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15:40 Beverley

136th Year Of The Watt Memorial Handicap (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 32y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £14,000 added
  • Winner: £7,216
  • 2nd: £3,384
  • 3rd: £1,693
  • 4th: £846
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 35.88s
  • Off Time: 15:40:25
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Smart Champion

15/8

    2
    Silk -

    Red Verdon (USA)

    7/2

      1(4)
      Silk - Light Blue and Red diamonds, Light Blue sleeves, Red cap, Light Blue diamond

      Red Verdon (USA)

      17 p D
      7/2
      • Form 254800
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-4
      • Official Rating 97

      chased leaders, went 2nd over 8f out, led over 2f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, stayed on

      2(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue spots

      Just Hubert (IRE)

      28 b D
      2/1
      • Form 113-000
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 88

      chased leader, reluctant stable bend over 10f out, lost place over 8f out, driven over 3f out, went modest 3rd inside final furlong

      3(6)
      Silk - Yellow and White (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap

      Dash Of Spice

      31 t
      12/1
      • Form 61875-8
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 88

      led, clear 14f out until over 8f out, headed over 2f out, lost 3rd and weakened inside final furlong

      4(2)
      Silk - Maroon, yellow chevron, light blue sleeves

      Patient Dream (FR)

      14 t
      7/1
      • Form 414134-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 88

      slowly away, in rear, closed on outside 8f out, effort over 3f out, weakened from over 2f out

      6(1)
      Silk - Purple and White (quartered), White sleeves

      Smart Champion

      17 h D
      15/8
      • Form 350-260
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 79

      edged left start, held up, went 3rd 8f out, went 2nd 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on

      5(5)
      NR

      Midrarr (IRE)

      17 t
      13/8
      • Form 636-392
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 82

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2021
      (3)
      Silk -

      Platform Nineteen (IRE)

      5/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      Midrarr finished runner-up over 1m4f on her first outing after wind surgery and placed at York when last racing over this far. She has every chance but PATIENT DREAM is just preferred. The latter has been thereabouts over hurdles recently but showed progressive form on the Flat last year with three victories over shorter trips and is only 2lb higher than when last successful. Both Smart Champion and Red Verdon ran below par at the Northumberland Plate meeting at Newcastle last month while Just Hubert and Dash Of Spice are struggling to rediscover their best.

      Formwatch

      Red Verdon (USA) 66-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out, 18th of 20, 21 1/2l behind Trueshan (10-8) at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) pol in Jun.

      Just Hubert (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Led after 2f, ran very wide paddock bend and headed, soon in rear, not a factor after, 14th of 19, 18 1/4l behind Coltrane (9-10) at Ascot 2m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.

      Dash Of Spice 33-1 (11-2) Towards rear, ridden 4f out, always behind, 8th of 12, 21l behind Zealandia (10-7) at York 1m 4f hcp gd in Jun.

      Patient Dream (FR) 10-3 (10-13) Chased leaders, bumped 3rd, lost place next, headway after 2 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Reams Of Love (10-13) at Stratford 2m mdn (4) gd in Jun.

      Smart Champion 22-1 (9-7) Slowly away, behind, switched left over 2f out, no impression, 14th of 18, 10 1/2l behind Zoffee (9-9) at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) pol in Jun.

      Midrarr (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Mid-division, switched right and headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, edged left and no impression on winner inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Arabian Warrior (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jun.