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15:35 Beverley

Moorends Hotel Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 16y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,250 added
  • Winner: £4,690
  • 2nd: £1,396
  • 3rd: £697
  • 4th: £349
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 35.23s
  • Off Time: 15:35:45
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Fennell Bay (IRE)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Arizona John (IRE)

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      High Office

      9/4

        1(1)
        Silk - Yellow and dark blue diamonds, hooped sleeves and cap

        Palazzo Bianco

        254 BF
        9/1
        • Form 42/3304-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 85

        close up, ridden 2f out, kept on towards finish, not trouble leaders

        2(2)
        Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond

        Fennell Bay (IRE)

        12 BFD
        7/4
        • Form 9059-64
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 85

        led early, tracked clear leader until halfway, tracking leaders when not clear run from 2f out, switched left 1f out, ran on strongly to lead post

        3(6)
        Silk - White, Black star, White sleeves, Black seams, Black cap, White star

        High Office

        215
        9/4
        • Form 365793-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 80

        raced wide close up, went 2nd halfway, led 2f out, soon ridden and joined, headed well inside final furlong, kept on

        4(5)
        Silk - Black, Orange spots, Black sleeves, Orange seams and cap

        Sir Boss (IRE)

        52 D
        28/1
        • Form 132445
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 78

        towards rear, ridden and not much room over 1f out, kept on one pace

        5(4)
        Silk - Purple and White diabolo, Purple sleeves, White armlets, Purple cap

        Tartan Gigha (IRE)

        177 C
        16/1
        • Form 376909-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 76

        in rear, never a factor

        6(3)
        Silk - Black, Red cross belts, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Arizona John (IRE)

        15 D
        6/1
        • Form 2620-33
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 74

        close up, headway to join leader entering final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, caught post

        7(8)
        Silk - White, dark green spots on sleeves, purple cap

        Royal Opera

        15 b
        10/1
        • Form 5358-61
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 72

        soon led and clear, reduced lead 7f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        8(7)
        Silk - Jade Green, Flame hooped sleeves, Black cap

        Maybeagrey

        19 D
        25/1
        • Form 12402-7
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 71

        raced wide in rear, effort 3f out, weakened final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Royal Opera appeared to relish stepping up to 1m6f at Catterick so the stiff climb to the finish here should be in his favour. FENNELL BAY has been gradually dropping in the weights and has produced a couple of decent efforts in slightly better handicaps recently. He looks the one to be on though High Office looks a big threat as he's on a mark 8lb lower than when beaten a short-head at York's Dante meeting last year.

        Formwatch

        Palazzo Bianco 11-10fav (9-7) Tracked leader, weakened over 3f out, last of 4, 48l behind Gosbeck (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.

        Fennell Bay (IRE) 11-2fav (9-2) Prominent, chased leader over 3f out until 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 14, 6l behind Ingleby Spirit (8-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.

        High Office 6-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, headway over 4f out to go 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Albert Bridge (9-12) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-90 (3) hvy in Sep.

        Sir Boss (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, went 3rd over 1f out, no impression when dropped to 4th inside final furlong, no extra in 5th close home, 5th of 7, 7l behind Buckland (8-8) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.

        Tartan Gigha (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Led, headed over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 41l behind The Tiger (9-9) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.

        Arizona John (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led on bit over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind O Ma Lad (9-7) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.

        Royal Opera 16-1 (9-2) Made all, pressed inside final furlong, kept on gamely, just held on post, won at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Platinum (9-1) by shd, 12 ran.

        Maybeagrey 14-1 (8-9) Always behind, 7th of 8, 15l behind Beaumont's Party (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.