceday On Saturday 8 June Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:18 | Winning time: 1m 6.64s

(10)

Exceed^t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Alex Jary⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 58| D

25/1

Last of 10 in handicap (11/1) at Redcar (5f, soft) 27 days ago, worst of draw. Others make more appeal.

Form: 2241-20

(6)

Yazaman^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Mark Winn| T: P T Midgley| OR: 57| D

11/4

Temperamental sort. Two wins from 42 Flat runs. Improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm, 9/2) 19 days ago, well on top finish. Should go well again.

Form: 547261

(14)

King Of The Jungle²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 57| BF| D

9/2

Latest win at Catterick in April. 3/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (5f, soft) 27 days ago, nearest finish. Has a tough draw to overcome.

Form: 01-1714

(9)

Sir Benedict^p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 56| D

14/1

Latest win at Southwell in March. 7/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (5f, soft) 27 days ago. Reportedly lost action last time, so no surprise if he's back on his game.

Form: 321158

(3)

Opal Storm^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: B Rothwell| OR: 54| D

7/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Chris Fairhurst when creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 50/1) 15 days ago, nearest finish. One to consider.

Form: 49146-4

(11)

Murbih^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: William Pyle⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 54| D

16/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2023. 22/1, fourth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 16 days ago. Potentially well handicapped but has a rather uninspiring turf record.

Form: 860574

(2)

Frank The Spark³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Ryan Sexton| T: P T Midgley| OR: 50

9/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Newcastle (6f) 33 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form and should strip fitter for his reappearance, so one to note from a low draw.

Form: 89548-8

(1)

Ohnojoe^b1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: S D Bowen⁽³⁾| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 49

6/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 6 lengths ninth of 10 to Yazaman in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm, 14/1) 19 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 4900-79

(4)

The Grey Lass¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Connor Planas| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 46| CD

6/1

C&D winner. One win from 25 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap (9/2) at Catterick (5f, good) 16 days ago. Should come on for that reappearance and she's well drawn.

Form: 30276-5

(5)

Chattel Village^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Andrew Breslin| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 45

80/1

150/1, eleventh of 18 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) 11 days ago, hampered. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 5004-00

(8)

Kyber Crystal^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Morgan Cole⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 45| D

18/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. Sixth of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Hamilton (5f, good) 12 days ago, not clear run. Hasn't had much go her way this year, so can't be completely written off.

Form: 8850-66

Non-Runners

(7)

Rogue De Vega⁷⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: A Brittain J: Alexander Fielding

(15)

Stallone¹⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 8

T: M Dods J: Rhys Elliott

(12)

Golden Gal¹⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: Ollie Pears J: Non Runner

(13)

Glorious Rio¹²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 7

T: Mrs Stella Barclay J: Gina Mangan

Forecasts

Yazaman (11/4), King Of The Jungle (9/2), The Grey Lass (6/1), Ohnojoe (6/1), Opal Storm (7/1), Frank The Spark (9/1), Rogue De Vega (12/1), Sir Benedict (14/1), Stallone (14/1), Murbih (16/1), Golden Gal (16/1), Kyber Crystal (18/1), Exceed (25/1), Glorious Rio (25/1), Chattel Village (80/1)

FRANK THE SPARK is still unexposed and left the impression he'd come on for his reappearance at Newcastle last month, so he's worth chancing from stall 2. His stablemate Yazaman, a recent winner, is an obvious danger and Opal Storm merits consideration.