led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace after
stumbled start, always behind, tailed off over 2f out
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon weakened
with leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up and keen, pushed along headway over 3f out, stayed on final 2f
always behind
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on same pace
always behind, tailed off over 3f out
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
held up mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on final 2f, never troubled leaders
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened final 2f
Beverley's final meeting of the season gets under way with a weak selling contest in which Grand Lass may beat last year's winner Life Is Beautiful, and Erupt. Grand Lass has not progressed since beaten a short-head at Yarmouth in May in what was a better race than this. She had Jeepstar behind that day, and the fact that he was well in front of her at York last time shows just how much she has regressed. However, Kevin Darley is an eye catching booking, and if Grand Lass can just show a semblance of her old form, a return to the winner's enclosure is on the cards. Life Is Beautiful has dropped over a stone in the weights since landing this event 12 months ago, and ran her best race for some time when second at Redcar recently. She did not enjoy a step up in trip on a return there last time, and will be more at home in this company again. Erupt is another struggling to recapture his old form but cannot be left out of calculations. Bets are best kept to a minimum and a small investment on Grand Lass is the suggestion.
