Beverley Races
Beverley
14:20
Surprise 60th Birthday Cliff Barber Handicap
Beverley
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £19
Place: £3.90 £1.70 £2.40
Exacta: £108.70
Tricast: £471.63
Trifecta: £846.30
Non-Runners: Albegone (self certificate), Le Beau Garcon (withdrawn - broke out of stalls)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | The Dunkirk Lads (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 123 lbs | 18/1 | Won | Towards rear - pushed along and switched left over 2f out - ridden and steady headway on outer from over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - kept on well(Mkt1: op 14/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Sir Titus (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Michael Dods | 137 lbs | 7/2 | .75 | Prominent - switched left over 2f out - pushed along 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(Mkt1: op 9/2 tchd 4/1; Mkt2 op 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Princess Karine (GB) | 5 M | AVG | Bryan Smart | 125 lbs | 13/2 | 1.25 | Pressed leader - briefly led 2f out - soon pushed along - ridden and outpaced over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong (jockey said filly ran too freely in the early stages)(Mkt1: op 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Dandy Dinmont (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Nigel Tinkler | 134 lbs | 7/2 | 1 | Midfield - pushed along 2f out - ridden 1f out - brief headway inside final furlong - weakened gradually inside final 110yds(Mkt1: op 16/5 ; Mkt2 op 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Beattie Is Back (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Richard Fahey | 135 lbs | 11/2 | .5 | Outpaced in rear - keeping on when bit short of room on inner over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous (jockey said gelding was briefly denied a clear run approaching the final furlong)(Mkt1: op 7/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | May Blossom (GB) | 6 M | AVG |
Mark Winn
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David O'Meara | 130 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Slowly away - in rear - outpaced before halfway - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no telling impression(Mkt1: tchd 11/1 and 14/1) | |
| 7th | 6 | Soul Seeker (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 129 lbs | 22/1 | 1.5 | Led - pushed along and briefly headed 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 18/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Ventura Flame (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Keith Dalgleish | 129 lbs | 11/4F | .75 | In touch with leaders - pushed along 2f out - soon outpaced and lost position - weakened inside final furlong (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(Mkt1: op 4/1 tchd 10/3) |