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	Jacbequick (Good to Firm)	18 Jul 2016	1m 30.34s
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	Icefall (Good to Firm)	14 Sep 2016	2m 34.72s
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
T D Easterby	274	31	85	£135,916	11.31%	-£82.36
M Johnston	123	29	48	£123,825	23.58%	-£34.39
D O'Meara	130	24	48	£99,460	18.46%	£14.46
R A Fahey	207	21	72	£132,161	10.14%	-£104.91
N Tinkler	127	21	35	£81,451	16.54%	£65.33
K A Ryan	81	13	31	£60,573	16.05%	-£32.97
P T Midgley	88	11	32	£64,965	12.5%	-£46.68
R G Fell	96	9	25	£32,146	9.38%	-£27.58
Mrs K J Tutty	42	8	15	£30,667	19.05%	£4.50
M L W Bell	29	8	10	£49,498	27.59%	£5.16

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
D Tudhope	127	27	50	£110,525	21.26%	-£26.30
D Allan	171	26	65	£164,561	15.2%	-£47.10
J Fanning	136	26	55	£148,833	19.12%	-£33.81
B A Curtis	114	21	32	£121,536	18.42%	£6.84
Kevin Stott	85	15	25	£80,538	17.65%	-£26.81
G Lee	124	14	48	£68,176	11.29%	-£1.97
P Hanagan	97	14	35	£77,684	14.43%	-£36.33
Faye McManoman	63	12	17	£48,456	19.05%	-£12.04
P Mulrennan	97	9	36	£39,295	9.28%	-£37.21
A Mullen	111	8	33	£37,739	7.21%	-£69.15