April 23 / 14.52 Beverley

14.52

Good

Happy Birthday Andy Hill Handicap

  • Prize money: £5574.2
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Happy Birthday Andy Hill Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.38
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 2198-2 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Has won three of 11 handicaps (heavy/AW/good to soft; acts on good to firm), also runner-up to strong candidates on two occasions, including when losing his lead near the line over C&D last week; solid chance off the same mark; due 1lb rise.
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Verdict Starting price

20th

17

(7)

14th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

14:20 York

Im Next

8st 6lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

He's been an improved model this year and won a shade cosily at Beverley (5f, good) last month; his subsequent run at Musselburgh (5f, good) three days later, when fourth, may have come too soon and further progress can't be ruled out, but it's necessary with this step up in grade.

20/1

11/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 324-85 CD BF

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Three of five wins have come at Haydock but he found an impressive finish when winning over C&D (good) last April on sole course start; on his lowest mark since the summer of 2024 and can go well with tongue-tie refitted.
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3rd

19

(20)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

13:30 York

Trilby

9st 9lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Sam England

Reacted well to first-time cheekpieces when picking up nicely to collar a back-to-form rival (pair clear) at Haydock (5f, soft) on Thursday; 5lb penalty in a deeper race but a bigger factor could be that the ground is unlikely to be as testing this time (has won on good but seems most potent when the mud is flying).

10/1

1st

5

(1)

21st May 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

17:13 Haydock

Trilby

8st 13lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Sam England

Returned to form when second at Beverley (5f, good) last month; sixth of seven there since (5f, good to soft) but beaten less than 2l and he's a three-time winner here (6f/5f, good-heavy); could be bang there now back here in first-time cheekpieces.

9/4

6th

8

(3)

4th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:15 Beverley

Trilby

9st 0lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Sam England

Last win came off a 6lb higher mark over C&D in April 2025 (good); runner-up in that equivalent race 11 days ago (good) and with rain about, could go well again.

7/2

20/1

  • Place: £3.00

Form: 71029-

Last run: 199 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
All best form at 6f on good or quicker ground; easily excused a modest farewell to 2025 on account of soft going but he does have something to prove in his first-ever 5f run.
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1st

9

(4)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 2y

Class 4

18:38 Doncaster

Novello Lad

9st 1lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Paul Midgley

Started favourite on his first nine starts last year, winning two of them, both off lower marks; hit traffic over an inadequate 5f on his comeback a few weeks ago, which will ensure he's popular once again for a yard also responsible for Cairdeas.

4/1

3rd

2

(6)

23rd Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:52 Beverley

Novello Lad

9st 8lb

J: David Nolan

T: Paul Midgley

All best form at 6f on good or quicker ground; easily excused a modest farewell to 2025 on account of soft going but he does have something to prove in his first-ever 5f run.

20/1

100/30

Form: 835-02 D

Last run: 2 days

W: 8st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Two 5f wins at Chester (good to soft and soft) as 2yo; had a tough 3yo season as a result but there were signs of life off a reduced mark in the autumn and he only just lost out at Pontefract (5f, good; first-time blinkers) on Tuesday; bang there if turning out again.
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5

(3)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fuji Mountain

9st 6lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Decent 2yo who proved hard to place last year and has again lacked consistency this spring; the blinkers come off as he makes his AW debut off a career-low mark and it's hard to know what to expect in truth.

14/1

7th

6

(4)

22nd May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

19:22 Pontefract

Fuji Mountain

9st 4lb

J: Harry Smith

T: Declan Carroll

Won twice at Chester as a 2yo; just missed out over C&D last month (blinkers first time) when finding only Betweenthesticks too strong; ran okay at Beverley next time and he was drawn wide when disappointing back there ten days ago; stable also run Changeofmind.

10/1

8th

1

(10)

12th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Beverley

Fuji Mountain

9st 9lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Close second at Pontefract and respectable fourth over C&D since wearing blinkers; losing run is mounting up but he again has frame possibilities in the retained headgear.

8/1

Form: 350-63 CD

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 7lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Has won two of three C&D starts (good and good to firm), the latest in July 2024; went very close to breaking the losing run when involved in a tight finish on Southwell AW in March; convincing claims.
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4th

2

(10)

22nd May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

19:22 Pontefract

Ventura Express

9st 9lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Paul Midgley

Four of his six wins have come over C&D, including the corresponding race in 2024; drew a blank in 2025 but retains ability and he has run some solid races in defeat this year too, keeping on for fourth at Beverley 18 days ago; drops in class but he has the widest stall to contend with.

8/1

4th

7

(6)

4th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:15 Beverley

Ventura Express

9st 0lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Paul Midgley

9yo who is on an 18-race losing run; good second over C&D last July (good to firm) and is now 3lb lower.

10/1

5th

4

(1)

23rd Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:52 Beverley

Ventura Express

9st 7lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Paul Midgley

Has won two of three C&D starts (good and good to firm), the latest in July 2024; went very close to breaking the losing run when involved in a tight finish on Southwell AW in March; convincing claims.

