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16:40 Beverley

Westwood Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,449 added
  • Winner: £4,033
  • 2nd: £1,207
  • 3rd: £604
  • 4th: £302
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.07s
  • Off Time: 16:40:53
  • 6 Ran
1(6)
Silk - White, Red stripe, hooped sleeves, Red cap

Excessable

12 pt BFD
6/1
  • Form 836884
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 70

prominent, lost place over 3f out, effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

2(2)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, BEIGE hoop
11/8
  • Form 647323
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 70

took keen hold, chased leaders, hanging left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

3(1)
Silk - Purple, emerald green cross of lorraine, armlets and star on cap

Archimedes (IRE)

7 vt DCD
7/2
  • Form 821510
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 69

led, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish

4(4)
Silk - White, red braces, emerald green sleeves, white armlets, white and red striped cap
11/2
  • Form 100022
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 68

chased leaders, not much room and lost place after 1f, headway from 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on

6(7)
Silk - Light blue, brown epaulets, brown sleeves, light blue armlets, striped cap

Tan

16 D
5/1
  • Form 750922
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 65

reared slightly start and went left, headway on outside 4f out, hanging right 2f out, losing place when hampered over 1f out

7(5)
Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap

Qaaraat

38 p
14/1
  • Form 667066
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 61

chased leaders, not much room and lost place 2f out, well beaten from over 1f out

5(3)
NR

Van Gerwen

2 DCD
14/1
  • Form 437608
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 65

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

DESERT ACE has won 10 races, including two on this track. He had the favourite Excessable behind when runner-up at Musselburgh last time and, though the latter didn't get the best of runs, the places can be confirmed. Sheepscar Lad is on a long losing run but hasn't been beaten far in his last two races here and must be in with a shout. Archimedes has won 11 times, though mainly at Class 6 level ,while Tan may find the stiff 5f beyond him and the locally-trained Van Gerwen was beaten in a Thirsk seller on Monday. Qaaraat is 1-28 and running poorly though is now on his lowest-ever mark.

Formwatch

Excessable 3-1fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, effort when not clear run from over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Bashiba (8-9) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.

Sheepscar Lad (IRE) 4-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on gamely, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Four Wheel Drive (9-10) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.

Archimedes (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Hampered start, soon in rear, not a factor after, 17th of 18, 9l behind Dark Shadow (9-7) at Doncaster 5f hcp (4) gf in Sep.

Desert Ace (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, keen, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 6, nk behind Bashiba (8-9) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.

Tan 5-2 (9-3) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Wiley Post (9-12) at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.

Qaaraat 6-1 (9-10) Chased leader, switched left 4f out, soon lost place, effort when not much room over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Secret Potion (9-7) at Leicester 5f hcp (6) gs in Aug.

Van Gerwen 15-2 (9-8) In touch towards far side, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 19, 5 1/2l behind Fard (8-9) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) gf in Sep.