Racecards
15:45 Beverley
Wilford Watts Memorial Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 100y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Form 121619
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey M Fenton
held up, ridden along 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 000227
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
led, clear halfway, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 9-04146
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer D J G Murray Smith
- Jockey P Cosgrave
started slowly, towards rear, ridden along halfway, never troubled leaders
- Form 0/260-20
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey R Winston
in touch, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 510
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey A McCarthy
held up, reminders halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 69-1663
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey P Hanagan
held up, effort over 2f out, some late headway, never reached challenging position
- Form 523056
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey M Stainton
held up behind leaders, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 6215-20
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer T P Tate
- Jockey Tony Culhane
jumped left at start, soon in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 005425
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
prominent, driven over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Feisty Royale is given the tentative vote ahead of Motafarred and Nevada Desert. The selection has not won since winning a nursery at Newbury last October. Her form this season has been moderate but she has now dropped to what looks like a winnable mark and if recapturing her form at Hamilton on her penultimate run she could prove difficult to beat. Motafarred won at Pontefract in May and although he has failed to show the same level of form since he did run well at Ascot behind Cape Hawk last time so is one to note in the betting market. Nevada Desert is well exposed but he always seems to come good later on in the season so is one to note in the future. So for the winner we return to Feisty Royale.
Formwatch
Exit Smiling 10-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 9th of 14, 9l behind Blue Spinnaker (8-8) at York 1m hcp 0-90 (3) hvy.
Mesbaah (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 12, 35l behind Ella (8-13) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) hvy.
Piper's Song (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 14, 7l behind Cheshire Prince (8-13) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Stonehaugh (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, beaten and eased final furlong, 11th of 12, 16l behind Blue Tomato (9-5) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.
Never Ending Tale 8-1 (9-7) Keen tracking leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 16l behind Palmerin (8-7) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Motafarred (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Held up last, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Cape Hawk (9-6) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
Nevada Desert (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Mid-division, outpaced when not much room 2f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 7l behind Hula Ballew (9-3) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Celtic Strand (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Led, driven and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 27l behind Hula Ballew (9-3) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Feisty Royale 7-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 22l behind Times Vital (9-2) at Haydock 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) hvy.