Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Beverley - Mon 7th May 2012
14:25 14:55 15:25 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00

15:25 Westwood Handicap1m 1f 207y
Weighed In - (Class 4), £6,400 added, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winner £4,140 2nd £1,232 3rd £616 4th £308
Going: Good to Soft Surface: Turf
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Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 2m 9.47s
Off time: 15:26:11

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Amazing Blue Sky	7/2
2nd	Brockfield	7/1
3rd	Tribal Myth (IRE)	12/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1 (3)	54571-0	Count Bertoni (IRE) 36	5	9-7	D Tudhope	D O'Meara	77	12/1
2 (7)	22/940-0	Souter Point (USA) 37	6	9-5	P Makin	P Salmon	75	18/1
3 (12)	1540-02	Ailsa Craig (IRE) 23	6	9-5	T Hamilton	E W Tuer	75	7/2
4 (8)	1080-33	Doctor Zhivago 20	5	9-2	D Swift (3)	I W McInnes	72	8/1
5 (1)	70-0025	Amazing Blue Sky 9	6	9-2	James P Sullivan	Mrs R Carr	72	7/2
6 (4)	0110-17	Smart Step 9	4	9-0	J Fanning	M Johnston	70	5/1
7 (10)	3821-59	Brockfield 14	6	8-12	D Allan	M Brittain	68	7/1
8 (5)	25278/0-	Shaloo Diamond 328	7	8-12	R Kennemore	R M Whitaker	68	16/1
9 (2)	15400-6	Tribal Myth (IRE) 37	5	8-11	Paul McGiff (7)	K A Ryan	67	12/1
10 (11)	3-90450	Yorksters Prince (IRE) 27	5	8-11 b	B McHugh	T Coyle	67	25/1
12 (9)	17308-5	Maybeme 19	6	8-7	Terence Fury (7) (ex1)	N Bycroft	57	20/1

Non runners
11 (6)	440		Linroyale Boy (USA)	4	8-7	G A Swinbank	Non Runner	60

Verdict

An easy surface suits Smart Step and she made all to score over C&D last month. The drop back to a mile may not have suited at Doncaster subsequently and Mark Johnston's filly has to go on the short-list today. But preference is for AMAZING BLUE SKY, who has run well in both starts this season and has proved a consistent performer off this sort of mark over the last 12 months. Brockfield should now be approaching peak fitness and could make the frame but Count Bertoni still looks a shade high in the weights and was behind Newcastle runner-up Ailsa Craig over C&D in August. Doctor Zhivago doesn't win very often but is probably the pick of the remainder.

Formwatch

Count Bertoni (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) With leader, lost place quickly over 2f out, 19th of 22, 24l behind Karaka Jack (9-3) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.

Souter Point (USA) 50-1 (8-13) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 16, 16l behind West End Lad (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Mar.

Ailsa Craig (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 16, 1l behind Tres Coronas (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.

Doctor Zhivago 2-1fav (9-3) Raced wide chased leading pair, ridden 4f out, no impression final 3f, 3rd of 7, 14l behind Jack Dawkins (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f clm stks (6) fbs in Apr.

Amazing Blue Sky 5-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 6l behind The Galloping Shoe (8-10) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Apr.

Smart Step 3-1fav (8-11) In touch, pushed along 4f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 7th of 13, 10l behind She's A Character (9-3) at Doncaster 1m flls hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Apr.

Brockfield 7-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress, 9th of 15, 39l behind Flying Applause (9-3) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr.

Shaloo Diamond 16-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, 12th of 13, 21l behind Easy Terms (8-10) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.

Tribal Myth (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 16, 10l behind Zafranagar (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Mar.

Yorksters Prince (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Raced wide, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out, last of 12, 33l behind Thackeray (8-9) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.

Linroyale Boy (USA) 25-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, always behind, never a factor, 10th of 13, 27l behind Intense Pink (8-9) at Pontefract 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Apr.

Maybeme 12-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outer over 3f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 10, 4l behind Smart Step (9-5) at Beverley 1m 2f fll hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Apr.