Beverley Course Guide
Beverley hosts racing throughout the summer with two distinct features races, the Listed Hillary Needler Trophy staged in May and the Listed Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes in August, both of which are run over the minimum trip.
The Hilary Needler Trophy is restricted to two-year-old fillies and many smart fillies have taken the race before going on to better things notably Attraction in 2003, who went on to win both the British and Irish 1,000 Guineas the following season. The Listed Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes is open to three-year-olds and upwards and was won in both 2004 and 2005 by Chookie Heiton for jockey Tom Eaves and trainer Ian Semple.
Advance Going
Right handed. The round course, just over a mile and three furlongs in extent, isn't particularly stiff despite the uphill finish, this modified by the downhill turn into the straight and the relatively short run in of just two and a half furlongs, favoring those ridden with enterprise. The five-furlong track has a dog-leg to the right and is on the rise throughout, so is on the testing side even in normal conditions, whilst in soft it takes some getting, particularly for two-year-olds early in the season.
I have always liked Beverley and, despite what many people think, it’s a good galloping track. The ground does tend to run away from you as you turn into the straight, but the home bend is bigger than some give it credit for and, if you happen to get pushed wide, you need to be on much the best horse to win. Jockeyship - and patience - are therefore very important on the round course, whereas gate speed is the key to the sprint track. If you miss the kick there, all you can do is drop in and ride for luck.
View from the saddle: Jason Weaver
Results
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 5f Tis Marvellous (Good to Firm) 28 Aug 2021 59.51s 7f 96y Evocative Spark (Good) 21 Apr 2022 1m 29.66s 1m 100y Pisanello (Good) 21 Apr 2022 1m 43.48s 1m 1f 207y Love Your Work (Good) 21 Apr 2022 2m 2.69s 1m 4f 23y Quietness (Good to Firm) 31 Aug 2024 2m 34.68s 2m 32y Blow Your Horn (Good to Firm) 11 Jun 2023 3m 33.15s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L T D Easterby 310 23 £151K 7.42% -£133.90 C Johnston 125 22 £125K 17.6% £5.66 R A Fahey 124 20 £119K 16.13% -£42.14 M & D Easterby 127 16 £79K 12.6% -£52.33 K R Burke 72 16 £101K 22.22% -£25.58 M Appleby 65 13 £96K 20% -£4.18 Mrs R Carr 69 13 £57K 18.84% £21.08 P T Midgley 88 12 £66K 13.64% -£18.28 Miss J A Camacho 45 12 £61K 26.67% £50.03 K A Ryan 64 10 £49K 15.63% -£14.67 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Joanna Mason 115 18 £86K 15.65% £0.28 Jason Hart 122 17 £104K 13.93% -£27.85 J Fanning 95 16 £101K 16.84% £44.12 O J Orr 87 16 £85K 18.39% -£19.60 Callum Rodriguez 58 14 £64K 24.14% £2.75 C Lee 52 13 £69K 25% -£10.37 D Allan 166 12 £87K 7.23% -£98.42 Connor Beasley 97 12 £50K 12.37% -£25.92 S H James 57 12 £55K 21.05% £3.38 J Garritty 46 10 £44K 21.74% £7.98
Address & Contact
The Racecourse Beverley
The Racecourse
York Road
Beverley
East Yorkshire
HU17 8QZ
01482 867488
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