15:45 Beverley

Tuesday 24 June 2025

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Steve Brooks 70th Birthday Handicap

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 2m 3.42s

(5)

Gincident^h,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Cieren Fallon| T: James Owen| OR: 80| D

2/1

Made a positive start for James Owen, scoring twice, and arrives on back of good second of 20 in handicap at York (10.2f, good to firm, 5/1) 11 days ago. Raised 3 lb since but looks sure to go well again.

Form: 133312

(4)

Papagei²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jonny Peate| T: J Ferguson| OR: 79| D

13/2

Scored 3 times (at up to 11.8f) last season and got back on track when close third of 5 in handicap at Lingfield (11.6f, good, 3/1) 24 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 114-303

(2)

Individualism³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: C Johnston| OR: 78

15/2

Had wind op/off 9 months before coming in eighth of 9 on return at Haydock in April and no improvement at Hamilton since. Work to do.

Form: 6216-87

(7)

Flickering Halo^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Newcastle in May. Fourth of 6 in handicap (4/1) at Leicester (11.8f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 560-614

(8)

Squeezebox²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: M Appleby| OR: 73| D

28/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap (4/1) at Leicester (11.8f, good to firm) 21 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5015-45

(6)

Spioradalta^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 72| D

17/2

Took advantage of drop in weights when resuming winning ways at Ripon (9.8f) last month and far from disgraced, off 4 lb higher, when sixth of 20 in handicap (14/1) at York (10.2f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Merits consideration.

Form: 30-4416

(3)

Shimmering Sands¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 71| CD

3/1

Without a win last year but made the frame 5 times and possible he needed reappearance outing at Ayr last month. Little went right for him at York since and he figures off a handy mark.

Form: 3246-60

(1)

Princess Niyla^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: T Eaves| T: A D Brown| OR: 68| CD

16/1

Back to winning ways over C&D last month and found York handicap too competitive since. Better expected back here.

Form: 25-3310

Forecasts

Gincident (2/1), Shimmering Sands (3/1), Papagei (13/2), Individualism (15/2), Spioradalta (17/2), Flickering Halo (9/1), Princess Niyla (16/1), Squeezebox (28/1)

This can go to GINCIDENT, who ran a cracker in a more competitive event at York earlier this month and still looks feasibly treated. Spioradalta and Papagei look the principal dangers.