Beverley

Steve Brooks 70th Birthday Handicap

Distance: 1m1f207y
Going: Good To Firm
Prize: £5,574
Runners: 8
Winning time: 2m 3.42s (slow by 1.32s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 4
1
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 11lbs
OR: 80
SP: 2/1F
In touch with leaders - headway 3f out - led 2f out - ridden and sustained duel with runner-up from over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds - led again final strides - gamely(tchd 15/8)
2 hd
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 78
SP: 15/2
In touch with leaders - going easily over 2f out - headway over 1f out - led and kept on inside final furlong - headed final strides(tchd 7/1)
3
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 72
SP: 17/2
Took keen hold - held up in rear - still plenty to do 2f out - kept on against far rail inside final furlong - went third inside final 110yds - no match for first two(tchd 8/1 and tchd 9/1)
4
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 4lbs
OR: 73
SP: 28/1
Raced wide early - led - headed 2f out - soon outpaced - weakened final 110yds(op 22/1)
5 ½ 5
Age: 5
Weight: 8st 13lbs
OR: 68
SP: 16/1
Prominent - lost position 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong
6
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 75
SP: 9/1
Prominent - lost position 2f out - weakened 1f out(tchd 10/1)
7 11
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 2lbs
OR: 71
SP: 3/1
Slowly away - held up in rear - brief headway on outer 2f out - weakened inside final furlong
8 shd 11
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 10lbs
OR: 79
SP: 13/2
In touch with leaders - outpaced and dropped to rear 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3
Tote place: £1.10 £2.80 £2.50
Exacta: £19.50
Trifecta: £119.90
Tricast: £102.88
CSF: £17.40