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Horse Racing Betting Tips - Wednesday 12th August 2026 - Beverley

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Publish Date: 12/08/2026

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Key Points

Today’s betting tip is a three time course and distance winner
He’s fallen below his four winning marks
This is his time of year and he gets his favoured ground

We go to Beverley for today’s betting tip who seems to absolutely relish this track. He’s available at an each way price at the time of writing and I do feel that this is well worth a bet!

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Betting advice

15:15 Beverley - King Sharja @ 11/2 - 0.5pt Each Way

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King Sharja can rule Beverley once again!

Today’s betting tip, King Sharja, loves the race course here at Beverley as I’ll explain in a little more detail in the next section. I think he is overpriced at 11/2 and has a fantastic chance of recording yet another win at this track. In this article, I’ll highlight my reasoning as to why I think he can win again.

King Sharja is a three time course and distance winner

King Sharja has won at Beverley not once, not twice but three times with all three of said victories coming over this 7.5f trip. He recorded two of those wins in 2024 but the most recent victory came in July 2025.

King Sharja clearly loves this course and distance and deserves plenty of respect on his return here. Especially with James Sullivan back on board, who’s ridden two of his three course wins at Beverley and three of his four career wins.

King Sharja’s fallen below his four winning marks

His three course- and distance wins came off marks of 54, 57, and 56 with his fourth win, on the All Weather at Southwell, off an even higher mark of 58.

As well as the wins, he has also placed second off marks of 57, 55 and 55 and third off 57. That form makes him well handicapped off his reduced marks of 53.

This is King Sharja’s time of year and he gets his favoured ground

If you look back through the dates of King Sharja’s victories, I find it interesting that all three Turf victories have come during the months of July and August. Similarly, all three of his Turf wins have come on Good to Firm ground, which ties in nicely with the time of the year (summer). Therefore, with Good to Firm ground this time and with the race taking place in August, he looks to be racing in ideal conditions.

His overall record of 4/34 is not appealing but it becomes much more eye-catching when limited to races on Good to Firm only - 3/7. Also in his favour is the lovely low draw in stall three, which is a big bonus around here, as you want to be drawn low. Finally, he now drops into 0-55 company and given he has wins off 57, 56 and 58, I believe he could be a class above his rivals.

Can King Sharja record course and distance win number four?

There is, no doubt, plenty in King Sharja’s favour. He’s a three time course and distance winner, who has fallen below the mark of all four of his career wins to date. This is his time of year and his favoured ground, so there are no excuses, really. Even more so with James Sullivan aboard, the draw in stall three and the drop down into 0-55 company.

In terms of potential drawbacks he is a low grade animal and naturally risks come with that, largely around consistency. He is also on a nine race losing run and his overall record of 4/34 is far from appealing. Furthermore, he needs to bounce back from a poor course and distance effort last month, where he only beat one rival home. Though in his defence, that was a 0-65 race.

All elements considered, I think he is worth an each way bet at an each way price of 11/2 but given the negatives highlighted, I’m only prepared to play half stakes on this one.

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