August 24 / 15.10 Beverley

15.10

Good To Firm

John William Phillips Memorial Nursery Handicap

  • Prize money: £5574.2
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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John William Phillips Memorial Nursery Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 1016 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 10lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Hard-pulling filly who's been highly tried a couple of times, latterly when faring as well as could have been expected in a French Listed race on latest outing (that effort didn't help her opening mark); has the toe to utilise stall 2 but will need more off this mark.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

8

(7)

19th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

16:45 York

Miss Yechance

8st 11lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: K R Burke

Respectable seventh on stable debut in the 5f 3yo handicap at Royal Ascot (good to firm) and good third of 18 to Naana's Shadow at Glorious Goodwood (5f, good to firm) three weeks ago; today's track should be a good fit for this front-runner and she could make a bold bid.

8/1

3rd

6

(6)

30th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

16:10 Goodwood

Miss Yechance

9st 4lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Two 5f wins for other yards in a Catterick novice as 2yo and a Meydan handicap in January; along with 25 others she was outclassed by a handicap blot at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) on yard debut but less than 2l covered the second and seventh (where she finished; raced without a shoe) and there could be better to come for her leading trainer.

8/1

7th

21

(23)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

Miss Yechance

8st 10lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: K R Burke

Well beaten in last year's Queen Mary when trained by Jack Morland; her best form in Dubai this winter came in her two 5f runs on turf, winning off 5lb lower in January; brings different formlines to most and she isn't a forlorn hope on her first run for Karl Burke.

25/1

Form: 1033 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 8lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Ffos Las third under a penalty in novice company has been well advertised since and he showed better form again when third in the Super Sprint at Newbury last time; trainer 4-12 with 2yos here and this one may yet have more to offer on this stiffer track, so he goes on the shortlist.
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Verdict Starting price

3

(13)

11th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 111y

Class 2

13:50 Doncaster

Gaga Mate

9st 4lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: George Scott

Out of a 5f winner and has been campaigned only at that trip; disappointing favourite in nursery most recently, failing to back up his Super Sprint effort; something to prove upped in distance.

40/1

2

(4)

24th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Beverley

Gaga Mate

9st 8lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: George Scott

Ffos Las third under a penalty in novice company has been well advertised since and he showed better form again when third in the Super Sprint at Newbury last time; trainer 4-12 with 2yos here and this one may yet have more to offer on this stiffer track, so he goes on the shortlist.

3/1

Form: 420

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Made most when a clear second over C&D early last month (winner boosted the effort since) but was again inclined to hang when well beaten (behind two of today's rivals) in the Super Sprint at Newbury five weeks ago; something to find on his nursery debut.
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4th

1

(1)

15th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 5

17:00 Yarmouth

Ambishio

10st 0lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: Michael Appleby

Record of 1-11 but his won was off 1lb higher at Southwell (5f, AW) in January and he ran well for a long way in a Class 4 handicap at Newmarket (fifth of eighth) 11 days ago; headgear is now added and he could make a bold bid on this drop back in grade.

5/2

5th

8

(4)

4th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

13:30 Newmarket (July)

Ambishio

9st 0lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Michael Appleby

In good form on AW prior to respectable fourth at Sandown (5f, good) in April off 4lb higher; however, two lesser runs have followed; upset in the stalls and withdrawn at York on last intended start (22-1 at the time).

20/1

2

(11)

12th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:45 York

Ambishio

9st 8lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Michael Appleby

Began the year with two good runs at Southwell but backwards steps in three runs back on turf; others look stronger.

20/1

Form: 22313 D

Last run: 4 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Off the mark in fair style at Pontefract late last month and another solid effort in a York nursery on Wednesday; today's stiffer 5f looks ideal off the same mark for a yard enjoying a decent season with 2yos; player.
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Verdict Starting price

10th

2

(9)

5th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

13:30 Epsom

Chairmanfourtimes

9st 8lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Has won on good but the ground was soft for his best 2yo performance, when winning a Listed 5f race at Ayr last September; has done much less well in three runs since, including back in a handicap at York in May; needs the first-time tongue-tie to wave a magic wand.

20/1

12th

1

(15)

15th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

16:40 York

Chairmanfourtimes

9st 11lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Last season's standout performance was a 12-1 Listed win at Ayr (5f) in September on his sole encounter with soft ground; however, that performance has been an outlier and he's on a tough mark judged on the rest of his form; gelded since latest start last month.

