Beverley Lions Handicap (Div I) – Beverley

Beverley

14:50

Beverley Lions Handicap (Div I)

Date 2023-08-27

Distance 5f

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,266

Winning Time 1m 3.86s (slow by 3.86s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Emeralds Pride (GB) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	15/2	Won
2nd	Birdie Bowers (IRE) David Allan · David Thompson	13/2	0.1
3rd	Glory Hallelujah (IRE) Rowan Scott · Nigel Tinkler	12/1	1.75
4th	Latin Five (IRE) David Nolan · Paul Midgley	9/2	.5
5th	Sherdil (IRE) Graham Lee · Paul Midgley	5/1	0.05
6th	Spanish Angel (IRE) Jason Hart · Ruth Carr	100/30F	1.75
7th	Nautical Dream (IRE) Ben Sanderson · Jessica Macey	66/1	0.1
8th	Van Gerwen (GB) Cam Hardie · Paul Midgley	9/1	0.2
9th	Opal Storm (GB) Aiden Brookes · Chris Fairhurst	40/1	1
10th	The Grey Lass (GB) Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby	9/1	1.5
11th	Takana (IRE) D M Simmonson · James Andrew Fahey	25/1	2

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (4)	Spanish Angel Brown J:Jason Hart T:Ruth Carr	J:Jason Hart T:Ruth Carr	134	—	242126	59	72	64	19d	—	—	0	17.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Enjoying a very good season; beat only one at Ripon last time but sort to bounce back
7 (10)	Latin Five Bay J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	130	—	623221	55	76	65	19d	—	—	+8	23.9	0.75/1	4 25%
Won at Ripon 19 days ago; this C&D scorer is firmly in the picture off 2lb higher mark
5 (6)	Sherdil Bay J:Graham Lee T:Paul Midgley	J:Graham Lee T:Paul Midgley	132	—	956985	57	75	54	10d	—	—	-9	6.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Dual C&D scorer; hinted at revival with C&D fifth latest; merits serious consideration
11 (11)	The Grey Lass Roan J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	121	—	340653	46	72	55	23d	—	—	-4	5.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Captured a division of this last year; good Musselburgh 3rd latest; enters calculations
10 (3)	Birdie Bowers Bay J:David Allan T:David Thompson	J:David Allan T:David Thompson	123	—	952270	48	72	62	1d	—	—	-5	7.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Took a division of this 12 months ago; below-par at Southwell and Redcar since
1 (9)	Emeralds Pride Brown J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	137	p	922791	62	74	64	20d	—	—	+10	17.7	2.00/1	9 11%
Cheekpieces back on when winning at Ayr latest; very much one to consider
2 (2)	Van Gerwen Chestnut J:Cam Hardie T:Paul Midgley	J:Cam Hardie T:Paul Midgley	135	—	926401	60	72	53	18d	—	—	+9	15.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Landed Pontefract h'cap latest; cannot be dismissed
8 (8)	Glory Hallelujah Chestnut J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	129	—	604083	54	73	65	19d	—	—	-2	6.4	2.50/1	11 9%
Back-to-form third to Latin Five at Ripon 19 days ago; can go well again off same mark
6 (5)	Takana Bay J:D M Simmonson(5) T:James Andrew Fahey	J:D M Simmonson(5) T:James Andrew Fahey	130	—	08700-	55	72	16	318d	—	—	-2	2.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Fair 5f winner; off track for 10 months but weighted to go well for new yard if tuned up
9 (1)	Opal Storm Bay J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Chris Fairhurst	J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Chris Fairhurst	127	—	554	54	65	57	20d	—	—	-1	1.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Fourth at Ripon 20 days ago; may do better now going into handicaps so is no forlorn hope
4 (7)	Nautical Dream Bay J:Ben Sanderson(3) T:Jessica Macey	J:Ben Sanderson(3) T:Jessica Macey	133	—	745	60	67	-	90d	—	—	+1	3.1	9.75/1	40 3%
Fourth at Southwell but only fifth at Redcar since; had wind op and not written off

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Spanish Angel	4	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Latin Five	4	4	4	4	4
Sherdil	9/2	9/2	4	9/2	9/2
The Grey Lass	15/2	8	8	8	8
Birdie Bowers	15/2	15/2	8	15/2	15/2
Emeralds Pride	9	9	9	9	9
Van Gerwen	12	12	12	12	12
Glory Hallelujah	10	10	11	10	11
Takana	20	20	20	20	20
Opal Storm	28	33/1	28	28	28
Nautical Dream	40	40	40	40	40

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Latin Five

23.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 17.9 Odds: 4.7

2nd

Emeralds Pride

17.7

OR: 3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.2

3rd

Spanish Angel

17.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 10 Odds: 5

7/2

Van Gerwen

15.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 11 Odds: 1.7

Birdie Bowers

7.6

OR: 0 Form: 4 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Glory Hallelujah

6.4

OR: 1 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

Sherdil

6.2

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

The Grey Lass

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Nautical Dream

3.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Takana

2.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Opal Storm

1.8

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Emeralds Pride	62	74	64
Van Gerwen	60	72	53
Nautical Dream	60	67	—
Spanish Angel	59	72	64
Sherdil	57	75	54
Latin Five	55	76	65
Takana	55	72	16
Glory Hallelujah	54	73	65
Opal Storm	54	65	57
Birdie Bowers	48	72	62
The Grey Lass	46	72	55

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Birdie Bowers	1d ago	Quick return
Sherdil	10d ago	Quick return
Van Gerwen	18d ago	Fit
Spanish Angel	19d ago	Fit
Latin Five	19d ago	Fit
Glory Hallelujah	19d ago	Fit
Emeralds Pride	20d ago	Fit
Opal Storm	20d ago	Fit
The Grey Lass	23d ago	Fit
Nautical Dream	90d ago	Fresh
Takana	318d ago	Long break