Racecards
14:25 Hereford
Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 8y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,600 added
- Winner: £2,989
- 2nd: £878
- 3rd: £439
- 4th: £219
- Form 1/1PU1-1
- Age 15
- Weight 12-5
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer S Drinkwater
- Jockey Mr J Drinkwater
led, fell 2nd
- Form 325R12
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
held up, left 3rd briefly 2nd, mistake and outpaced 3 out, closed under pressure from next, still 3rd before last, led flat, stayed on
- Form 7-54003
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
chased leaders, badly hampered and lost place 2nd, closed 4th, mistake 7th, soon ridden, not fluent and last 4 out, weakened from next
- Form 4P/P43-P
- Age 13
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Lady S Brooke
- Jockey Miss L Brooke
tracked leader, left in lead 2nd, headed before omitted 2 out, led again last, headed towards finish
- Form 422323
- Age 10
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer T R Gretton
- Jockey M J Quinlan
chased leaders, left 2nd at the 2nd, led before omitted 2 out, hung left before last, soon headed, stayed on one pace flat
- Form 144P-0P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 94
Nonrunner
- Form 0-32754
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey James Banks
Nonrunner
- Form 550-535
- Age 12
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey L Heard
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Working Title may have just turned 15 but he made a successful return to racing under Rules at Sedgefield. That’s earned him a penalty but he’s still preferred to fellow veterans Free World and Ballyegan. Yourholidayisover is 0-13 over fences and likely to find at least one too good again but there are possibilities about the much younger and less-exposed Carlisle third Fieldsofsilk. LAKE CHAPALA won at Musselburgh in November and then only found the in-form Guanciale too good a few days later at Ffos Las – he can pick up the winning thread again here.
Formwatch
Working Title (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Made most, driven clear after 2 out, kept on well, edged right near finish, won at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) gs in Dec beating Duhallowcountry (10-4) by 3 3/4l, 9 ran.
Lake Chapala (IRE) 11-4 (11-6) Close up in 4th, mistake 6th, ridden 8th, mistake next, headway under pressure to chase winner 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 7l behind Guanciale (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Fieldsofsilk (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Tracked leader, went 3rd before 4 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Halcyon Days (11-3) at Carlisle 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Free World (FR) 33-1 (10-0) Chased leaders on outside, led 4th, headed before 11th, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Yourholidayisover (IRE) 7-2 (10-0) Held up, headway to track leaders approaching 3 out, ridden next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 17 1/4l behind Maxed Out King (11-1) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
All But Grey 50-1 (11-6) Held up, towards rear, ridden and struggling 6th, soon well behind, pulled up before 3 out, at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
No No Cardinal (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Held up, took keen hold, headway to lead before 5th, headed 3 out, no impression on winner next, no extra and lost 2 places flat, 4th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Guanciale (11-10) at Wincanton 2m hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Ballyegan (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Led, clear 3rd until 7th, headed after next, well beaten from 4 out, 5th of 11, 34 3/4l behind Bandol (10-8) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.