Connexin's 'No Lagging Behind' Handicap (Div I) – Beverley

Beverley

16:22

Connexin's 'No Lagging Behind' Handicap (Div I)

Distance 1m100y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,574

Weather Overcast

Temp 5.9°C

Wind 6mph NE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 45.04s (slow by 2.64s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Tees George (GB) Jack Nicholls · Adrian Nicholls	7/2	Won
2nd	Copper And Five (GB) Joanna Mason · Ruth Carr	8/1	1.5
3rd	Maple (GB) Oisin McSweeney · Ruth Jefferson	6/1	1.5
4th	Man Is King (IRE) Ashley Lewis · David Flood	18/1	.5
5th	Woodleigh (IRE) Kevin Stott · Roger Fell	12/1	0.1
6th	No Knee Never (IRE) Mason Paetel · James Owen	6/4F	1.25
7th	Drumcondra (IRE) Zak Wheatley · Declan Carroll	12/1	3.75
8th	Habari (IRE) Jason Hart · Daragh Bourke	28/1	6.5
9th	Moonlight Bomb (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ed Dunlop	14/1	1.25

Runners (9)

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
1 (1)	No Knee Never Bay J:Mason Paetel(5) T:James Owen	J:Mason Paetel(5) T:James Owen	140	tp	575331	65	76	47	3d	—	—	-5	27.4	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Scored readily on AW on Monday; 5lb penalty is offset by Mason Paetel's claim; respected
3 (3)	Tees George Bay J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Adrian Nicholls	J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Adrian Nicholls	134	p	527-34	59	76	64	25d	—	—	-10	7.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Gained sole turf success over C&D; made the frame in both starts this year; solid chance
6 (4)	Maple Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:Ruth Jefferson	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Ruth Jefferson	131	—	058/22	56	73	-	—	—	—	-6	4.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Solid record this year comprises two good AW efforts and a hurdles win; possibilities
8 (6)	Copper And Five Chestnut J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	125	p	4464-0	50	75	66	13d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-8	3.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Interesting off a handy mark back over this C&D with Thirsk reappearance under his belt
5 (8)	Drumcondra Chestnut J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	133	—	2245-4	58	74	59	26d	—	—	-4	4.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ten-race maiden who has frame possibilities on several pieces of form
4 (9)	Moonlight Bomb Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ed Dunlop	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ed Dunlop	133	—	61-687	58	73	57	12d	—	—	-4	4.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Only 1lb higher than when scoring on AW in December; fighting chance if back to form
7 (7)	Woodleigh Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Roger Fell	J:Kevin Stott T:Roger Fell	130	—	8106-0	55	72	56	25d	—	—	-3	3	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has reverted to inconsistent ways since last September; others preferred
9 (2)	Man Is King Bay J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:David Flood	J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:David Flood	123	t	332783	48	72	45	18d	—	—	+2	6.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Placed at Bath returned to turf last time; recorded sole win in AW classified race
2 (5)	Habari Bay J:Jason Hart T:Daragh Bourke	J:Jason Hart T:Daragh Bourke	135	—	/4007-	60	67	33	255d	—	—	0	3.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Seven-race maiden whose form has dipped sharply for current yard

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
No Knee Never	6/4	6/4	6/4
Tees George	4/1	4/1	7/2
Maple	7/1	7/1	7/1
Copper And Five	7/1	15/2	7/1
Drumcondra	9/1	17/2	9/1
Moonlight Bomb	12/1	11/1	11/1
Woodleigh	16/1	12/1	12/1
Man Is King	25/1	22/1	22/1
Habari	40/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

No Knee Never

27.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 13.6 Odds: 10

6/4

2nd

Tees George

7.5

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Man Is King

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Maple

4.6

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Drumcondra

4.5

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Moonlight Bomb

4.2

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Habari

3.3

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Copper And Five

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Woodleigh

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
No Knee Never	65	76	47
Habari	60	67	33
Tees George	59	76	64
Drumcondra	58	74	59
Moonlight Bomb	58	73	57
Maple	56	73	—
Woodleigh	55	72	56
Copper And Five	50	75	66
Man Is King	48	72	45

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
No Knee Never	3d ago	Quick return
Moonlight Bomb	12d ago	Quick return
Copper And Five	13d ago	Quick return
Man Is King	18d ago	Fit
Tees George	25d ago	Fit
Woodleigh	25d ago	Fit
Drumcondra	26d ago	Fit
Habari	255d ago	Long break
Maple	—	—

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
Maple	Class Class 4	Class Rise
Copper And Five	Class Class 5	Class Rise

Compared to each horse's most recent recorded run. 0 drops, 2 rises.