Racecards
16:25 Cartmel
Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 107y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 15P-5PF
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey Tony Kelly
towards rear, mistake 3rd, well beaten 14th, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up
- Form 4114-B5
- Age 11
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey Henry Brooke
prominent, slow 2nd, led 7th, headed 12th, led before 13th until 14th, weakened 2 out, tailed off
- Form 72F-024
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer N C Kelly
- Jockey Steven Fox
chased leaders, closed 11th, led next, headed before 13th, led 14th, drew clear from 4 out, easily
- Form 1-37P66
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Diarmuid O'Regan
mid-division, not fluent 7th, headway before 13th, went 2nd when hit 3 out, no impression on winner
- Form 158-131
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer H Hogarth
- Jockey G B Watters
prominent, led 2nd until 5th, 4th and well beaten last, went 3rd from home turn
- Form 344-6UP
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
in rear, not fluent 4th, 7th and ridden 13th, never on terms, weakened 3 out, tailed off
- Form 071U-62
- Age 13
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Miss L Harrison
- Jockey R D Day
mid-division, lost place after 6th, ridden and struggling from 10th, tailed off
- Form U/52P6-6
- Age 12
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer T J FitzGerald
- Jockey B S Hughes
led until 2nd, led 5th, headed 7th, weakening when mistake last
- Form V34U3-4
- Age 10
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey D C Costello
mid-division, jumped slowly 1st, not fluent and lost place 4th, mistake 6th, ridden 12th, effort 4 out, no impression, weakened 2 out
- Form 4606PP-
- Age 12
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
chased leaders, closed 3rd, lost place after 8th, well behind 12th, soon pulled up
- Form 64P-U38
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey Craig Nichol
mid-division, in touch 7th, not fluent 9th, not fluent and lost place 11th, behind when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 6745P-6
- Age 12
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
held up in rear, headway after 12th, 3rd 2 out, no impression on winner, 4th from home turn
In depth
Verdict
Over And Above beat Solway Bay only a length over track and trip last time with Generous Chief and Acrai Rua well beaten. It's hard to separate the former pair in this so the vote goes to MIA'S ANTHEM on the back of a fourth at Hexham last month. Oh Right has struggled off higher marks since landing a double last year while Urban Gale remains below his best despite sliding down the weights and the remainder are even harder to fancy.
Formwatch
Redpender (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) In rear, headway halfway, weakened before 5 out, fell 3 out, at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Oh Right (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) Towards rear, headway on outside 9th, lost place before 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 10, dist behind Over And Above (10-13) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Mia's Anthem (IRE) 9-2fav (11-6) Tracked leaders, ridden before last, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Solway Legend (10-10) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Generous Chief (IRE) 11-2 (11-8) Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until not fluent 10th, not fluent 13th, lost place before 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 10, dist behind Over And Above (10-13) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Over And Above (IRE) 5-1fav (10-13) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 5th until 7th, 2nd again 10th until 11th, blundered 12th, outpaced 2 out, rallied before home bend, stayed on to lead close home, won at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Solway Bay (10-13) by 1l, 10 ran.
Gale Force Oscar (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, weakened before 5 out, pulled up before next, at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Solway Bay 12-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway 12th, went 2nd last, led before home bend, 3 lengths clear 100 yards out, idled, headed close home, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Over And Above (10-13) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Acrai Rua (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Led, headed before 4th, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 8, dist behind Over And Above (10-7) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) sft in May.
Urban Gale (IRE) 3-1fav (11-10) Tracked winner until 3 out, no extra from last, 4th of 8, 23 1/2l behind Heart O Annandale (11-6) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) sft in May.
Ard Agus Fada (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden after 7th, struggling in rear from 9th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out, at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Prince Blackthorn (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Always behind, 8th of 14, 31 1/2l behind Solway Legend (10-10) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Peak Seasons (IRE) 80-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway 3rd, not fluent and ridden 6th, struggling from 9th, tailed off, 6th of 11, dist behind Cool Star (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun.