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15:00 Beverley

Bp Saltend Handicap (Class D)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 100y
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 49.91s
  • 10 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, Yellow sleeves and cap
7/1
  • Form 01
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7

In touch, ridden over 3f out, no impression approaching final furlong

2(10)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets
7/1
  • Form 4-06032
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on approaching final furlong, no impression

3(9)
Silk - Orange, Emerald Green sleeves, Orange armlets, quartered cap
3/1
  • Form 10-0531
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside last

4(5)
Silk - Light Blue, Green sleeves, White cap
  • Form 5-00620
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon led, clear inside last easily

5(6)
Silk - Purple, Pink diamond and armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 105-004
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12

always behind

6(3)
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green stars, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Emerald Green star

Hov

10
7/2
  • Form 330411
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12

was in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside last, no chance with winner

7(1)
Silk - Black, Yellow stars, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap
11/2
  • Form 011045
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10

led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

8(8)
Silk - Cerise, Black and White striped sleeves
16/1
  • Form 3104-46
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

9(7)
Silk - Pale Blue, Red epaulets and cap
16/1
  • Form 0-640
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6

chased leaders, saddle slipped after one and half furlongs out, eased over 2f out

10(4)
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue chevron, Dark Blue sleeves, Orange armlets, Orange cap, Dark Blue star
  • Form 056-30
  • Age 3
  • Weight 7-12

soon keen and led, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out

In depth

Verdict

The lightly raced Low Cloud is bound to be popular with backers off a mark of 85 for his handicap debut but is far from certain to handle the testing conditions and is passed over in favour of Strong Hand, who gets the vote over hat-trick seeking Hov. The selection is a confirmed mudlark having won twice on a soft surface, including at Hamilton last time when beating Captain Venti by a neck. A 5lb rise since then leaves Strong Hand with more to do but, with conditions to suit, Mick Easterby's filly has to be the selection. Dual Southwell winner Hov has yet to prove he is as effective on turf and a bigger threat to the selection may come from Tim Easterby's Flighty Fellow, who has shown an ability to handle testing conditions in the past. The unexposed Moarban has claims but Strong Hand will be difficult to beat with trip and going to suit.