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18:50 Hamilton Park

Littlewoods Bet Direct Amateur Riders' Handicap (Class E)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 5y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.75s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Blakeset

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Bodfari Pride (IRE)

    11/4

      3
      Silk -

      Fairgame Man

      28/1

        1(7)
        Silk - BEIGE, BLACK epaulets, ORANGE cap

        Sharp Hat

        12
        9/1
        • Form 010011
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-7

        missed break, always behind

        2(11)
        Silk - Red, White triple diamond, halved sleeves and diamond on cap

        Friar Tuck

        6
        20/1
        • Form 00-0000
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-5

        mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway and effort over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong

        3(1)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Emerald Green (halved), sleeves reversed, Yellow cap

        Bundy

        18
        12/1
        • Form 10-0010
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-4

        mid-division, ridden halfway, no impression

        4(12)
        Silk - White and Pink check, striped sleeves, quartered cap

        Parkside Pursuit

        16
        12/1
        • Form 000-000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-3

        towards rear, never dangerous

        5(5)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue Cross of Lorraine and sleeves, Dark Blue cap, White star

        Prix Star

        5 v
        12/1
        • Form 05-0000
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-3

        tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        6(3)
        Silk - RED, WHITE sash, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE armlets, RED and WHITE striped cap

        Weet A Round

        16 b
        7/1
        • Form 0-50010
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-1

        towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong

        7(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue spots, Dark Blue and Red quartered cap

        Fairgame Man

        11
        28/1
        • Form 032-000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-1

        led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one paced under pressure

        8(10)
        Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Blakeset

        41
        7/1
        • Form 00-6211
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-11

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on

        9(13)
        Silk - Grey, Red triple diamond, Purple sleeves, Grey diamonds, Red cap, Grey diamonds

        Bodfari Pride (IRE)

        13
        11/4
        • Form 210353
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-10

        mid-division, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong

        10(9)
        Silk - Black and Dark Green diabolo, Dark Green cap

        Rosselli (USA)

        5
        33/1
        • Form 063600
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-10

        mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out

        11(2)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap

        Pips Magic (IRE)

        12
        12/1
        • Form 000-020
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-9

        tracked leader, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong

        12(4)
        Silk - Royal blue, emerald green stripe, royal blue and emerald green halved sleeves

        Bonito

        16 v
        12/1
        • Form 56-0626
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        in touch, effort 2f out, hung left and one paced final furlong

        13(6)
        Silk - Red, White diamond, diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Red diamonds

        Seafield Towers

        9
        16/1
        • Form 3-00002
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-7

        towards rear, brief effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        14(14)
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow spots on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Victor Valentine (IRE)

        11
        100/1
        • Form 3220/4-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-7

        slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous

        In depth

        Verdict

        This is a very tricky opening contest, not least because it is hard to work out what the best draw is, but Seafield Towers bounced back to form last time and is tentatively selected to go one better, while Bundy, Pips Magic, Sharp Hat and Bodfari Pride also come into the reckoning. The selection, trained by Linda Perratt, put up his best performance of the season when second to Victoria Park at Carlisle last time and a reproduction of that performance would be good enough to see him go close here. He finished third off a mark of 73 in a valuable nursery at this course at the end of last season, and is now 11 pounds lower in the ratings, so is potentially well handicapped now. Bundy was a good winner over course and distance last month and would not have liked the extra furlong on his only subsequent start at Doncaster, so he could go close here off just a three pound higher mark. He had Bodfari Pride just over half a length away in third that day, and there should again be little between them here, so Alan Bailey's consistent gelding also comes into the reckoning. Sharp Hat comes here in search of a hat trick having battled on gamely to score narrowly in a claimer at Catterick last time and should not be too far away, while Pip's Magic has the advantage of being ridden by Carol Williams and is very well handicapped so is another to go on the shortlist.