Racecards
15:20 Hamilton Park
Racegoers Club Racecourse Of The Year Handicap (Class E) (Class E)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 36y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Jordans Elect
181- Form 410500-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
prominent, ridden and led over 3f out, headed and weakened final furlong
Dispol Foxtrot
584- Form 512215/
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer Miss V Scott
- Jockey D McGaffin
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 3f out, led final furlong, kept on and headed close home
- Form 4104-05
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 2020-05
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer Miss L Perratt
- Jockey K Dalgleish
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened final 2f
Inchinnan
86- Form 46500-5
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
always towards rear
Millennium Hall
213- Form 510060-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey R Ffrench
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 0300-55
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, soon one pace
- Form 205030
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up, switched left and ridden over 2f out, good headway to lead close home
- Form 0-10244
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey J F Egan
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon one pace
Forest Air (IRE)
184- Form 550300-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer Miss L Perratt
- Jockey P Fessey
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Encounter
12- Form 06500-0
- Age 8
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey Dale Gibson
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, chased leaders, one pace final furlong
- Form 525525
- Age 8
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey B Swarbrick
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, never nearer
- Form 0400/00
- Age 6
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey P M Quinn
soon led, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Sting Like A Bee is the pick over Lennel, Encounter and Rotuma in this class E handicap. Sting Like A Bee won on his only previous try at nine furlongs, at Wolverhampton in January, and has since performed with credit over a variety of trips. Jim Goldie's charge finished fourth in a lady riders race at Doncaster on his return to Turf last month, and although not the most reliable of performers, has a better chance than most here. Lennel has topweight to overcome and a drop back in trip, but did boast a couple of wins last August. They were on fast ground though and he will find conditions testing here. Encounter is not badly treated but has not been in form, while Rotuma is a course winner. The rest have nothing to offer, and we return to Sting Like A Bee as the answer.