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14:40 Beverley

Totepool Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes (Class A) (Listed Race) (Class A)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 3.99s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Chookie Heiton (IRE)

40/1

    2
    Silk -

    Simianna

    16/1

      3
      Silk -

      Baltic King

      11/4

        1(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Orange (quartered), halved sleeves, Orange cap

        Absent Friends

        50
        50/1
        • Form 0-06060
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12

        with leader, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong

        2(10)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW cap

        Baltic King

        34
        11/4
        • Form 100-601
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        towards rear, headway 2f out, effort when not much room over 1f out, kept on under pressure towards finish

        3(9)
        Silk - Light blue, white hoop and armlets

        Bishops Court

        12
        13/2
        • Form 033002
        • Age 10
        • Weight 8-12

        in touch, headway and effort over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong

        4(1)
        Silk - Red, Yellow stars, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star

        Caribbean Coral

        28
        7/1
        • Form 2-02110
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        towards rear, never dangerous

        5(6)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Green epaulets, Dark Green and Yellow halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Green star

        Chookie Heiton (IRE)

        43
        40/1
        • Form 10-4500
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        mid-division, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on

        6(4)
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap

        Continent

        12
        6/1
        • Form 600-301
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12

        towards rear, pushed along halfway, no impression

        7(2)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK hoop and armlets, RED cap

        Forever Phoenix

        12
        12/1
        • Form 002303
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway and effort approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish

        8(3)
        Silk - White, dark blue epaulets, dark blue and white halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Simianna

        13
        16/1
        • Form 046503
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7

        towards rear, pushed along halfway, effort over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to go 2nd close home

        9(11)
        Silk - Pink, Black sash, White sleeves

        Vita Spericolata (IRE)

        13 v
        25/1
        • Form 000556
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-7

        tracked leaders, pushed along when hampered 1f out, weakened

        10(8)
        Silk - Dark Green, Light Green stars and sleeves, Dark Green cap

        Baron Rhodes

        10
        100/1
        • Form 305130
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, beaten when not much room over 1f out

        11(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Emerald Green (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, Royal Blue armlets

        Enchantment

        10
        3/1
        • Form 211241
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

        In depth

        Verdict

        Continent will be a popular choice here, and is selected over Baltic King, Bishops Court and Forever Phoenix to name but three. Dandy Nicholls is the master at getting his sprinters ready to perform at top level, and Continent has already been there, having won the July Cup and Prix de l'Abbaye in the past. The seven-year-old had not won for some time before scoring at Nottingham recently, but a repeat of that effort should see him go close. If he does not dwell early on then he should once again see off the challenge of another veteran in Bishops Court, and our confidence would be strengthened by the assistance of Darryll Holland, who has ridden him to all four victories while in the care of Nicholls. Baltic King did nothing wrong when scoring narrowly at Ascot last time but will find the selection a tough one to pass, while Forever Phoenix is expected to perform better than he did against Continent at Nottingham where he reared up at the start. Enchantment was a runaway winner at York last time but this is a different level and he would do well to repeat the feat. With the ground in his favour, a back-to-form Continent is the choice.