Beverley, Monday 20 July 2026: Tips and Best Bets

Beverley, Monday 20 July 2026: Tips and Best Bets

A six-race card at Beverley on Good to Firm ground, and the track stats are worth keeping front of mind throughout. Cieren Fallon is the standout booking at this course, winning at 26% from 42 rides with an A/E of 1.22. When he’s on a horse with a live chance, you follow. Kevin Stott (17%, A/E 1.05) and Callum Rodriguez (18%, A/E 1.02) also deserve respect. Three competitive handicaps lead the card, plus an 11-runner juvenile maiden where the prices open up nicely. Glorious Goodwood is just eight days away, so trainers with festival horses will be cherry-picking targets carefully, but Beverley suits the northern yards and there’s plenty to interest us here.

6:30 — Racing TV EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (5f, Good To Firm)

Eleven runners in a two-year-old five-furlong maiden, and this is where the each-way market earns its keep. Three places paid at 1/5 odds, so finding a lively each-way shot at double figures is the play.

The selection is Concert Pitch Each-Way at 7/1 (Boyle Sports, Betfred), trained by Brian Ellison, who has two wins from 18 runners over the last 14 days. Concert Pitch has five runs under his belt in this maiden grade, and while he’s yet to win, the form string of 32662 shows a colt that competes and places. He’s been placed and close up repeatedly, which at least tells you he handles the level. Good to Firm on a sharp five furlongs at Beverley suits pace-forward types, and a horse with race fitness over debutants is a real asset in juvenile maidens.

Isca Bay at 4/1 (Boyle Sports, Betfred) is the market alternative worth considering. A form figure of 52 from two starts suggests she’s progressing, David Allan is a reliable booking, and the yard, Craig Lidster, has been struggling for winners over the last 14 days. That’s the main concern. Still, at the price she’s not without a shout.

Perryston has the Kevin Stott booking, which is always noteworthy at Beverley (17% strike rate here), and Kevin Ryan’s yard has solid course form at 15% overall. The issue is Ryan has returned just 1 from 25 in the last 14 days, suggesting the yard isn’t firing at full tilt right now. Perryston is likely favourite on the day at 9/2, so the each-way value is diluted. Concert Pitch at 7/1 is the play.

7:30 — Skybet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Stakes (7½f, Good To Firm)

Five runners in a 7½-furlong handicap, and the market has this broadly right at the top. The each-way terms are two places at 1/4, which in a five-runner field isn’t worth chasing. This is about picking the winner.

The selection is Tattie Bogle at 9/1 (Boyle Sports, Betfred), trained by Charlie Johnston. Johnston is the standout course trainer at Beverley with a 16% strike rate and an A/E of 0.94, meaning his runners are hitting close to expectation at the track. Jockey Rowan Scott partners this one, and the key angle here is the weight. Tattie Bogle carries just 125 lb, the lightest in the field, and his form of 232127 is the picture of consistency. Three seconds, a third, and a recent seventh that breaks the run, but he won three starts back and the profile of a lightly-weighted, consistent handicapper in a small field is one that catches the eye at 9/1 against the two market leaders.

A War Eagle at 7/4 is the market leader and the comment reads well, but 45 days off is a query and 7/4 in a five-runner handicap asks you to take a lot on trust. Glenfinnan at 3/1 with Callum Rodriguez (18% at Beverley) is a genuine each-way alternative, and his runner-up last time suggests he’s back in form. At the prices, though, Tattie Bogle at 9/1 offers the value angle.

9:00 — Racing Again Next Tuesday Handicap Stakes (1m2f, Good To Firm)

The closing race of the evening is another five-runner handicap over a mile and two furlongs, and this one has two horses that stand out on recent form.

The selection is Kitsune Power at 7/2 (Boyle Sports, Betfred), trained by Tim Easterby and ridden by David Allan. He won last time out and returns just six days later, which tells you the yard is happy with him and he’s thriving. A horse fit and in form, racing again off a short turnaround, is often a confident signal from connections. He’s run over today’s trip and this ground before, and the comment about a wide gap to his current official mark suggests the handicapper hasn’t fully caught up yet. At 7/2 with recent winning form, he’s the each-way play in a race where the market is competitive.

Shimmering Sands at 5/2 is the market leader on the back of two consecutive wins, and that form is obviously live. The Easterby yard (4/31 last 14 days) isn’t operating at its sharpest right now, and 5/2 in a five-runner race is short for a horse off a 21-day break. Mwafaq at 9/4 with the Fahey yard behind him (A/E 1.16 at Beverley) is interesting, but the comment about sitting bottom of the field on figures despite his win record is a flag.

Kitsune Power, fresh from a win, returning quickly, with room to improve on his mark, is the value call.

Today’s NAP

Kitsune Power — Racing Again Next Tuesday Handicap Stakes (9:00, Beverley)
Odds: 7/2 — Boyle Sports (others: 7/2 Betfred, 10/3 LiveScore Bet)

Won last time out and returns six days later, a clear sign the Tim Easterby yard is happy with this horse and knows he’s in the form of his life. He’s proven on today’s trip and on Good to Firm ground, and a comment flagging a wide gap to his official mark is precisely the kind of angle that delivers value in these modest northern handicaps. At 7/2, he’s better priced than the two-time winner Shimmering Sands heading into this, and the confident quick turnaround from connections seals it.