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21:00 Beverley

Racing Again Next Tuesday Handicap Stakes

1m2f · Flat · Class 5 · Good To Firm · 5 runners · £4,527 · Monday, 20 July 2026

This race has been abandoned.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Shimmering SandsAgrees with our pick

Shimmering Sands is the stand-out on our figures for this Class 5 contest at Beverley, rated several pounds clear of this field after winning his last two starts. Enamorus, Ziata and Kitsune Power all have solid placed form and are the chief dangers, though none matches Shimmering Sands on our figures. Mwafaq has a strong recent winning record that isn't reflected in our rating of him here. Shimmering Sands is a confident selection on the balance of form.

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Shimmering Sands

Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby · 7yo

Top-rated of 5
score 57.3 · +1.9 clear of next best (55.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    21d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    79strong
    Last 6: 5-3-4-1-1
  • Ratings50% weight
    50average
    OR 75 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Trainer20% weight
    33weak
    Michael & David Easterby: 4/31 winners last 14d (13%)
MarketBest price 3.65 (Betfair Exchange) · 2nd in the market of 5.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Pace map

inferred from last 6 runs

Shape: 3 confirmed front-runners — expect a pace duel; closers from the rear advantaged.

Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.

Draw bias — Beverley 1m2f

full course data →

No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–2)
IV 1.10
Mid (3–4)
IV 0.98
High (5–5)
IV 0.90

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 146 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by AI score

Fair price = de-overrounded market consensus · green best price = beats fair
No.HorseFormORAIFairBestAdd to betslip
1
7yo · G · bt
53411
7557.33/1·3.893.65·3.65
Betfair Exchange · -6% vs fair
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2
4yo · G · bp
15211
7155.45/2·3.613.55·3.55
Betfair Exchange · -2% vs fair
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5
J: Jack Callan(3) · T: Gemma Tutty · draw 1
3yo · F · b
43253
6747.310/1·11.1011.5·11.50
Betfair Exchange · +4% vs fair
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3
J: Cieren Fallon · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 5
3yo · F · chp
23593
7145.811/2·6.6611/2·6.50
Virgin Bet · -2% vs fair
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4
J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby · draw 4
7yo · G · bp
342601
5742.67/2·4.444.6·4.60
Betfair Exchange · +4% vs fair
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OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest · Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 32 bookmakers per horse with the 11% overround stripped out. A green best price pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.

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