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14:30 Beverley

Alan McGuiness And Robin Lunness Memorial Handicap (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 96y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £14,000 added
  • Winner: £7,216
  • 2nd: £3,384
  • 3rd: £1,693
  • 4th: £846
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 29.66s
  • Off Time: 14:31:13
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Evocative Spark (IRE)

8/13

    2
    Silk -

    I'm A Gambler (IRE)

    9/1

      1(5)
      Silk - RED, PURPLE sleeves, RED armlets, BLACK cap, YELLOW star

      I'm A Gambler (IRE)

      166
      9/1
      • Form 110193-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 85

      keen raced wide led, headed over 5f out, tracked winner, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace

      2(4)
      Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

      Animato

      194 D
      10/3
      • Form 3410-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 79

      close up, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, soon hung right, weakened over 1f out

      3(1)
      Silk - Black, white chevron, red sleeves, white stars, red cap, white star

      Evocative Spark (IRE)

      8 t D
      8/13
      • Form 4142-2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 78

      led over 5f out, pushed along over 1f out, ran on

      4(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Black sash and sleeves

      Ana Gold

      208 C
      9/1
      • Form 4143-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 75

      in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

      5(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue diabolo, Light Blue sleeves, quartered cap

      Matty Too

      166 t
      14/1
      • Form 153145-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 73

      tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

      Previous results

      2021
      (6)
      Silk -

      Longlai (FR)

      5/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      Progressive over 6f last year, I'm A Gambler has been gelded and steps up in distance along with Matty Too. Novice winners Ana Gold and Animato will be winning handicaps this season but EVOCATIVE SPARK is preferred. The latter looks set to make the most of last week’s reappearance over track and trip when beaten less than a length from an outside draw and George Boughey’s charge gets the vote.

      Formwatch

      I'm A Gambler (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Slight lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, soon ridden and wandered right, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Wonderful World (9-7) at Doncaster 6f (4) sft in Nov.

      Animato 9-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, 10th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Oh Herberts Reign (8-10) at York 1m (2) gs in Oct.

      Evocative Spark (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Chased leader out wide, led 5f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Foden (9-3) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr.

      Ana Gold 16-1 (8-2) In rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Perfect News (9-6) at Newmarket 7f fll (2) gf in Sep.

      Matty Too 15-2 (9-0) Held up tracking leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Wonderful World (9-7) at Doncaster 6f (4) sft in Nov.