Racecards
20:35 Hamilton Park
Mcgrattan Piling Braveheart Handicap (listed) (Class 1)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 17y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Form 1110-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey N Callan
prominent and raced keen, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out just failed
- Form 0064-22
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
made all, ridden over 2f out, just held on
- Form *D0163-4
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 23145-1
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey R Mullen
tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 340738-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey P Fessey
held up in rear, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 82288-2
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Alan Swinbank's Turbo Linn is a class act and she should be up to landing this; Dunaskin and Eradicate are the dangers. The selection ended last season running in Group 2 company and although she disappointed that day at Doncaster, she did make remarkable progress last season and her trainer holds her in high regard. If she is fit enough on her seasonal bow she will be diffcult to beat. Dunaskin chased home Raincoat at Ripon last time and he does have a race fitness edge over our selection. Eradicate has his optimum ground conditions but he looks pretty exposed and it will be a surprise if he is up to beating our selection. Michael Bell's Gull Wing won well last time but she has more on her plate today. If Turbo Linn is fit enough she will be very difficult to beat.
Formwatch
Turbo Linn 3-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 14, 14l behind Hi Calypso (8-7) at Doncaster 1m 7f fll stk Grp 2 (1) gf in Sept.
Eradicate (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed towards finish, 2nd of 16, nk behind Cabinet (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Apr.
Night Crescendo (USA) 12-1 (9-8) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 5l behind Cabinet (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Apr.
Gull Wing (IRE) 6-1 (8-6) Held up, headway over 3f out, challenged well over 1f out, stayed on gamely to lead towards finish, won at Nottingham 1m 6f lst stk (1) sft in Apr beating Shipmaster (9-0) by a ns, 7 ran.
Acropolis (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on, 8th of 19, 6l behind Galactic Star (8-13) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Dunaskin (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Raincoat (8-8) at Ripon 1m 4f stk (3) gd in Apr.