1:30 Beverley
This Class 6 apprentice handicap at Beverley over 1m1f207y on good ground features a field of 12 limited performers where the KTB numbers point to a race that could be decided by course knowledge and run-style. Star Suepreme heads the KTB Fit ratings on the back of a recent course success and a strong yard record at the track, while the next few principals bring varying degrees of placed form but modest overall ability. The race looks a genuine test with several horses that like to race prominently, and the KTB assessments underline that most of the field have questions to answer on class, trip or ground.
How the race shapes up
With a genuinely-run pace shape expected, Snooker McCrew is likely to take the field along from the front while Star Suepreme and Quirke On Parole should press or race handily from draws five and ten. Several held-up types, including Soham's Roger, Dash of Class and the majority of the field, will be looking to come from off the pace in what should be a fair test. The key question is whether the prominent runners can maintain their effort up the straight or if the late closers will find the genuine gallop playing to their strengths on this good surface.
The KTB Fit ranking
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1Star Suepreme KTB Selection65/100
Star Suepreme is a limited performer who showed sudden improvement to win here over 1m on good ground last time out. He steps up in trip today which asks a fresh question, though the yard's 67% strike rate from six runs at Beverley is a strong positive. The trainer and jockey combination has a 2/5 (40%) record together and the horse has a going record of one win from one start on good. He won here from one run at the course and his prominent run-style, racing handily on or close to the lead, should suit the expected pace. His recent form of 40591 includes that latest Beverley success and he carries the KTB Selection tag with a Fit rating of 65.
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2Quirke On Parole57/100
Quirke On Parole is a limited performer who has won once over this trip and once at Beverley from limited attempts. Recent form has been patchy with a best of third on his last visit here, and he has failed to place in four runs on good ground. The trainer holds a solid 12% strike rate at the track while apprentice Olivia Haines adds some useful claim with a neutral score from no record at Beverley. He has a course record of one win from four starts and his prominent run-style should see him race handily. Recent form reads 973930 and he carries a KTB Fit score of 57.
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3Snooker McCrew47/100
Snooker McCrew is a limited horse who has shown little in five runs this year and carries a career record of just one win from 12 starts. He steps up in trip today having failed to make the frame when tried at this distance previously, while two runs on good ground have also produced no placed efforts. This is the first time at Beverley for both horse and trainer, with the yard operating at a 10% strike rate overall from 20 runs. His front-running style, tending to make the running or race on the pace, could be influential in a genuinely-run race. Recent form is 7/5561 and he is rated 47 on KTB Fit.
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4Soham's Roger47/100
Soham's Roger is a limited horse who has shown very little in five starts to date. He steps up in trip today having failed to make any impression at 1m last time out. The trainer has only had two runners at Beverley so far with a 0% strike rate and an A/E of 0. His held-up run-style, usually producing effort late, could be suited if the pace is strong. Recent form reads 0740-9 and with a KTB Fit of 47 he will need to improve markedly on what he has shown so far.
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5Dash of Class46/100
Dash of Class is a limited horse who has shown only modest form across ten starts and now drops back in trip having last run over a mile and a half. He has been placed twice at this distance without winning but is unproven on good ground and makes his first appearance at Beverley. The trainer has a 0% strike rate from 13 runs here and the trainer-jockey combination is 0/9. His held-up run-style sees him usually produce effort late and recent form is 353267. He is rated 46 on KTB Fit.
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6Tiberio Force45/100
Tiberio Force is a limited performer who has run seven times at Beverley without winning yet has shown bits of form here including a third and a fourth. He has a win on good ground and three wins at today's trip from 24 attempts but his recent form is patchy and he is now 7 lb out of the handicap. The trainer has a 7% strike rate at the track while the jockey has an 8% strike rate from 13 rides here.
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7Golden Samba44/100
Golden Samba is a limited performer who has shown only modest form this year and finished seventh of eight when tried here previously. He steps up in trip today having failed to place in four previous attempts at this distance, though the yard's 9% strike rate at Beverley from a big sample offers some baseline encouragement. The jockey has limited data at the track.
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8Twin And Tonic43/100
Twin And Tonic has shown very little in four starts, finishing no closer than ninth on his last two outings. The limited class read matches that modest form and he remains unconvincing at this trip where he has been beaten a long way on all three attempts. The trainer has a 10% strike rate from 220 runs at Beverley while the jockey has no established record here.
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9Captain Bruce42/100
Captain Bruce is a limited performer who has failed to place in any of his last six starts and showed nothing from two previous runs at Beverley. He has won once at today's trip but that success came in much weaker company and he has looked out of his depth in recent Class 6 events. The trainer's modest 3% strike-rate at the track adds little confidence here.
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10Lightning Galaxy41/100
Lightning Galaxy is a limited performer who has shown little spark this year, with recent form of 959486 and no win or place from seven runs on good ground. The yard has an 11% strike rate at Beverley from 556 runs. He is trying this trip for only the third time and makes his first appearance here today.
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11Caledonian Dream40/100
Caledonian Dream has shown some ability here with a second and a fourth from three runs but remains limited overall and has struggled in recent starts. Dropping back from 1m4f to a trip where he has placed once is a positive on paper yet the wide draw in stall 13 adds difficulty. The trainer has only a single run at Beverley so far while the jockey also has a modest record at the track.
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12Furrst Lady39/100
Furrst Lady is a limited performer who has struggled in all eight starts and finished last or near-last on her last four outings. She was well beaten on her only visit to Beverley and has shown nothing on good ground either. Stepping up in trip for the first time today asks a fresh question of a horse that already looks out of its depth in this company.
KTB verdict
Star Suepreme is the KTB Selection. He showed sudden improvement to win here over a mile on good ground last time and the yard's exceptional 67% strike rate at Beverley from just six runners is a powerful positive that outweighs the step up in trip. His prominent style should allow him to track the expected strong pace before delivering his challenge. The main dangers are Quirke On Parole, who has course and distance form and can race handily, and Snooker McCrew, whose front-running style could prove hard to peg back if he gets an easy lead. The remainder of the field largely consists of limited performers with patchy recent form and several have questions to answer on ground, trip or track.
KTB Selection Star Suepreme
This is the narrative read of the 1:30 Beverley. For the live card — runner-by-runner stats, the full Fit Score breakdown and current odds — see the Beverley racecard. Every result we hold for the track is on the Beverley results & records page. New here? How KTB works explains the Fit Score and why we publish both.
Questions about this race
Which horse has the strongest trainer record at Beverley?
Star Suepreme's trainer has a 67% strike rate at Beverley with an A/E of 2.93 from six runs.
How many horses in the field are stepping up in trip?
Star Suepreme, Snooker McCrew, Soham's Roger, Golden Samba, Lightning Galaxy and Furrst Lady are all stepping up in trip.
Which runners are expected to race prominently?
Snooker McCrew tends to make the running, while Star Suepreme and Quirke On Parole usually race handily on or close to the lead.
Has any horse won over course and distance?
Quirke On Parole has won once over this trip and once at Beverley from limited attempts.
Which horse is dropping in class?
Lightning Galaxy is dropping in class.
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