Racecards
16:15 Beverley
East Yorkshire Business Expo 2nd October Handicap (Class 6)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Form 622605
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey Neil Brown
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 751123
- Age 8
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Barry McHugh
in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 114073
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 62
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace
- Form 5-82837
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P Mulrennan
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, staying on when hung left inside final furlong, held towards finish
- Form 11771-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey F Norton
with leaders, weakened over 1f out
- Form 690207
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Jamie Kyne
chased leaders, weakened final furlong
- Form 440383
- Age 8
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 59
mid-division, one pace final furlong
- Form 20-9741
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
chased leaders, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 424923
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Lucinda Featherstone
- Jockey Liam Jones
behind, ridden and good headway over 1f out, led last 50 yards
- Form 102820
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 55
led, ridden 2f out, headed last 50 yards
- Form 260085
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer W J H Ratcliffe
- Jockey A Mullen
always towards rear
- Form 9-00940
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
in rear, ridden 2f out, some headway well over 1f out, no impression
- Form 404706
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Jamie Moriarty
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
- Form 51-0900
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey T Hamilton
slowly into stride, always towards rear
- Form 274604
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Dean McKeown
chased leaders, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 0-00400
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer J R Weymes
- Jockey J Fanning
always behind, eased from well over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Jun Fan can have no excuses from the draw and is a tentative selection in a wide open contest. Sands Crooner, Kings College Boy and Dark Champion are others that spearhead a shortlist of contenders for the places. Dark Champion is consistent and does try his heart out. However, he is also extremely hard to win with, as he always seems to find a few better off at the weights. Still, he has fair claims in this company and can go close. Kings College Boy was just ahead of the selection when he won here last month. He has held his form well since then and deserves plenty of respect. Still, it is worth bearing in mind he was drawn 17 for his Beverley success and will not find it so easy from the 2 box today. Sands Crooner arrives here in great heart and the form of his latest start was given a solid boost at Ascot at the weekend. He does have a bit more on his plate today and needs to pull out all the stops if he is to finally gain that elusive first success on turf. Therefore, it can be worth chancing a small stakes play with Jun fan, whose yard has hit form with a vengeance during the last fortnight. The Brian Ellison-trained gelding has plenty of speed and is ideally berthed to put the rest to the sword this afternoon.
Formwatch
Grimes Faith 10-3 (9-1) Chased leaders, hung left from over 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong, last of 5, 11l behind Fire Up The Band (9-7) at W'hampton 5f clm (6) pol in Apr.
Kings College Boy 6-4fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Invincible Lad (8-8) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Sands Crooner (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Cheveton (9-10) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Soto 20-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden along over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 6l behind Violent Velocity (9-2) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
No Worries Yet (IRE) 18-1 (8-7) In touch, under pressure halfway, soon weakened, last of 17, 14l behind Jilly Why (8-11) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Helping Hand (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) With leader, lost place over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 7th of 10, 10l behind Averoo (8-9) at Doncaster 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Dark Champion 10-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Tawzeea (9-5) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Conjecture 3-1jt-fav (10-3) With leaders stands side, led 1f out, driven out, won at Ayr 5f amt hcp (6) gs beating The History Man (11-1) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Commander Wish 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division and soon ridden along, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Choisette (9-7) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Jun Fan (USA) 8-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders far side, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 16, 11l behind Ursus (8-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jun.
Guto 5-1 (8-13) Led until headed after 2f, soon ridden, gradually weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 8l behind Howards Tipple (8-13) at Hamilton 5f clm (6) gd.
Ryedane (IRE) 5-1fav (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 11th of 13, 6l behind Mandalay King (8-3) at Redcar 6f app hcp (6) gf.
Spirit of Coniston 9-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon one pace, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Raccoon (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Morristown Music (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Dwelt, always rear division, 11th of 14, 6l behind Choisette (9-7) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Monte Major (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Held up, headway over 3f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 5l behind Hurricane Hen (9-4) at W'hampton 5f sll (6) pol in Jun.
Rue Soleil 40-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders stands' side, weakened 2f out, 14th of 16, 18l behind Ursus (8-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jun.
Lithaam (IRE) 9-1 (8-4) Went right start, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 8l behind Mandurah (9-8) at Haydock 5f app hcp (5) gd.