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19:25 Hamilton Park

Saffie Joseph & Sons Braveheart Rated Stakes (Class A Handicap) (Listed Race) (Class A)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 17y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 37.13s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Collier Hill

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Vintage Premium

    8/1

      3
      Silk -

      Bourgeois

      9/2

        1(9)
        Silk - Royal blue

        Fight Your Corner

        330
        6/1
        • Form 015/520-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, no impression

        2(8)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white chevron, light blue cap, white star

        Legal Approach

        20
        25/1
        • Form 11131/4
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        mid-division, effort over 5f out, soon ridden and weakened over 2f

        3(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White disc, Royal Blue sleeves, White spots

        Bonecrusher

        23
        9/2
        • Form 0-64052
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5

        held up towards rear, badly hampered over 2f out, not recovered

        4(3)
        Silk - Yellow, Purple cross belts and armlets

        Sun Bird (IRE)

        209
        16/1
        • Form 012502-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1

        towards rear, ridden over 4f out, some headway until one pace over 1f out

        5(11)
        Silk - Pink, Maroon chevrons, Pink sleeves, Pink cap, Maroon star

        Grampian

        20
        10/1
        • Form 11525/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        driven to track leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        6(5)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, White sleeves, Red spots, Royal Blue cap

        Morson Boy (USA)

        308
        7/1
        • Form 54/1151-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11

        tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakening when badly hampered over 2f out and not recovered

        7(6)
        Silk - White, Black star, White sleeves, Black seams, Black cap, White star

        Vintage Premium

        55
        8/1
        • Form 320-060
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-10

        led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, just held

        8(4)
        Silk - Beige, Dark Blue triple diamond, Dark Blue cap

        Collier Hill

        9
        9/1
        • Form 60303-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-8

        held up, not much room over 2f out, soon ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong

        9(10)
        Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

        Bourgeois

        38
        9/2
        • Form 30350-2
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-7

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong

        10(12)
        Silk - Yellow and Royal Blue diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Maroon armlets, Maroon cap

        Perfect Storm

        13
        10/1
        • Form 012-005
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong and soon weakened

        11(7)
        Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue and Yellow striped sleeves, quartered cap

        Desert Quest (IRE)

        214 v
        25/1
        • Form 3/1461-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        mid-division, ridden 3f out, never dangerous

        12(1)
        Silk - Red, Black triple diamond, Black cap

        Easter Ogil (IRE)

        24
        200/1
        • Form 000265
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-7

        always towards rear

        In depth

        Verdict

        Grampian will be all the better for a recent pipe-opener and can land this Listed prize, with Legal Approach, Fight Your Corner, Sun Bird and Morson Boy all expected to run well. The feature event on the Hamilton card has attracted a decent field, and really any of those mentioned could come out on top, but James Given is hopeful that Grampian will be up to the task after his comeback effort behind Putra Sandhurst at Ripon. The son of Selkirk has been hard to get right, and missed the whole of last year, so it is to be hoped that he stays sound as he has plenty of ability judged on his limited efforts against useful company in 2002. The Ebor is the target and with the ground in his favour, he can begin to stamp his claims by winning here. Mark Johnston is double-handed with Morson Boy and Legal Approach, and preference is for the latter who raced too keenly behind the selection at Ripon. He handled soft ground when scoring at Ascot as a juvenile, and should finish closer with more restraint. Ex Johnston inmate Fight Your Corner represents Godolphin and has a touch of class, but may need the run, while Sun Bird was good enough to win Haydock's Old Newton Cup two years ago, but is better on faster ground. Bonecrusher ran a blinder in the City and Suburban when touched off under topweight, but this company is a bit hotter, and Grampian can make up for lost time by landing the spoils.