15:00 Hamilton

Thursday 31 May 2018

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Lockton Companies Handicap

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: -

(7)

Logi^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Jamie Gormley⁽⁵⁾| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 72| CD

13/8

Broke his duck on turf when clinging on gamely over C&D latest (good to firm). Races from a 4lb higher mark today (effectively just outside of this grade), but clearly in rude health under his now regular partner.

Form: 3-79621

(1)

Katheefa¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 72| D

8/1

Sprung a 16/1 surprise to win on the Tapeta at Newcastle on his penultimate start (6f), but held off this mark in a stronger race at Doncaster recently. Arguably not massively consistent overall during his brief career.

Form: 9-65010

(4)

Redrosezorro^h¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Rachel Richardson⁽³⁾| T: E J Alston| OR: 69| BF| D

9/2

Built up some impressive statistics since September 2017 (3,1,1,1,2,3) and continues to run well between 6f and 7f. The handicapper is beginning to regain control and reel in his progress, but certainly not discounted just yet.

Form: 31-1123

(5)

Straightothepoint^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: T Eaves| T: B Smart| OR: 69| CD

3/1

Showed more vigour when edged out in a four-way tussle at Catterick latest (6f good) and is attractively handicapped on the pick of his previous form; an emphatic winner over C&D in the past (September 2014).

Form: 3906-03

(6)

Cobalty Isle²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Connor Beasley| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 67| BF

11/1

Picked up for 7,500 gns from Henry Candy in July 2017, but despite a falling mark is yet to make much of an impression for this trainer (mainly over 7f). Now a seven-race maiden, so needs to find some improvement.

Form: 24-6640

(3)

Epeius²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Haslam| OR: 63| D

14/1

Finished close up behind Katheefa at Newcastle latest (sixth), but he appears to be stronger on synthetics than on turf judged upon what we've witnessed thus far; 1 from 18 career (a winner over 6f at Newcastle in March 2017).

Form: 93376-6

(8)

Lotara²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Barry McHugh| T: J S Goldie| OR: 49

22/1

A regular on the Tapeta at Newcastle with both of her career victories (5f and 7f) coming off a strong pace at that particular track. Poor on turf so far (0 from 9) so has plenty to prove.

Form: 85917-7

Non-Runners

(2)

Gorgeous General¹

Weight: 8-4| Age: 3

T: L A Mullaney J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Logi (13/8), Straightothepoint (3/1), Redrosezorro (9/2), Katheefa (8/1), Cobalty Isle (11/1), Epeius (14/1), Gorgeous General (14/1), Lotara (22/1)

The handicapper is getting to grips with a few of these runners including the admirable Redrosezorro who has enjoyed a fine run of form since September 2017, whilst the top-weight and recent C&D winner Logi is slowly edging out of this grade of contest. On the other hand STRAIGHTTOTHEPOINT is attractively treated on his more distant past form, so he's worth chancing in an open race after belatedly returning to form under similar conditions at Catterick (form largely untested since).