Racecards
14:20 Hamilton Park
G.P. Plantscape E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (A Qualifier For The Hamilton Park 2-y-o Series Final) (Class D)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f 5y
- Going: Heavy, Soft in places
- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey M Fenton
held up towards rear, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
with leaders, led halfway, soon ridden, headed final furlong, one pace under pressure
- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey T Williams
hampered start, very slowly into stride, never a factor
Tusk
9- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
led to halfway, soon ridden and no extra final furlong
- Form 2
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey D McGaffin
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
- Form 02
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey G Duffield
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
swrvd left badly start, very slowly into stride, never a factor
- Form 42
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey R Lappin
close up, pushed along halfway, ridden to lead final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
In depth
Verdict
Southern raider Tusk didn't achieve much when third behind Pinkerton at Windsor, so this looks best left to Rutters Renegade, who will be suited by the step up in trip. Financial Future, is a full brother to the prolific All-Weather winner Tweed and a half-brother to the useful Baron Ferdinand and Love Everlasting. He has been entered in next years Vodafone Derby and is clearly held in high regard, but the juveniles from that yard have tended to need their first outing of the season and is passed over.