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18:10 Hamilton Park
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- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 35y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,250 added
- Winner: £4,347
- 2nd: £2,041
- 3rd: £1,021
- 4th: £510
- Form 118/60-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Andrew Breslin
in touch, pushed along and headway to chase winner 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 325321
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
taken to post early, led narrowly, headed over 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 81724-0
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
chased leading pair, pushed along over 4f out, kept on same pace and lost 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 3627-97
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 73
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 0065-43
- Age 6
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Joanna Mason
pressed leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on
- Form 19067-8
- Age 6
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey J P Sullivan
always in rear
In depth
Verdict
HOWZER BLACK scored over a shorter trip here recently but this extra distance is well within his compass. This doesn’t look a strong race and he can defy a penalty. Where's Jeff placed over 1m3f here last time as he looks to end a long losing run while Al Erayg will be hoping for more rain as it was soft going when he won at Redcar last season. A dual novice winner as a two-year-old, Dontaskmeagain has struggled since and it remains to be seen if he can rediscover his form this year.
Formwatch
Dontaskmeagain (USA) 28-1 (9-7) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Make It Rain (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Howzer Black (IRE) 5-2fav (9-1) Made all, ridden over 2f out, ran on well final furlong, won at Hamilton 1m hcp (4) gf in May beating Jackhammer (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Al Erayg (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Midfield, shaken up over 2f out, lost position over 1f out, soon beaten, 14th of 15, 7 1/2l behind Storting (8-11) at Thirsk 1m hcp (2) gf in May.
Granite City Doc 25-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, lost place 2f out, soon faded, last of 7, 18 3/4l behind Howzer Black (9-1) at Hamilton 1m hcp (4) gf in May.
Where's Jeff 10-3 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, no extra final 50yds, 3rd of 5, 1 3/4l behind El Picador (9-9) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in May.
Firlinfeu 28-1 (9-7) Held up last of all, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 23 1/2l behind Greengage (9-6) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Apr.