Racecards
15:00 Beverley
Optima Stayers Handicap (Class E)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 2m 35y
- Going: Good to Firm
Oops (IRE)
278- Form 005356-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey R Winston
slowly away, switched right soon after start, held up in rear, ridden well over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon no impression
- Form 32060-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey J Carroll
held up towards rear, ridden and headway on inside over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, one pace after
- Form 060-044
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey M Fenton
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon no impression
Spa Lane
18- Form 33P-011
- Age 10
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J Coupland
- Jockey J P Spencer
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on well
- Form 123350
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer John Berry
- Jockey B Doyle
behind, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 1413-30
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey Michael Hills
mid-division on outside, behind final 2f
Party Ploy
19- Form 22265-0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
held up mid-division, steady headway 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 433562
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey T Hamilton
held up mid-division, ridden well over 2f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 2356-60
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
behind, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong
- Form 120315
- Age 10
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer Mrs S Lamyman
- Jockey F Norton
soon led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra
Isa'af (IRE)
25- Form 0-03511
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer P Hiatt
- Jockey L Fletcher
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
Woodyates
19- Form 5001-03
- Age 6
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey N Pollard
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 2-12265
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well
Own Line
26- Form 05405-4
- Age 4
- Weight 7-13
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey T Williams
in touch, ridden and headway on inside over 3f out, every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 53653/3-
- Age 7
- Weight 7-13
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
tracked leader, ridden 4f out, behind final 2f
- Form 035315-
- Age 6
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer Don Enrico Incisa
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon behind
In depth
Verdict
Back on a winning mark, High Policy could provide some value here in an otherwise competitive race, while hat-trick seekers Isa'af and Spa Lane, along with the well-handicapped Woodyates, are others to consider. Reg Hollinshead's seven-year-old has run his best races on sand, but was a winner on turf last year at Nottingham and starts the season on a very fair mark on turf, some 21 pounds lower than his all-weather rating. He stays this trip well and will have no worries about the ground, so seems sure to go well for Graham Gibbons. Isa'af is a game, progressive gelding who has won his last two starts, including when stepped up to this trip for the first time at Folkestone, and he should be thereabouts despite a further rise in the weights. So should Spa Lane, who comes here in equally good heart and has won twice over course and distance. The booking of Jamie Spencer also catches the eye. One other to be wary of is Willie Musson's Woodyates, who is extremely well treated on her best form and hinted that she is coming to hand when third to Got One Too at Nottingham on her most recent start.