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20:20 Hamilton Park

Famous Grouse Scotch Whisky Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 17y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 57.10s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Inch Perfect

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Sikasso (USA)

    3/1

      3
      Silk -

      Middlethorpe

      9/2

        1(8)
        Silk - Light Blue and Royal Blue stripes, Royal Blue sleeves, quartered cap

        Mumbling (IRE)

        44
        12/1
        • Form 350-000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-13

        tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out

        2(1)
        Silk - WHITE, large PURPLE spots, WHITE and DARK GREEN hooped sleeves, WHITE cap, PURPLE diamond

        Sikasso (USA)

        5
        3/1
        • Form 552-302
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6

        held up in mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, hung badly right over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on

        3(3)
        Silk - Red, Blue cap and hooped sleeves

        Middlethorpe

        16 b
        9/2
        • Form 60-1205
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2

        soon tracking leaders, headway over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, badly hampered and stumbled over 1f out, one-paced after

        4(6)
        Silk - WHITE, PURPLE Cross of Lorraine, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, PURPLE armlets, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE hooped cap

        Inch Perfect

        29
        2/1
        • Form 06-5060
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-2

        tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced over 3f out, headway to lead 2f out, driven out

        5(4)
        Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE hoops, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and cap

        Conquering Love (IRE)

        11
        8/1
        • Form 44-0612
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        led after 1f, headed over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong

        6(7)
        Silk - BLACK and WHITE diabolo, WHITE sleeves, BLACK stars, WHITE cap, BLACK star

        Flying Romance (IRE)

        9
        10/1
        • Form 020153
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-4

        led for 1f, soon towards rear, ridden to lead again over 4f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened

        7(2)
        Silk - White, red chevron and sleeves, royal blue and white quartered cap

        Toni Alcala

        11
        25/1
        • Form 313304
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-13

        towards rear, ridden over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, never able to challenge

        8(5)
        Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Black cap

        Cosmic Case

        11
        8/1
        • Form 024430
        • Age 7
        • Weight 7-12

        towards rear, never dangerous

        In depth

        Verdict

        Mumbling has struggled since landing three races in May 2001. He is gradually coming down in the handicap and is not far off his highest winning mark. Sikasso looks the one to beat after chasing home Bollin Thomas at Haydock last time. This slightly shorter trip will not bother him, neither will the underfoot conditions. Inch Perfect hasn't won for two years, but he is certainly well handicapped nowadays and is capable of a bold showing on this, his favoured ground. The three-year-old Toni Alcala is interesting getting plenty of weight. He proved he handled soft ground, when a close second at Newcastle as a juvenile and in receipt of a stone and a half off the selection, he looks sure to go close.