Racecards
16:35 Hamilton Park
William Cairns Memorial Celebrations Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f 6y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £4,187
- 2nd: £1,965
- 3rd: £982
- 4th: £491
- Form 641356
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 72
awkward start, mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 074403
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Ewan Whillans
- Jockey Ryan Sexton
rear mid-division, ridden over 2f out, plugged on, never in contention
- Form 0050-77
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey D Allan
handy, pushed along over 2f out, gradually dropped away
- Form 014307
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer T Davidson
- Jockey P J McDonald
outpaced in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on past beaten horses final furlong, never on terms
- Form 114425
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Andrew Breslin
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress
- Form 7-90506
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey T Eaves
in touch behind front rank, headway to chase leader 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on but always held
- Form 335457
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Adrian Nicholls
- Jockey Connor Murtagh
prominent, led narrowly halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on well and forged clear inside final furlong
- Form 68D236
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs Stella Barclay
- Jockey George Wood
towards rear, pushed along halfway, always behind
- Form 603152
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge
In depth
Verdict
THE GAY BLADE finished runner-up over track and trip last time and may prove the one to side with. Elladora wasn’t far behind the selection in third but was also beaten by Blazing Son at Redcar last year when the latter recorded his only win on Turf so far. Mighty Gurkha won on fast ground at Leicester in June while Ramon Di Loria placed over the minimum trip recently without threatening.
Formwatch
Mighty Gurkha (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Dipped slightly start, chased leaders, driven over 2fv out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Change Sings (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Ramon Di Loria (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 4, 5 3/4l behind Princess Karine (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Russco (IRE) 66-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on one pace entering final furlong, 7th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Yaaser (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Secret Road (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Edged right start, led until over 2f out, no extra final 100 yards, 7th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Oso Rapido (10-0) at Redcar 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Blazing Son 9-2 (9-10) Mid-division, headway 3f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to challenge, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Oso Rapido (10-0) at Redcar 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Selby's Pride 16-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, outpaced 2f out, never dangerous after, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Onemorenomore (9-2) at Doncaster 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Burj Malinka (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Off the pace towards rear, headway and plugged on final 2f, never involved, 7th of 15, 8l behind Roach Power (9-11) at Thirsk 7f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Elladora 7-2 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Giselles Izzy (9-5) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Glorious Rio (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-10) Dwelt, in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Phoenix Star (9-0) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
The Gay Blade 11-2 (8-11) Prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Giselles Izzy (9-5) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.