12 Jul 2022 15:40 Beverley
Winner: £14,000 (Penalty: £7,216); Distance: 2m 32y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
136th Year Of The Watt Memorial Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(1) |   | - | Smart Champion (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 350-260 / 10 | Flat (17) | Connor Beasley | D M Simcock John Cook & Partner | 15/8 | |
| edged left start, held up, went 3rd 8f out, went 2nd 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(4) |   | NK | Red Verdon (USA) (colt, chestnut, 10 4) | 254800 / 9 | Flat (17) | B A Curtis | E A L Dunlop The Hon R J Arculli | 7/2 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd over 8f out, led over 2f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(3) |   | 7½ L | Just Hubert (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 113-000 / 6 | Flat (28) | D Tudhope | W Muir & C Grassick Foursome Thoroughbreds | 2/1 | |
| chased leader, reluctant stable bend over 10f out, lost place over 8f out, driven over 3f out, went modest 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(6) |   | 2¾ L | Dash Of Spice (GB) (colt, brown, 9 9) | 61875-8 / 9 | Flat (31), Jump (39) | Ryan Sexton | A Keatley James McAuley | 12/1 | |
| led, clear 14f out until over 8f out, headed over 2f out, lost 3rd and weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(2) |   | 41 L | Patient Dream (FR) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 414134- / 5 | Flat (269), Jump (14) | K Stott | O Greenall & J Guerriero More Turf Racing | 7/1 | |
| slowly away, in rear, closed on outside 8f out, effort over 3f out, weakened from over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 5(5) |   | - | Midrarr (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 3) | 636-392 / 6 | Flat (17) | Ben Robinson | B Ellison Strawberry Fields… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
