Beverley · GB · 2026-07-20 · 7:00
Happy Birthday Katie Exon Handicap Stakes
0m5f0y · Good To Firm · GOOD TO FIRM, Good in places (GoingStick: 7.1) · Turf · Class 6 · 4yo+ · 0-65 · £4,004 · 10 runners · Stalls: Inside · Weather: Sunny Intervals
Tip
Great
Verdict
Great is the pick for this Class 6 sprint at Beverley, only narrowly ahead of Dandy Dinmont on our figures but backed up by a win last time out. Dandy Dinmont, Level Up and Dc Cogent are the chief dangers, all rating within a handful of pounds and impossible to rule out in a tightly-matched race. Great's finishing figures either side of that latest success have been mixed, the one note of caution, but he remains our selection on the balance of form.
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Great637871▾Shane Gray · Sam England
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Won last time out after a string of modest efforts, has run over today's trip and going before, and is fresh again 11 days on. Narrowly ahead at the head of our rating and the one to beat on the book form here.
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Dc Cogent443683▾Ben Robinson · Bryan Smart
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Yet to win in six runs this term but rarely far away, with two thirds among those finishes and a strong speed figure supporting the case. Has raced over today's trip before, though a 34-day layoff and a modest official mark count against it.
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Hurt You Never039855▾Jack Nicholls(5) · Adrian Nicholls
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Without a win in six starts and often held up towards the rear, though a third five starts back shows there is some ability there. Fit again 11 days on and has run over today's trip and going before, but needs to find more to trouble this field.
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Level Up233522▾P J McDonald · David Evans
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Frequently in the frame without getting his head in front, with three seconds and two thirds from his last six starts. Has run over today's trip and going before and returns 22 days after his last outing, needing to find the extra yard to open his account.
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Dream Deal061227▾David Allan · Tim Easterby
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Won four starts back before two runner-up efforts underlined the improvement, though a below-par seventh last time out is a blot on the record. Back in action just 5 days later, and has run over today's trip and going before - capable of better than that.
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Beerwah-21761▾Jack Callan(3) · John & Sean Quinn
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Won last time out for a second success in his last five starts, and has already run over today's trip and going. A 25-day gap since and a modest speed figure make him hard to trust against these on the ability shown so far.
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Toptime104-31▾George Wood · S R Bowring
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Won last time out, having also landed a race five starts back, with a third, a fourth and an unplaced effort sandwiched between the two victories. Has run over today's trip and going before, but a 39-day break since raises a fitness question.
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Bibendum-04501▾Ryan Sexton · Julie Camacho
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Won last time out, but that success followed four losing efforts on the bounce, including two unplaced runs, in the runs before it. Has run over today's trip and going before, though that modest recent scoreline makes it hard to trust the upturn just yet.
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Dandy Dinmont571095▾Rowan Scott · Nigel Tinkler
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Won four starts back and rates well above his current official mark on our figures, suggesting more to come. Fit again 13 days on and has run over today's trip and going before, though the finishing figures either side of that win have been modest.
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Opal Storm-91508▾Faye McManoman · Brian Rothwell
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Won four starts back but has since fallen away, beaten a long way in three of her last four including eighth last time out. Quick to reappear 6 days on, has run over today's trip and going before, but sits bottom of this field on our figures.