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.

Flat Racing

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

Beverley Top Times
Last 5 years

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Distance	Horse (Going)	Date	Winning time
5f	Judicial (Good to Firm)	20 Jun 2017	59.77s
7f 100y	Bow And Arrow (Good to Firm)	23 Apr 2015	1m 30.28s
1m 100y	Alejandro (Good to Firm)	01 May 2017	1m 43.06s
1m 1f 207y	Stradivarius (Good to Firm)	19 Apr 2017	2m 2.04s
1m 4f 16y	Two Jabs (Good to Firm)	23 Apr 2015	2m 33.35s
2m 32y	Corpus Chorister (Good to Firm)	18 Jul 2017	3m 28.62s

Beverley Top Trainers
Last 3 years (ordered by number of winners)

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Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
R A Fahey	245	34	107	£206,946	13.88%	-£84.86
D O'Meara	175	28	67	£134,939	16%	-£15.63
M Johnston	161	26	81	£115,021	16.15%	-£50.91
T D Easterby	207	24	60	£113,520	11.59%	-£80.21
K A Ryan	121	16	52	£74,519	13.22%	-£54.17
J L Eyre	66	11	23	£53,309	16.67%	£6.80
David Loughnane	42	11	14	£51,203	26.19%	£73.75
M Dods	54	10	16	£46,444	18.52%	-£11.00
Ollie Pears	76	9	24	£29,749	11.84%	£23.75
Mrs K J Tutty	55	9	18	£32,374	16.36%	£24.25

Beverley Top Jockeys
Last 3 years (ordered by number of winners)

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Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
J Fanning	169	27	76	£130,235	15.98%	-£54.32
D Tudhope	110	27	46	£112,603	24.55%	£10.18
P Hanagan	125	21	53	£102,485	16.8%	-£46.72
D Allan	160	20	57	£126,293	12.5%	-£81.95
Ben Curtis	98	19	31	£80,478	19.39%	£5.78
G Lee	117	16	37	£75,363	13.68%	-£40.10
P Mulrennan	107	15	37	£61,203	14.02%	-£49.27
T Hamilton	98	15	35	£69,380	15.31%	-£4.78
T Eaves	140	11	49	£54,077	7.86%	-£65.34
A Mullen	126	10	41	£39,315	7.94%	-£28.65