Khezaana can get off mark at Beverley

KHEZAANA can build on a promising seasonal reappearance to land a first career success at the fourth attempt in the Welcoming Back Spectators On 26 May Handicap at Beverley today.

The Mark Johnston-trained filly, sporting the famous Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum blue and white colours of Shadwell Estate, runs off a workable mark of 75 on her handicap debut.

The daughter of Muhaarar performed respectably in both her races as a two-year-old and then ran well for a long way on her reappearance when third to Bay Bridge over this distance of a mile and a quarter at Newcastle.

That outing after 147 days away will have blown away the cobwebs, and an improved display looks assured.

Can Can Girl can defy a 6lb penalty for winning on this track last week by doubling up in the Thank You Covid Vaccination Centre Volunteers Handicap.

The David Brown-trained three-year-old opened her account at the fifth attempt when gamely sticking to her task to hold Out Of Sight by half a length.

Can Can Girl’s confidence will be high now and she can repeat the trick.

SELECTIONS: BEVERLEY:

1.45 Caio Shark, 2.15 Lexington Bullet, 2.45 Van Gerwen, 3.15 Mythical Madness, 3.45 KHEZAANA (NAP), 4.15 Can Can Girl, 4.45 Timeless Soul.