Ward Homes Yorkshire Handicap (Div II) – Beverley

Beverley

17:02

Ward Homes Yorkshire Handicap (Div II)

Date 2024-09-24

Distance 7f96y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,574

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (3)	Magical Merlin Grey J:Callum Rodriguez T:Harry Charlton	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Harry Charlton	135	p	035203	75	86	69	29d	—	—	-5	19.6	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Has run some good races in defeat this season and every chance he'll be in the shake-up
1 (2)	It Just Takes Time Brown J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	138	—	090724	78	91	70	16d	—	—	-4	16.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Has returned to form over 6f the last twice and he won over C&D in 2022
4 (7)	Princess Alex Bay J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	133	—	168865	76	86	82	17d	—	—	-1	9.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
C&D winner who is edging back down the weights, but needs to raise her game
5 (9)	Harswell Duke Bay J:Jonny Peate T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Jonny Peate T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	131	—	225985	71	88	66	26d	—	—	-1	9.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
On a competitive mark on this season's best form; has done his winning on soft/heavy going
2 (6)	Powdering Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Michael Herrington	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Michael Herrington	138	—	111400	78	88	77	6d	—	—	+5	14.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won three in a row in May (two over C&D) but well beaten the last twice
8 (8)	Overlooked Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Harriet Bethell	J:Joanna Mason T:Harriet Bethell	126	—	73-655	69	88	-	123d	—	—	-1	7.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Struggled in the spring but well treated on last year's 2yo form; has changed hands
7 (4)	Ravishing Beauty Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Jedd O'Keeffe	J:Finley Marsh T:Jedd O'Keeffe	127	—	6-536	70	84	71	19d	—	—	0	6.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Lightly raced 3yo who has shown promise and is not discounted on second stable start
6 (1)	Paladin Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	129	—	41794-	72	-	30	367d	—	—	+4	10.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won soft-ground 2yo novice last July; returns from a year off (gelded in interim)
9 (5)	Obee Jo Bay J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Tim Easterby	119	p	819376	59	88	81	14d	—	—	+3	6.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Squeezed out at start two weeks ago; just 2lb higher than when winning at Leicester in May

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Magical Merlin	9/4	9/4	5/2
It Just Takes Time	3/1	11/4	3/1
Princess Alex	8/1	15/2	15/2
Harswell Duke	17/2	17/2	17/2
Powdering	10/1	9/1	8/1
Overlooked	9/1	9/1	9/1
Ravishing Beauty	14/1	12/1	12/1
Paladin	14/1	12/1	12/1
Obee Jo	25/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Magical Merlin

19.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 6.1 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

It Just Takes Time

16.7

OR: 7 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Powdering

14.7

OR: 7 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Paladin

10.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Princess Alex

9.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Harswell Duke

9.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 1 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Overlooked

7.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Ravishing Beauty

6.7

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Obee Jo

6.6

OR: 2.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
It Just Takes Time	78	91	70
Powdering	78	88	77
Princess Alex	76	86	82
Magical Merlin	75	86	69
Paladin	72	—	30
Harswell Duke	71	88	66
Ravishing Beauty	70	84	71
Overlooked	69	88	—
Obee Jo	59	88	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Powdering	6d ago	Quick return
Obee Jo	14d ago	Fit
It Just Takes Time	16d ago	Fit
Princess Alex	17d ago	Fit
Ravishing Beauty	19d ago	Fit
Harswell Duke	26d ago	Fit
Magical Merlin	29d ago	Fit
Overlooked	123d ago	Long break
Paladin	367d ago	Long break