14:52 Beverley

Thursday 23 April 2026

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Happy Birthday Andy Hill Handicap

Off time: 14:53 | Winning time: 1m 0.28s

(5)

Jenever^b⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 79| D

18/1

Successful over 5f at Sandown (good) and 6f at Nottingham (good to soft) last year. Better effort on all-weather in recent months when fifth of 10 over 6f at Newcastle 6 weeks ago. Cheekpieces off, blinkers back on. Only 1 lb above the mark he defied at Nottingham.

Form: 8919-05

(6)

Novello Lad¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 78

10/1

Pair of 6f wins last summer. Drops to 5f for the first time on his reappearance and it might be best to look elsewhere.

Form: 171029-

(7)

Arctic Summer²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: G Tutty| OR: 77

9/1

Fairly useful 6f winner in France. Showed she can be competitive in Britain when third at Pontefract (6f, heavy) last autumn and she likely needed the run when mid-division on 6f Doncaster reappearance 25 days ago.

Form: 80379-9

(1)

Ventura Express³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: P T Midgley| OR: 77| CD

6/1

C&D winner. No win since 2024 but he was runner-up here last summer and arrives on the back of a creditable third of 6 at Newcastle (5f) 35 days ago. Considered.

Form: 2350-63

(8)

I'm Next⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 77| D

11/8

Dual 5f winner last year and returned with a promising second of 10 over C&D (good) last week. A bold show is likely from the same mark.

Form: 02198-2

(4)

Trilby^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: S England| OR: 75| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner who is well handicapped at present. Never really threatened in fifth when sent off favourite at Catterick (6f, good to firm) 15 days ago but he's likely to click before long. The tongue tie which was missing at Catterick is back on now.

Form: 3324-85

(2)

Tees Aggregates¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J Garritty| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 74| CD

9/1

Two turf wins in 2025, the latter over C&D (good to firm) in August. Denied a run from over 1f out when fifth of 8 at Southwell (5f) last month so it was a more than respectable reappearance. Could be the type to do better again at 4. On the shortlist.

Form: 43017-5

(3)

Fuji Mountain^b²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 68| D

11/1

Pair of Chester wins as a juvenile in 2024. Drawn a blank since but better signs with blinkers added (retained) when short-head second at Pontefract (6f) on Tuesday. Claims if coping with the quick turnaround.

Form: 0835-02

(9)

Until Dawn^h¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 62| DWS

80/1

Scored twice on all-weather at the beginning of 2025 but lost her form later in the year and a watching brief is advised back on turf after 5 months off having had a breathing operation.

Form: 275958-

Forecasts

I'm Next (11/8), Trilby (9/2), Ventura Express (6/1), Arctic Summer (9/1), Tees Aggregates (9/1), Novello Lad (10/1), Fuji Mountain (11/1), Jenever (18/1), Until Dawn (80/1)

There was a lot to like about I'M NEXT's C&D reappearance second last Wednesday and he's taken to build on that and strike from the same mark. Last summer's C&D scorer Tees Aggregates shaped better than the result on his all-weather return and is feared most ahead of well-drawn veteran Ventura Express.