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20:10 Hamilton Park

Fair Friday Next Week Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 5y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 10.71s
  • Off Time: 20:12:39
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Lucky Dan (IRE)

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Fathey (IRE)

    11/4

      2(4)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Granny McPhee

      78
      8/1
      • Form 02536-7
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 72

      held up towards rear, under pressure halfway, soon beaten

      3(2)
      Silk - Red, grey spots, red cap

      Captain Scooby

      24 p
      10/3
      • Form 49-3343
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 72

      chased leaders, effort 2f out, never able to challenge

      4(3)
      Silk - White, Red cross belts, Red and White check sleeves, Red cap

      Cheyenne Red (IRE)

      25
      3/1
      • Form 4442
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 69

      tracked leader, hard driven 2f out, never on terms

      5(6)
      Silk - Pink and Dark Blue diabolo, Pink sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Pink cap

      Fathey (IRE)

      26 C
      11/4
      • Form 540-557
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 65

      led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner

      6(7)
      Silk - Dark blue, emerald green diamond, white sleeves, emerald green diamonds, emerald green cap

      Rogalt (IRE)

      15
      5/1
      • Form 0-8325
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 65

      tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, soon hung right and weakened

      7(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, large Yellow spots, Yellow cap

      Lucky Dan (IRE)

      16
      12/1
      • Form 62-6658
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 64

      held up in rear, headway halfway, led inside final furlong, ran on well, readily

      1(5)
      NR

      Grissom (IRE)

      5 D
      • Form 1-43010
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 75

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      CAPTAIN SCOOBY is back to a winning mark and can take advantage, with Cheyenne Red likely to emerge next best. The Richard Whitaker-trained selection enjoyed his only win off this mark of 72, that coming on soft ground at Beverley almost a year ago. Despite not winning in six outings since then, he has run with plenty of credit in defeat from higher marks and he has ground to suit, plus his optimum trip, so we give him the nod. Cheyenne Red is open to improvement after just four starts and his Thirsk maiden run behind Crimea reads pretty well in context here. With the yard going well and conditions again to suit he is very much respected. Granny McPhee has dropped to a much lower mark than the handicapper had first assessed her abilities and returns to a trip over which she has previously run well. She also acts on the going and any market support would probably be significant. Grissom is surely better than his last outing at Ripon, but does have a bit to prove as a result of it, while Fathey will surely not have to drop much further in the handicap before getting very competitive. Captain Scooby can solve this particular mystery.

      Formwatch

      Granny McPhee 10-1 (8-12) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 16l behind Leahurst (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.

      Captain Scooby 10-1 (8-2) Towards rear, ridden along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4l behind White Shift (8-7) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jun.

      Cheyenne Red (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden halfway, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Crimea (9-3) at Thirsk 5f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.

      Fathey (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders, 7th of 11, 12l behind Mister Tinktastic (8-11) at Carlisle 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.

      Rogalt (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Towards rear, outpaced halfway, 5th of 8, 11l behind Noodles Blue Boy (9-5) at Newcastle 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.

      Lucky Dan (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 17, 10l behind Buy On The Red (10-5) at Leicester 5f Ladies Handicap (0-70) 3yo+) (5) gf in Jun.

      Grissom (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Chased leaders until over 2f out, last of 11, 19l behind Bajan Tryst (8-11) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd.