17:00 Beverley

Sunday 25 August 2024

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

25 Years Trouble & Strife Martin & Anne Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 46.05s

(4)

Lerwick¹²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: P J McDonald| T: E Bethell| OR: 76| D

9/2

Improved when opening his account at Pontefract (8f) last summer and made the frame on next 2 starts. Not seen since disappointing return at same course in April, however.

Form: 47123-7

(2)

Shimmering Sands^h1,t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 76| C

5/1

Course winner who returned to form when good third of 11 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Hood on first time. Likely contender.

Form: 8470-P3

(5)

Shaladar²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 75| D

10/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Fourth of 5 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, soft, 11/2) 20 days ago, not ideally placed. Claims on best form.

Form: 6-20574

(7)

Capital Guarantee¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74

12/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap at Haydock (7f, firm, 12/1) 16 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip. Others more appealing.

Form: 9-00059

(8)

Assessment^h⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: A Watson| OR: 74| D

11/1

Bounced back to form when close second of 9 in seller (9/1) over C&D (good to firm) 51 days ago. This is more competitive but he looks fairly treated back in handicap company.

Form: 897002

(9)

Island Native^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 73| C| D

18/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 18 runs this year. Latest win here in June. 11/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at Epsom (7f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. Not out of things.

Form: 221054

(1)

Winterfair^h²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Haggas| OR: 75

5/2

Not scored this term but made the frame again when third of 5 in handicap (4/1) at Sandown (10f, good to firm) 25 days ago and is likely to be in the mix again here.

Form: 1-34353

(10)

Cavalry Call^h¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 71

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 11 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 65757

(3)

Etretat⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 67

10/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in July. 13/2, fourth of 6 in handicap at Epsom (8.5f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 532214

(6)

Kokinelli^h²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: H Palmer| OR: 67

25/1

Showed ability in a trio of starts thus far, latest when fourth of 9 in novice at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm, 9/2) 24 days ago. Switches to handicaps now and remains open to improvement.

Form: 834

Forecasts

Winterfair (5/2), Lerwick (9/2), Shimmering Sands (5/1), Shaladar (10/1), Etretat (10/1), Cavalry Call (10/1), Assessment (11/1), Capital Guarantee (12/1), Island Native (18/1), Kokinelli (25/1)

Preference is for SHIMMERING SANDS, who is fairly treated and got back on track at Redcar last time. Assessment and Kokinelli head the list of dangers in what looks an open contest.