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16:45 Beverley

Brian And Jason Merrington Memorial Handicap (Div 1) (Class 6)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 207y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,621 added
  • Winner: £2,376
  • 2nd: £1,115
  • 3rd: £558
  • 4th: £300
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 5.16s
  • Off Time: 16:45:28
  • 10 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, Beige armlets

Puckle

45 p DCD
10/1
  • Form 113779
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 67

towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong, never nearer

2(11)
Silk - BLACK, YELLOW yoke, RED disc, WHITE and red halved sleeves, GREEN & BLACK quartered cap
17/2
  • Form 323669
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 65

prominent, pressed leaders 2f out, soon ridden, led well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on well, no extra towards finish

3(7)
Silk - DARK GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), striped sleeves
11/1
  • Form 340-674
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 62

handy, pressed leader 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

4(9)
Silk - Royal Blue, White hoop, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets and cap
7/1
  • Form 322665
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 60

mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led and drifted left over 1f out, all out

5(6)
Silk - Emerald green, yellow stripe, chevrons on sleeves, striped cap
9/1
  • Form 256730
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 60

led, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, gradually faded

7(3)
Silk - Royal blue, light blue chevron, red cap
  • Form 352484
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 60

tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on, no impression

9(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange chevrons, Royal Blue sleeves, Orange cap
9/1
  • Form 046510
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 57

mid-division, ridden well over 2f out, stayed on inside last, never near to challenge

10(4)
Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE star, halved sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star
12/1
  • Form 186376
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 50

raced in rear, moved up on rail over 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, ran on, no extra closing stages

11(10)
Silk - Beige, Brown seams, armlets and cap

Don't Joke

15 D
14/1
  • Form 295159
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 48

slowly away, raced in last, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace inside last

12(8)
Silk - Black, pink triple diamond, black sleeves, pink spots, white cap, pink spots
16/1
  • Form 21-8835
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 46

towards rear, ridden well over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

6(12)
NR

Crestwood

52 D
6/1
  • Form 7-87143
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 63

8(1)
NR
8/1
  • Form 933426
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 58

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Puckle beat Billy Roberts and Bit Of A Quirke at Pontefract in June and is only 2lb higher. He is a previous course and distance winner but recent form leaves a lot to be desired. Delph Crescent could have been better drawn but is eased in grade and Possible Ambition has run his best races here, though still seeks a first victory. Star Shakeera is also a maiden but Crestwood won on soft going at Lingfield in June and has travelled up from Newmarket along with YOUR LOVE IS KING (NAP). Michael Bell’s gelding beat a big field at Nottingham last month and can be excused a subsequent run at Wolverhampton where he was squeezed out at the start.

Formwatch

Puckle 28-1 (9-11) Tracked leader, pushed along under 3f out and soon hung left, weakened from well over 1f out, last of 9, 20 1/2l behind Innse Gall (9-2) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Aug.

Delph Crescent (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Natural Colour (11-0) at Doncaster 1m stks (5) gf in Sep.

Ring Of Gold 11-1 (9-6) Always last, pushed along and struggling over 2f out, never a factor, last of 4, 12 3/4l behind Charging Thunder (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jul.

Billy Roberts (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Alyara (9-1) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.

Bit Of A Quirke 20-1 (8-2) Tracked winner until pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 22 1/4l behind Emiyn (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.

Possible Ambition 11-2 (9-7) Mid-division, effort and eased left 2f out, ran on final 100 yards, went 4th towards finish, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Kingson (9-12) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug.

Your Love Is King 6-1 (9-9) Dwelt always in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 12th of 13, 17 1/4l behind Jerriais (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

Nine Elms (USA) 28-1 (8-9) Raced towards rear, ridden well over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Don't Joke (8-3) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Aug.

Don't Joke 33-1 (8-12) Slowly away, behind, ridden 3f out, no impression, 9th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Prince Ali (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.

Bigbadboy (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, ridden at 3f, kept on but not reach leaders, 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Peerless Percy (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.

Crestwood 10-3 (9-5) Steadied start, held up in last pair, headway far side of group 2f out, soon challenging, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Countessa (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Jul.

Star Shakeera 10-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, pushed along well over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Alyara (9-1) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.