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18:50 Hamilton Park

Variety Club Claiming Stakes (Class 6)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 65y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 45.19s
  • 6 Ran
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Silk -

Bessemer (JPN)

4/5

    2
    Silk -

    Simplify

    2/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White hoop, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

      Bessemer (JPN)

      16 p C
      4/5
      • Form 000121
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 69

      tracked leader, smooth headway to lead over 3f, soon ridden, drew clear

      2(1)
      Silk - Pink, Black hoop, Pink sleeves, Black stars, Black cap

      Sound And Vision (IRE)

      21 p BF
      6/1
      • Form 202542
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 60

      mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression

      3(4)
      Silk - Yellow, Light Blue epaulets, Light Green sleeves, White stars, Light Blue cap, White star

      Jordans Spark

      52 C
      12/1
      • Form 06-5504
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 48

      mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten

      4(6)
      Silk - Red, White striped sleeves and hoop on Yellow cap

      Simplify

      14 b
      2/1
      • Form 459622
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 69

      tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace, no chance with winner

      5(2)
      Silk - Red, Royal Blue hoop, Royal Blue cap

      Lady Predominant

      7 D
      100/1
      • Form 00009-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 25

      slowly into stride, always behind

      6(5)
      Silk - Red, White braces, Black sleeves, Orange cap

      Kimberley Hall

      3
      100/1
      • Form 7000-00
      • Age 3
      • Weight 7-13
      • Official Rating 35

      led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon beaten

      In depth

      Verdict

      Bessemer is the proven performer at this level and should be capable of seeing off Simplify and Sound And Vision. A dual scorer at this level for tonight's trainer and jockey combination, this is likely to be one of Robert Winston's bankers this evening. Capable of dictating terms, the course winner really does look difficult to find fault with. Simplify ran a solid race on the all-weather behind Hunting Lodge a couple of weeks ago. That rival has gone on to run Able Baker Charlie to five lengths in a Newbury handicap since. Highly tried on the turf, his runs haven't quite matched up to those of our selection and we are prepared to oppose. Sound And Vision should really have beat Arnprior here over course-and-distance a couple of weeks ago. He tends to hang under pressure but is probably better at this trip than the twelve furlongs he was previously campaigned over. Jordans Spark is an Ian Semple cast-off who looks tailor made to go jumping. Kimberley Hall and Lady Predominant are very modest. Bessemer is at least in-form and should not be taken on.

      Formwatch

      Bessemer (JPN) 5-2jt-fav (9-7) Raced keenly in touch, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, comfortably, won at Hamilton 1m 1f clm (5) gf beating Bundaberg (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.

      Sound And Vision (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Arnprior (8-11) at Hamilton 1m 3yo stk 0-60 (6) gf.

      Jordans Spark 9-2 (10-1) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on over 1f out, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Golden Spectrum (10-1) at Hamilton 1m sll (5) gd in Jun.

      Simplify 4-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on under pressure to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Hunting Lodge (9-5) at Lingfield 1m clm (6) std.

      Lady Predominant 33-1 (8-2) Always behind stands' side, 13th of 18, 23l behind Lord of The East (9-1) at Newcastle 7f app clm (6) gd.

      Kimberley Hall 66-1 (8-4) Chased leaders over 4f, 13th of 16, 20l behind Bogaz (9-3) at Leicester 7f 3yo clm (5) gs.