Racecards
16:30 Newton Abbot
Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 170y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,422
- 2nd: £998
- 3rd: £499
- Form 1222-21
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey T Scudamore
led until 3rd, not fluent 8th or 13th, ridden after 15th, went 2nd from 5 out, challenged 3 out, soon led, idled, ridden out
- Form 31/61-12
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Sheila Lewis
- Jockey Mr Martin McIntyre
chased leaders, not always fluent, ridden 14th, struggling 5 out, weakened before 3 out
- Form 07P/64-3
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Mrs M Evans
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up, 4th from 9th until not fluent 11th, struggling after, pulled up before 14th
- Form P316-5P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Mr M Legg
in rear, pushed along 5th, driven 11th, behind 13th, pulled up before 15th
- Form 41PP8-3
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Mrs L Richards
- Jockey James Best
pressed leader, led 3rd until 7th, not fluent 8th or 14th, hung left after 15th, weakened 3 out
- Form 83624-6
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey T J O'Brien
prominent, led 7th, blundered 13th, headed after 3 out, no impression after, kept on same pace
In depth
Verdict
CELTIC INTRIGUE can defy the penalty collected for a deserved success at Ffos Las as he doesn't seem to know how a run a bad race. Interpleader won at Towcester in April but couldn't follow up off a higher mark at Bangor and has gone up another 5lb since. It's more than three years since Gran Torino last got his head in front but Volio Vincente is a course and distance winner who showed a bit more at Warwick last time and River Dancing could bounce back at any time off his current mark.
Formwatch
Celtic Intrigue (IRE) 5-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, led before 2 out, clear before last, won at Ffos Las 3m 5yo nov hcp (4) gd beating Killimordaly (11-4) by 7l, 8 ran.
Interpleader 9-4fav (10-9) Tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, ridden after next, staying on and every chance when blundered last, one pace and held flat, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind It Is What It Is (11-10) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in May.
Gran Torino (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Held up, stayed on from 2 out, left 3rd last, never in contention, 3rd of 9, 15l behind Mr Robinson (10-3) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in May.
River Dancing (IRE) 4-1fav (10-7) Mid-division, outpaced 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before next, in a race won by Minella Web (11-10) at Worcester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in May, 14 ran.
Volio Vincente (FR) 25-1 (10-3) Tracked leader, not fluent 2nd or 3rd, outpaced in 4th before 3 out, went 3rd from 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 10, 9l behind Moorlands George (10-6) at Warwick 3m cond hcp chs (5) sft in May.
Where'd Ya Hide It (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden after 9th, lost place next, behind 12th, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Thinger Licht (10-12) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in May.