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15:45 Beverley

Charles Elsey Memorial Challenge Trophy (Handicap) (Class D)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 35y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 41.46s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ten Carat

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Dancinginthestreet

    10/1

      2(5)
      Silk - YELLOW, EMERALD GREEN triple diamond and armlets, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN star

      Clarinch Claymore

      29
      11/2
      • Form 12-3501
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-10

      held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

      3(1)
      Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

      Ten Carat

      89
      9/2
      • Form 0-41
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3

      made all, ridden over 3f out, under pressure final furlong, kept on, held on close home

      4(7)
      Silk - Purple, Pink stripe, halved sleeves, striped cap

      Dancinginthestreet

      20
      10/1
      • Form 043420
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12

      chased winner, ridden over 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held

      5(3)
      Silk - White, Maroon hoops and armlets, quartered cap

      Spa Lane

      64
      14/1
      • Form 113265
      • Age 10
      • Weight 8-11

      held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

      6(8)
      Silk - Purple and Grey diamonds, Purple sleeves

      Celtic Blaze (IRE)

      106
      16/1
      • Form 2-26130
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-10

      chased leaders, chased winner 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

      7(6)
      Silk - Light Green, Dark Green Cross of Lorraine and armlets, quartered cap

      Best Port (IRE)

      15
      3/1
      • Form 100-043
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-4

      held up mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f

      8(2)
      Silk - Black, Yellow stripe, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap, Yellow diamond

      Opportune (GER)

      4
      11/4
      • Form 121652
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-2

      held up in rear, ridden and good headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, every chance inside last, no extra towards finish

      1(4)
      NR

      Timing

      15 e
      • Form 644040
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0

      Withdrawn

      In depth

      Verdict

      Best Port, who has his ideal conditions here, has crept down to a healthy mark and is fancied to score his first win of the season in what looks a wide open contest. Clarinch Claymore was a game winner of a course and distance event last time, and is likely to go well along with Opportune, who has progressed well this year and would certainly come into the reckoning if able to reproduce his excellent second at Newmarket last time. Timing is on a potentially good handicap mark but has been a big disappointment this year, while Ten Carat appears to face a stiff task on his handicap debut. Course specialist Spa Lane can never be ruled out, but we're content to row on with Best Port, who has only had three races this year and is now three pounds lower than when winning a similar race at Redcar last season. He finished a creditable third over an inadequate mile and a half here last time, and should now be spot on to record his first win of 2003.