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15:50 Hamilton Park

Totesport Buttonhook Handicap (Class C1) (Class 1)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 9y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 55.55s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Zeitgeist (IRE)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Albanov (IRE)

    7/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Lilac, Rose quartered cap

      Gold Ring

      40
      15/8
      • Form 653162
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      2(1)
      Silk - White, Red stars on sleeves, Emerald Green cap

      Pushkin (IRE)

      11
      7/1
      • Form 402/0-02
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6

      tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong

      3(5)
      Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap

      Albanov (IRE)

      16
      7/1
      • Form 2-00400
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      with leader, ridden over 3f out, led towards finish, caught post

      4(6)
      Silk - Black, White stars, sleeves and stars on cap

      Sahem (IRE)

      14
      9/1
      • Form 033103
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-7

      held up, ridden and no impression from 4f out

      5(4)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Light Blue sleeves, White armlets and cap

      Alam (USA)

      10
      66/1
      • Form 0346/0-6
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-7

      tracked leaders, not much room 6f out, weakened 3f out

      6(2)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Grey stars, Dark Blue cap, Grey star

      Zeitgeist (IRE)

      61
      2/1
      • Form 1-41250
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-2

      held up in touch, tracked leaders over 5f out, ridden 2f out, ran on to lead post

      7(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, diamonds on sleeves, check cap

      Protective

      26
      20/1
      • Form 401400
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-0

      held up, effort over 4f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on, headed towards finish

      In depth

      Verdict

      Mark Johnston had four declared for this feature handicap and relies on Pushkin and Albanov, the last named gets the vote, with Gold Ring also set to run well. Albamov has shown very little in some top handicaps this season, apart from his run at Chester when getting his favoured soft ground. He finished a close up fourth to Swift Tango, and with conditions in his favour today he will be hard to beat. Pushkin is now a six-year-old but still retains plenty of ability as he showed when chasing home Corrib Eclipse over a much longer trip at Pontefract last time. The shorter distance today will not be ideal but he should still take a hand in the finish. Gold Ring ran a blinder to chase home Mephisto in the controversial Ebor handicap and looks can be expected to be thereabouts despite top-weight. Luca Cumani's Zeitgeist is also worth a mention, however the ground is the key today and Albanov will relish the underfoot conditions and is taken to oblige.