9/2

8/1

Form: 919-05 D

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Unraced on this course but some of his best form has come over Sandown's similarly stiff 5f and he's back on the same mark as his latest win there last June (good; a race he'd won 12 months earlier); every chance of being seen to good effect back on turf.
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7th

17

(5)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

13:30 York

Jenever

9st 5lb

J: George Wood

T: Jessica Macey

Still to find top form this term but he is well handicapped if a change of headgear (first-time visor for cheekpieces) gives him a lift.

20/1

5th

3

(11)

4th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 4

16:08 Windsor

Jenever

9st 7lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Jessica Macey

Still to find top form this term but he's attractively handicapped and may prove resurgent with Tom Marquand up for first time; gained last three wins off current mark or thereabouts.

8/1

6th

1

(5)

23rd Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:52 Beverley

Jenever

9st 9lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Jessica Macey

Unraced on this course but some of his best form has come over Sandown's similarly stiff 5f and he's back on the same mark as his latest win there last June (good; a race he'd won 12 months earlier); every chance of being seen to good effect back on turf.

8/1

25/1

Form: 75958- D

Last run: 153 days

W: 8st 6lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Two 5f wins on the AW early in 2025 but she was well below her best on sand in the autumn; has had wind surgery since but the suitability of this track is in doubt now back on turf for the first time in nearly a year.
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7th

3

(5)

27th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:20 Beverley

Until Dawn

9st 8lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Alan Brown

Front-runner; two 5f wins on AW; 0-8 on turf but she didn't go down by much when third at Hamilton (5f, good) this month; she produced a much weaker finish there since, though, and her stamina will be tested on this stiffer track; yard won this in 2025.

9/1

6th

1

(8)

15th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 7y

Class 6

17:30 Hamilton

Until Dawn

9st 9lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Alan Brown

Dual AW winner who finished 1l third over C&D (good) most recently, posting her best turf effort; place possibilities off same mark.

7/1

3rd

6

(11)

3rd May 2026

Good

0m 5f 7y

Class 6

17:00 Hamilton

Until Dawn

9st 5lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Alan Brown

Both wins came on the AW in early 2025; her more recent efforts on either side of a wind operation have been thoroughly underwhelming.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 0379-9

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Won over 6f in France (very soft) as 2yo; couldn't cope with high marks in Britain last year and made no serious impact on reappearance at Doncaster (6f, good to soft) last month; may need more weight off her back.
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8th

1

(2)

11th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 212y

Class 5

17:00 Catterick

Arctic Summer

10st 2lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Gemma Tutty

A 2yo winner over 6f (very soft) in France but she's been high in the weights since trained in Britain and little sign of that changing in two runs this year; down another 2lb but likely that it isn't enough.

9/1

8th

3

(7)

23rd Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:52 Beverley

Arctic Summer

9st 7lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Gemma Tutty

Won over 6f in France (very soft) as 2yo; couldn't cope with high marks in Britain last year and made no serious impact on reappearance at Doncaster (6f, good to soft) last month; may need more weight off her back.

20/1

9th

17

(17)

29th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 2y

Class 3

17:15 Doncaster

Arctic Summer

8st 7lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Gemma Tutty

6f winner in France as a 2yo; found life tough in four sprint handicap runs for Gemma Tutty last year, showing her best form when third of eight at Pontefract on the second occasion; may need more help from the handicapper.

50/1

Form: 3017-5 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Can be slowly away but he showed no mercy to his rivals when making all over C&D (good to firm) last August; returned from a long winter break with an unlucky run on Southwell AW 16 days ago and he's one to be interested in back on this track; yard won race in 2022.
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3rd

1

(6)

28th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

17:20 Ripon

Tees Aggregates

9st 9lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Adrian Nicholls

Doesn't always look the easiest of rides but recent efforts respectable (fifth of 17 at Thirsk latest) and he's been successful on the last two occasions he's dropped into a 0-70; considered.

11/2

5th

15

(2)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:37 Thirsk

Tees Aggregates

9st 0lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Adrian Nicholls

Doesn't always look the easiest of rides and he reared at the start and was slowly away prior to finishing fourth of six at Bath last Thursday; failed to beat a rival the time before; others look safer.

14/1

4th

1

(4)

4th May 2026

Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

15:25 Bath

Tees Aggregates

9st 9lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Adrian Nicholls

Can front-run, as when running away with a Beverley handicap last summer off 6lb lower (5f, good to firm); promising reappearance at Southwell last month but he failed to build on it at Beverley 11 days ago; could bounce back.

11/2

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Payout
Exacta £8.40
Straight Forecast £7.83
Tricast £45.71
Trifecta £59.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

I'm Next

SPOTLIGHT:

Tees Aggregates

TOPSPEED:

Fuji Mountain

POSTDATA:

Ventura Express

The Times:

Tees Aggregates

Daily Mirror:

Tees Aggregates

The Star:

Tees Aggregates

Telegraph:

I'm Next

The Guardian:

I'm Next

Daily Mail:

I'm Next

D Express:

I'm Next

The Sun:

I'm Next

Daily Record:

I'm Next