16:20 Beverley

Thursday 15 August 2024

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Churchill Tyres Handicap

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 3m 40.7s

(2)

Pons Aelius¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Joanna Mason| T: C Johnston| OR: 66| D

4/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (6/1) at Carlisle (17.2f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 636463

(9)

Pfingstberg¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Darragh Keenan| T: D M Simcock| OR: 63| D

7/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 15/8, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Nottingham (16f, good to firm) 14 days ago by 4¼ lengths from Wannabeawallaby. Still looks ahead of his mark despite 7 lb rise.

Form: 331231

(6)

Spantik³²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 62| D

22/1

Respectable third of 6 in handicap (17/2) at Ripon (16f, soft). Off 10 months so has his fitness to prove.

Form: 283153-

(1)

Easy Equation^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: C Fellowes| OR: 57| D

5/2

Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Ffos Las (16f, good to firm, 4/1) 29 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 322426

(5)

Gift Of Raaj⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 56| D

12/1

Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Redcar (14f, good to firm, 16/1) 5 days ago. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 10-0044

(4)

Cloudy Rose¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Davies| T: John Berry| OR: 51| C

14/1

Course winner. Latest win at Brighton in April. Fair fourth of 7 to Pfingstberg in handicap at Nottingham (16f, good to firm, 16/1) 14 days ago. Considered.

Form: 912694

(7)

Bamboo Bay¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 46

25/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (12.1f, good to firm, 28/1) 16 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. No forlorn hope.

Form: 4598-64

(8)

Wannabeawallaby^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: D Egan| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 58

10/3

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable 4¼ lengths second of 7 to Pfingstberg in handicap (2/1) at Nottingham (16f, good to firm) 14 days ago, no match for winner. Not taken lightly with headgear retained.

Form: 653222

Non-Runners

(3)

Sugarpiehoneybunch³⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 6

T: S G West J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Easy Equation (5/2), Wannabeawallaby (10/3), Pfingstberg (7/2), Pons Aelius (4/1), Gift Of Raaj (12/1), Cloudy Rose (14/1), Sugarpiehoneybunch (20/1), Spantik (22/1), Bamboo Bay (25/1)

Lots with chances but it's hard to side against PFINGSTBERG who is enjoying an excellent season and fancied to bag a third win on the back of a facile Nottingham success last time out. Wannabewallaby chased home David Simcock's 4-y-o that day and again rates next best ahead of Cloudy Rose, Gift of Raaj and Easy Equation.