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	260	29	82	£130,659	11.15%	-£105.99
D O'Meara	138	28	47	£117,468	20.29%	£34.46
M Johnston	121	27	50	£118,355	22.31%	-£39.25
R A Fahey	214	24	87	£167,964	11.21%	-£88.07
N Tinkler	106	19	32	£76,238	17.92%	£71.33
K A Ryan	81	13	30	£61,219	16.05%	-£31.17
P T Midgley	78	9	30	£53,544	11.54%	-£27.68
R G Fell	84	9	23	£33,694	10.71%	-£31.71
Mrs K J Tutty	42	9	12	£33,255	21.43%	£7.75
M L W Bell	28	9	12	£53,630	32.14%	£8.66

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

Flat

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
D Tudhope	123	29	48	£117,182	23.58%	-£7.80
D Allan	167	24	60	£159,627	14.37%	-£76.73
J Fanning	130	22	53	£136,089	16.92%	-£57.67
B A Curtis	97	17	28	£104,149	17.53%	-£8.38
G Lee	123	16	48	£83,178	13.01%	-£41.63
P Hanagan	97	15	40	£81,565	15.46%	-£31.83
T Hamilton	89	12	33	£49,918	13.48%	£7.01
T Eaves	116	12	27	£55,514	10.34%	-£34.09
Faye McManoman	53	11	14	£44,765	20.75%	-£10.54
P Mulrennan	94	8	31	£36,703	8.51%	-£46.08