Racecards
18:40 Beverley
Big Screen Is Here Tonight Stakes (A Handicap) (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 16y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 00-52
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer P Harris
- Jockey Tony Culhane
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final 2f
- Form 340-004
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P Mulrennan
towards rear, ridden well over 3f out, no headway
- Form 00-6524
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
in touch, ridden over 3f out, not much room over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 646
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey Dean McKeown
behind, ran wide after 2f, never dangerous
- Form 00-60
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey T Lucas
in touch, ridden well over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 0-11552
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Darley
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong
- Form 00-00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Willie Supple
mid-division, lost place over 5f out
- Form 304000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey L Enstone
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
Delham (IRE)
15- Form 045303
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
tracked leader and keen, kept on same pace final 3f
- Form 0-04203
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer N Graham
- Jockey G Duffield
chased leaders, led over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra
Ensemble
285- Form 000-
- Age 3
- Weight 7-13
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
in rear and outpaced, soon driven and tailed off
- Form 0000-6
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J McAuley
led and keen, headed over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out
- Form 60-0450
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
mid-division, headway over 4f out, soon ridden, kept on final 2f , took 2nd well inside final furlong
Quinn
13- Form 060-0
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey Clare Roche
behind, headway halfway, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
A competitive enough race in its own right and plenty of them can be given chances on the pick of their form. But Mark Johnston has a god line on the unexposed Bluebird Spirit and it would be no surprise to see Coolbythepool build on a couple of promising efforts since his return to turf and he is taken to edge out Victory Sign, Delham and Flower Breeze. Johnston has done very well with horses of this type in recent seasons, and Coolbythepool could easily run up a sequence from what is an attractive mark at present. Bluebird Spirit remains open to improvement but was well held by Dubai Tower last time, and he faces a stiff test off top weight today. Delham put in a cracking effort here on his latest start, but is largely exposed and cannot be relied upon to repeat the effort. So Victory Sign, who hails from a yard that are really firing at present, could give the selection the most to do.