Beverley, Wednesday 12 August 2026 — Tips & Selections

Beverley, Wednesday 12 August 2026 — Tips & Selections

Beverley stages a six-race card on good to firm ground, and the straight seven-and-a-half furlong track rewards horses that travel strongly and get a clean passage. With the York Ebor Festival just six days away, plenty of trainers are using cards like this to sharpen up horses or blood youngsters, so read between the lines on the juvenile contests. Clifford Lee (21% at the track) and Oisin Orr (19%) are the jockeys to follow here, and Julie Camacho’s 1.19 A/E is the best trainer figure among the regulars.

2:15 — Macan At Porsche Centre Hull EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (5f, Good To Firm)

Selection: Mugheer (2/1, Boyle Sports / Betfred)

K.R. Burke’s yard has been firing on all cylinders, striking at 14% over the past fortnight with six winners from 42 runners, and Clifford Lee takes the ride. That combination alone deserves respect at Beverley, where Lee’s 21% course strike rate is the best of any jockey on the card. Mugheer lines up without a previous run at the track but Burke regularly targets these EBF qualifiers with horses ready to go, and a 2/1 price in a 14-runner novice suggests the market agrees. The five furlongs on fast ground suits a forward-going sort from a yard that keeps its ammunition primed.

Lexington Boom (7/2) is the obvious danger. Grant Tuer’s gelding has run to placed form twice already, finishing second on both starts, and the booking of Oliver Stammers shows connections are serious. Tuer’s yard is cold at 0/5 lately, however, and that stat matters in a race where confidence counts.

True Charm (9/2) posted a placed effort three starts back and rates a genuine each-way alternative if the price drifts, but Mugheer looks the one to beat at this stage of the season.

2:45 — 911 At Porsche Centre Hull EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (7½f, Good To Firm)

Selection: Coco Nova (10/11, Boyle Sports / Betfred)

Hugo Palmer has a solid 15% record at Beverley across 47 runners, and while his yard has been modest over the past fortnight (2/33), Oisin Orr takes the ride and Orr’s 19% course record is not a number to dismiss lightly. Coco Nova was fourth on debut, which in a restricted maiden of this nature often represents a rock-solid foundation, and the step up to seven-and-a-half furlongs looks exactly the kind of trip that will bring improvement from a colt who clearly stayed on at his first start.

Real Edition (5/1, Boyle Sports) merits a mention. Craig Lidster’s yard is quiet (0/6 in 14 days), but Tom Eaves knows the Beverley straight, and a form line of 7-4 suggests steady progression. At 5/1 he is the value alternative for those wanting a bigger price.

Empire Rising (7/2) has been knocking around in the frame with four starts under his belt, but four runs without a win in this company is a slight concern, and the market has spoken clearly about Coco Nova’s claims.

3:45 — Jill Willows Handicap Stakes (7½f, Good To Firm, 11 runners)

Selection: Glenfinnan Each-Way (5/1, Boyle Sports / Betfred / LiveScore Bet)

This handicap is competitive enough that the market leader is beatable, and Glenfinnan represents the standout each-way angle. His figures put him rated 86, a full eight pounds clear of his official mark of 78, and that kind of gap in the ratings is exactly the sort of edge that wins handicaps. He was a close second two starts back, has the 7½ furlongs and good to firm ground well covered from previous runs, and Daniel Tudhope, Beverley’s most prolific course jockey with a 17% strike rate from 556 rides, takes the mount. Tudhope winning on a horse rated well above its handicap mark at his best track is a formula that pays out regularly.

The concern is Michael Dods, striking at just one winner from 30 in the past fortnight. That is cold by any measure. But Tudhope’s relationship with this course is independent of yard form, and at 5/1 in a three-place each-way race, the value case is hard to ignore.

Alpha Capture (11/4, Boyle Sports / LiveScore Bet) heads the market and arrives in fine form, with a win and three placed efforts from recent starts. The comment about improvement still to come from the figures is interesting, but 11/4 in an 11-runner handicap is a short price for a horse ridden by a claiming jockey and trained by a yard showing 2/16 over the past fortnight.

Obelix (10/3) heads the official ratings at 90 and ran over today’s trip and conditions, but Julie Camacho is 1/17 in the last 14 days, which is the kind of strike rate that dries up bankrolls quickly. He is the biggest danger if his yard turns the corner today.

Tattie Bogle (13/2, Boyle Sports / Betfred) from Charlie Johnston is worth a small interest, back-to-back runner-up finishes look solid on paper, and Johnston’s 16% Beverley record is respectable. The four-day turnaround and 136lb off stall 10 in an 11-runner handicap complicates matters though.

Today’s NAP

Mugheer — Macan At Porsche Centre Hull EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (2:15, Beverley)
Odds: 2/1 — Boyle Sports (others: 2/1 Betfred, 2/1 LiveScore Bet)

The K.R. Burke and Clifford Lee combination is the single most compelling angle on the card. Burke has six winners from 42 in the past fortnight, Lee wins at 21% at this track, and Mugheer lines up in a juvenile novice on fast ground over five furlongs where a forward-going, yard-fit two-year-old from a firing stable holds a clear edge over rivals whose trainers are either cold or inexperienced at this level. The 2/1 price in a field of 14 represents genuine market confidence without being cramped, and there is no reason to look elsewhere on the card for a NAP.