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15:50 Beverley
Tour De Yorkshire Starts Here Next Friday Handicap (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 207y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places on the 5f chute)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,781
- 2nd: £1,132
- 3rd: £566
- 4th: £283

The Major
260- Form 344-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Louis Steward
tracked leading pair, switched left to outside 3f out, 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead and hung left to near side entering final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards

Palmerston
15- Form 430-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey B A Curtis
led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong

- Form 7543-61
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
raced keenly, held up last, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, went 2nd and hung left to near side inside final furlong, stayed on under pressre to lead final 100 yards

Adherence
185- Form 86779-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey Barry McHugh
chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, lost 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Shabbah (IRE)
164- Form 969-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Non Runner
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
NIETZCHE looks the one to beat despite carrying a penalty. He returned to the Turf with a six-length stroll at Nottingham last week and should take care of these in that sort of form. Shabbah will be expected to improve for powerful connections stepping up in trip today but showed little last term while The Major is another likely to do better over this longer trip. Adherence never threatened in five starts last year and Palmerston was tailed off on his reappearance.
Formwatch
The Major 9-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Pickett's Charge (8-12) at Newcastle 7f mdn stks (6) gd in Aug.
Palmerston 8-1 (9-6) Soon led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 12, dist behind Walsingham Grange (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Apr.
Nietzsche 7-2fav (9-4) Held up in mid-division but in touch, smooth headway over 3f out, led on bit over 1f out, quickened clear, very easily, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Apr beating Stone Quercus (9-0) by 6l, 11 ran.
Adherence 50-1 (8-12) Raced wide in touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, 9th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Harlequin Rock (8-9) at Pontefract 1m (5) gs in Oct.
Shabbah (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Marylebone (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.