Racecards
14:50 Beverley
Racing TV On Channel 426 Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f 96y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,400 added
- Winner: £3,493
- 2nd: £1,040
- 3rd: £519
- 4th: £260
Araka Li (IRE)
260- Form 6048-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on final 100 yards, never nearer
- Form 0036-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Rowan Scott
held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten final 1f
Velma
98- Form 43-762
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey Jason Hart
chased leaders, switched right over 2f out, not clear run and switched left entering final furlong, ran on, just failed
- Form 56422-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Phillip Makin
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up towards rear, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
- Form 961-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey B A Curtis
prominent, ridden and one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Irish Eileen
259- Form 60346-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Nathan Evans
held up rear of mid-division, hard ridden over 1f out, no real impression
Abbotside
291- Form 663-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey P J McDonald
mid-division, ridden and some headway 2f out, ran on final 150 yards, went 3rd close home
Old Harbour
90- Form 324
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey S De Sousa
made virtually all, driven over 1f out, just held on
- Form 425253-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
led early, tracked leaders, wandered over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, lost 3rd close home
Ventura Rascal
108- Form 6-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 66
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
Verdict
OLD HARBOUR (NAP) has a pedigree which suggests he should be a lot better than a 68-rated handicapper. He’s not highly tried making his debut on Turf after three fair runs on the all-weather and the booking of Silvestre De Sousa suggest Mark Johnston means business today. Abbotside wasn’t disgraced in a maiden auction here in August and is another who is unexposed. Penmellyn placed three times over the winter and Rains Of Castamere stepped out of selling company to land a handicap at Kempton in March but is 5lb higher. Velma went close at Newcastle in March but step up a grade for this and Lexi The One is even more exposed, though could make the frame again from a favourable draw.
Formwatch
Araka Li (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Held up mid-division, driven over 2f out, never pace to challenge, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Breguet Boy (9-5) at Redcar 1m (5) gd in Sep.
Violette Szabo (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway and shaken up 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Sword Beach (9-3) at York 1m stks (3) sft in Oct.
Velma 7-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 11, hd behind Class Clown (9-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Penmellyn (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, beaten from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Bold Suitor (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Rains Of Castamere 5-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 2f out, pressed from over 1f out, asserted close home, won at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Feel Good Factor (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Irish Eileen 16-1 (9-4) In touch, quickly weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 25 1/4l behind Walkonby (8-12) at Pontefract 1m fll (4) gs in Sep.
Abbotside 10-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Magna Moralia (9-5) at Beverley 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
Old Harbour 7-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Luncies (8-8) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Lexi The One (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Held up off the pace in 5th, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Strait Of Hormuz (9-3) at Chester 7f stks (4) sft in Sep.
Ventura Rascal 11-2 (9-5) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Dancing Feet (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Lola Paige (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Pretty In Grey (9-6) at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Oct.
Goodwood Rebel (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Raced wide in rear, never a factor, 7th of 10, 5l behind Too Shy Shy (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Jun.