Racecards
15:15 Hamilton Park
Famous Grouse Hamilton Park 2-y-o Final (Nursery Showcase Handicap) For The Lord Hamilton Of Dalzell Trophy (Class B)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 6f 5y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 1630
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and no impression final 2f
- Form 531100
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey Tony Culhane
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 23210
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
in touch, ridden halfway, weakening when not much room over 2f out
- Form 623520
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey D Holland
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Baylaw Star
28- Form 216143
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey K Darley
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Kozando
16- Form 031216
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer Mrs G Rees
- Jockey D Allan
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 443520
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Dean McKeown
towards rear, hampered over 3f out, no danger after
Mind Alert
17- Form 452100
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Willie Supple
held up in rear, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 04022
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer I Semple
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
pulled hard in rear, headway and effort 2f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 42350
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakening when not much room approaching final furlong
- Form 222
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey E Ahern
made virtually all, drew clear final 2f
- Form 653232
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
close up, ridden and effort over 2 out, one pace inside final furlong
- Form 4560
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer A Berry
- Jockey Dale Gibson
in touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Azolla
28- Form 4235
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey N Mackay
mid-division, not clear run from over 2f out to over 1f out, stayed on strongly to chase winner inside final furlong
- Form 046533
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer R Elliott
- Jockey Natalia Gemelova
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5606
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
A competitive renewal of this juvenile event, with Partners In Jazz taken to prove the best of David Barron's duo, while Fox Covert, Venetian Pride and Mind Alert are just three others with claims. Partners In Jazz has been unfortunate to find one too good on each of his three outings to date, and is undoubtedly well treated in relation to topweight Venetian Pride. Giving five pounds to Mark Johnston's charge on his debut here in a qualifier for this competition, and beaten less than a length, he now reopposes on fully 24lbs better terms. He lost his chance at Beverley last time when hampered at the start but still finished second, and the step back up in trip can only be in his favour. Fox Covert went down in a close finish at Catterick but is starting to look exposed, and although having the look of a banker for the frame, is beatable. Mind Alert had his measure when they met at Ripon and is a pound worse off now so strictly on the form book looks just about held. Even so, he will be there or thereabouts, while Newmarket raider Azolla and course and distance winner Wares Home could be in the shake-up. It is too hard to pin your hopes on one entirely, but Partners In Jazz is taken to recoup recent losses.