25/1

7th

1

(1)

10th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 2

16:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Chairmanfourtimes

9st 5lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Consistent at two and his form spiked when winning soft-ground Listed event at Ayr (5f) in September; previously showed he stays 6f and not dismissed on this reappearance/AW debut, albeit easy turf might be more his thing.

10/1

Form: 53311 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Well held in third behind Ambishio over C&D early last month but has improved since handicapping, easily beating a subsequent winner at Yarmouth before defying a penalty with a bit in hand at Chepstow; this task is somewhat tougher off 6lb higher but she's respected.
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9

(2)

5th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

16:15 Haydock

Elara May

8st 11lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Philip McBride

Four 5f handicap wins as 2yo, three on turf (good and good to firm); has improved with each of her three runs this year and was only just held by a well-treated Haggas rival in four-runner race at Yarmouth (5f, good to soft) last week; might not want it much softer but she runs off the same mark today; can't rule out.

6/1

8

(5)

30th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 42y

Class 3

14:55 Yarmouth

Elara May

9st 3lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Philip McBride

Won four nurseries (one over C&D) last year and bettered inauspicious reappearance run when keeping on for respectable fourth at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) nine days ago; needs another step forward today, though, and the forecast rain may not be in her favour.

12/1

4th

1

(4)

21st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Newmarket (July)

Elara May

9st 11lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Philip McBride

Constant progress last year saw her win four nurseries (5f, turf/AW) and she completed her season with a creditable fourth of 19 in a Listed event at the other Newmarket track (6f, good) in October; may have needed her reappearance run over C&D (good to firm) last month but that was a heavy defeat and she needs to find more progress to defy this mark.

8/1

Form: 3323 BF

Last run: 12 days

W: 8st 10lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Well backed on his nursery debut 12 days ago, off a 2lb higher mark, but looked to have no excuses in a less competitive affair than this; has the rail draw for a trainer going well of late but whose strike-rate with 2yos is some way down this season.
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2nd

4

(4)

18th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Ripon

Valor Spirit

9st 7lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Bryan Smart

Runner-up in C&D handicap (good) in May on stable/seasonal debut and that form puts him in the picture; however, disappointing at Redcar (5f, good) since and now 0-10; needs to bounce back.

5/1

6th

5

(5)

19th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

17:15 Redcar

Valor Spirit

9st 10lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Bryan Smart

Placed in six of eight starts for Richard Fahey as a 2yo and, having been gelded, was beaten less than a length on stable debut/reappearance at Ripon (6f, good) last month; isn't short of speed so the return to 5f shouldn't be an issue; player.

4/1

2nd

3

(5)

28th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:07 Ripon

Valor Spirit

9st 8lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Bryan Smart

0-8 as a 2yo for Richard Fahey, albeit having made the frame six times; changed hands for 20,000gns in the autumn and was subsequently gelding; reappears on a workable mark; market may guide.

12/1

Form: 322541 CD

Last run: 26 days

W: 8st 10lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Found the ideal opening when making all in a weak-looking C&D maiden late last month; had looked exposed going into that, finishing comfortably held in a couple of nurseries previously, and will do well from stall 8 to dictate again.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

(4)

16th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:50 Thirsk

U Turn

9st 6lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Gained a first win in 5f Beverley maiden last July and ended 2025 with good placed efforts in 5f nurseries over C&D and at Musselburgh in September; resumes from nine months off, having been gelded, but not out of things for his in-form yard.

6/1

1

(7)

16th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 217y

Class 4

15:03 Redcar

U Turn

9st 10lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Thoroughly exposed but he is a reliable sort and comes here on the back of two good nursery efforts (5f); returning to 6f in his favour; just held by Carnation Queen on their York run in June but still high on the list.

9/2

1

(3)

13th Sep 2025

Good

0m 5f 1y

Class 5

17:18 Musselburgh

U Turn

9st 10lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Record is only 1-10, the success in a maiden; however, creditable second in Thirsk nursery (5f) last Saturday and may remain competitive.

4/1

Non-runners

Dandy Style, Artista

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £41.20
Straight Forecast £34.46
Tricast £649.11
Trifecta £517.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Gaga Mate

D Express:

Chairmanfourtimes

NEWMARKET:

Miss Yechance

POSTDATA:

Elara May

TOPSPEED:

U Turn

The Times:

Ambishio

The Star:

Chairmanfourtimes

RP RATINGS:

Gaga Mate

Telegraph:

Gaga Mate

Daily Mirror:

Gaga Mate

Daily Record:

Gaga Mate