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15:45 Hamilton Park

Alex Salmond Pick A Winner Scottish Trophy Stakes (Class C Handicap) (Class C)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 65y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 48.49s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Nevada Desert (IRE)

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Penrith (FR)

    11/1

      3
      Silk -

      Young Mr Grace (IRE)

      8/1

        1(7)
        Silk - AQUAMARINE, YELLOW cap

        Danelor (IRE)

        12
        9/2
        • Form 500501
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-0

        tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        2(2)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap

        Tony Tie

        12
        22/1
        • Form 216106
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-12

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        3(10)
        Silk - Red, White triple diamond, White sleeves, Red seams, White cap, Red diamonds

        Young Mr Grace (IRE)

        16
        8/1
        • Form 251621
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        prominent, led over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

        4(8)
        Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

        Penrith (FR)

        16
        11/1
        • Form 130350
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-8

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        5(5)
        Silk - Yellow, Black chevron and sleeves, Black and Yellow hooped cap

        Low Cloud

        23 v
        33/1
        • Form 514540
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        always behind

        6(1)
        Silk - Pink, Maroon chevron and star on cap

        Hills of Gold

        4
        13/2
        • Form 103221
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2

        mid-division, ridden 4f out, kept on inside final furlong

        7(6)
        Silk - Black, White diamond

        Qualitair Wings

        16
        20/1
        • Form 002020
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        towards rear, ridden over 3f out to mid-division, soon one pace

        8(9)
        Silk - Pink, Dark Green cross belts, Dark Green cap

        Straw Bear (USA)

        11
        4/1
        • Form 5231-23
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        soon led, headed over 5f out, ridden 4f out, soon one pace

        9(4)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves and cap

        Nevada Desert (IRE)

        30
        10/1
        • Form 25-4520
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f to chase leaders, kept on to lead inside final furlong

        10(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red chevrons, halved sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        Cherished Number

        6
        7/2
        • Form 044053
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11

        held up, ridden over 3f out, no impression

        In depth

        Verdict

        A very good line-up for the Alex Salmond-sponsored feature race on the card, and from our shortlist of Danelor, Young Mr Grace, Straw Bear and Cherished Number the vote goes to Danelor. Looking at the field. Danelor came good here last time and, while he has been raised six pounds to a mark of 86 for that win, he has run well in competitive races from 84 and looks set to play his part today. Course and distance winner Tony Tie is just two pounds above a winning mark now but he finished well behind Danelor here last time. Young Mr Grace looked progressive when scoring at Haydock last time and, now rated just two pounds higher and with the runner-up having won a competitive handicap since, he also has to be afforded plenty of respect on going we know he can handle. Low Cloud ran creditably at Chester two runs ago but has yet to win a handicap and has never raced here, while Hills Of Gold comes here on the back of a Chester win but he got the run of a flip start there and is another who has yet to race at this track. Qualitair Wings has won over course and distance but has yet to win from his revised mark, despite a fair effort at Newmarket two runs ago. The lightly raced Straw Bear has to be respected from the Sir Mark Prescott stable, even though he was slightly disappointing at Sandown last time, but Nevada Desert remains five-pounds above his sole winning victory mark, but course and distance winner Cherished Number is certainly well handicapped if being able to get back to his winning form of May of last year. As we say, it's a good line-up, and the best of them might prove to be Danelor.