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14:00 Hamilton Park

Hamilton Park Apprentice Series Handicap (Round 5) (Class F)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 17y
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 49.00s
  • 18 Ran
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1
Silk -

Marakabei

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Stonegrave

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Top of The Class (IRE)

      10/1

        4
        Silk -

        Interstice

        12/1

          1(15)
          Silk - Royal Blue and Emerald Green (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Royal Blue cap

          Marakabei

          15
          5/1
          • Form 050-631
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-10

          in touch, smooth headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden, clear approaching final furlong, eased close home

          2(18)
          Silk - Red, Black sash, Black sleeves, Red armlets, Black cap

          Ardanza (IRE)

          6
          50/1
          • Form 0060-05
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-10

          slowly into stride, always behind

          3(4)
          Silk - Black, White chevrons on sleeves, White cap

          Healey (IRE)

          14
          25/1
          • Form 0-00004
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-6

          tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

          4(10)
          Silk - Black, White Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves and cap

          Alberkinnie

          10
          9/1
          • Form 0-00041
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-1

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

          5(6)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green stripe, halved sleeves, Royal Blue cap

          Wensley Blue (IRE)

          77
          33/1
          • Form 050-060
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-0

          prominent, led after 2f, ridden 4f out, soon headed and beaten

          6(12)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Pink sash, sleeves and cap

          Strictly Speaking (IRE)

          15 b
          7/1
          • Form 504605
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-13

          mid-division, ridden over 4f out, one pace approaching final furlong

          7(3)
          Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue braces, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap

          Thorpeness (IRE)

          40
          12/1
          • Form 00-6565
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-11

          mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened and eased approaching final furlong

          8(16)
          Silk - Royal Blue, White cross belts, halved sleeves, quartered cap

          Interstice

          33
          12/1
          • Form 050060
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-11

          in touch, ridden and led over 3f out, soon headed, kept on one pace

          9(13)
          Silk - Maroon, White spots, White sleeves, Maroon spots, White cap

          Dinofelis

          21
          12/1
          • Form 000150
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-11

          mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

          10(17)
          Silk - Black, Red hoop, Black sleeves, Red seams, Red cap

          Top of The Class (IRE)

          6 v
          10/1
          • Form 555506
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-9

          tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon one pace

          11(5)
          Silk - Grey, Red triple diamond, Purple sleeves, Grey diamonds, Red cap, Grey diamonds

          Up In Flames (IRE)

          11
          20/1
          • Form 0-00503
          • Age 11
          • Weight 8-6

          mid-division, ridden over 4f out, kept on one pace final 2f

          12(9)
          Silk - PURPLE, GREY star

          Stonegrave

          13
          5/1
          • Form 60500
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-5

          mid-division, ridden 4f out, kept on, no chance with winner

          13(8)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue chevron, armlets and cap

          Dash of Magic

          4 b
          20/1
          • Form 005650
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-4

          mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

          14(1)
          Silk - Orange, Dark Blue and Orange hooped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

          I Can't Remember

          20
          20/1
          • Form 0603-04
          • Age 8
          • Weight 8-3

          led, headed after 2f, ridden 4f out, gradually weakened final 2f

          15(7)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue stars, sleeves and cap

          Gablesea

          38
          50/1
          • Form 0600-00
          • Age 8
          • Weight 7-12

          mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten

          16(11)
          Silk - Royal blue, red sleeves, dark blue cap

          Oscietra

          26
          25/1
          • Form 642450
          • Age 6
          • Weight 7-12

          mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

          17(14)
          Silk - Red, Purple chevrons, White and Purple chevrons on sleeves, White cap, Red star

          Tempting Tilly (IRE)

          91 b
          100/1
          • Form 000
          • Age 3
          • Weight 7-12

          always behind

          18(2)
          Silk - White, Emerald Green chevrons, halved sleeves, Emerald Green cap

          Astafort (FR)

          23
          66/1
          • Form 3-00
          • Age 3
          • Weight 7-12

          towards rear, headway over 6f out, soon ridden, hung right 3f out, soon weakened

          In depth

          Verdict

          Fairly uninspiring stuff to start off proceedings on the heavy ground with not too much quality in depth. David Evans' Top Of The Class is a standing dish at Hamilton and was well backed last time out in similar conditions. She is more than capable of handling heavy conditions but she has yet to conclusively suggest that she is able to handle the trip. Marakabei was a recent winner of a very moderate contest at Ripon on soft ground. A five pound rise for that victory looks harsh under the circumstances. On old form, Healey would be "chucked in" off his current mark but he has yet to rediscover his two-year-old form and is far from certain to appreciate today's trip on all recent evidence. Strictly Speaking makes the long trip up from Paul Cole's stable and cannot be discounted in such a lowly event. It is true that he has been disappointing of late but when he has encountered a softer surface in the past, he has not been disgraced and he should be capable of going when others have cried enough. Its interesting that Mick Easterby has sent Stonegrave up to Hamilton and in a field where many are exposed, she is given the Teamtalk nod of approval. Cannily placed over shorter trips in the past, the horse is off a mark of 46 and as a Selkirk filly she should be capable of handling the prevailing conditions.