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19:50 Hamilton Park

Walter Scott Saints & Sinners Challenge Cup Handicap (Class D)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 65y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 47.11s
  • 15 Ran
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1
Silk -

Strong Hand

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Captain Venti

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Ipledgeallegiance (USA)

      25/1

        1(4)
        Silk - Pink, Purple sash and sleeves, quartered cap

        Soller Bay

        19
        8/1
        • Form 00-0101
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-0

        led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened final furlong

        2(6)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap

        Tony Tie

        12
        7/1
        • Form 0-00000
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-10

        in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

        3(12)
        Silk - ORANGE, EMERALD GREEN stars

        Lots of Love (USA)

        13 v
        33/1
        • Form 500000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-10

        always behind

        4(9)
        Silk - Yellow, Purple sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Captain Venti

        19
        4/1
        • Form 60-0000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on

        5(14)
        Silk - Red, Royal Blue epaulets

        Star of Normandie (USA)

        16
        12/1
        • Form 2030-46
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-9

        towards rear, ridden over 3f out, brief effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        6(11)
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue disc, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

        Sarraaf (IRE)

        11
        12/1
        • Form 100403
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-9

        mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway and effort entering final furlong, kept on one pace

        7(8)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue star on body and cap, check sleeves

        African Sahara (USA)

        11
        10/1
        • Form 0-42135
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        mid-division, pushed along and not much room over 2f out, effort and hung right over 1f out, one paced final furlong

        8(16)
        Silk - Orange, White chevron, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Retirement

        26
        9/1
        • Form 02420-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and no impression

        9(1)
        Silk - RED, WHITE seams, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE seams, DARK BLUE cap, WHITE stars

        Trojan (IRE)

        387 b
        50/1
        • Form 3/20-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and hung left 2f out, soon weakened

        10(7)
        Silk - Maroon, White chevron and sleeves

        Mantles Pride

        368
        50/1
        • Form 206300-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-12

        always behind

        11(13)
        Silk - Orange, Emerald Green sleeves, Orange armlets, quartered cap

        Strong Hand

        7
        5/1
        • Form 610-053
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong, kept on

        12(5)
        Silk - Mauve and Dark Blue diamonds, Mauve sleeves and cap

        Montez (USA)

        18
        25/1
        • Form 406-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8

        missed break, towards rear, never dangerous

        13(3)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE Cross of Lorraine and armlets, check cap

        Ipledgeallegiance (USA)

        2
        25/1
        • Form 00/0005
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-6

        tracked leader, ridden to lead 3f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

        15(15)
        Silk - Red, large Black spots, striped sleeves

        Noble Penny

        18
        8/1
        • Form 40600-3
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-5

        in touch, effort when hampered 2f out, one paced after

        16(2)
        Silk - Black, White diamond

        Encounter

        9
        40/1
        • Form 450160
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-1

        mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out

        14(10)
        NR

        Finmar

        9
        • Form 600104
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-6

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Despite the large field, this is probably not as competitive as the numbers suggest, and Tony Tie gets a tentative vote to land his third course victory, with Sarraaf and Trojan others to consider. Jim Goldie's seven-year-old was disappointing when a well-backed favourite at Ayr last time, but is better over this shorter trip and had run quite well previously when ninth in the Thirsk Hunt Cup off a four pound higher mark than today. While that form is not exactly inspiring, he has won twice here in the past and is now on a winning mark, so with Tony Culhane booked it may worth be taking a chance that he can bounce back to form in this weakish race. Sarraaf was a length behind the selection in the Thirsk race and is now a pound better off; Ian Semple's gelding was not too far away at Musselburgh last time and should again be thereabouts. Trojan is an interesting contender from the in-form stable of James Given. The colt started life with Sean Woods and moved to William Haggas, and while he has clearly had his problems, it is safe to say that he has more scope than most of these. Soller Bay has been in good form of late but has gone up the weights accordingly and may not be able to dominate here as he likes to.