THE Beverley Bullet is a race that has spawned several repeat winners in its relatively short life. Chookie Heiton won it twice, Take Cover won it twice, Baltic King finished third in it once, second in it once and first in it once. Tis Marvellous has won it twice and is back for a hat-trick bid today.

The case for Tis Marvellous lies in the return to Beverley. Winner of the last two renewals of the race, you know that he goes well at the track. He also goes well at Ascot though – before he won his first Beverley Bullet, you could easily have argued that he was a better horse at Ascot than he was anywhere else – and he has been disappointing in his last two runs there.