14:30 Hamilton

Wednesday 6 June 2018

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Neilsland And Earnock Julian Watson Memorial 'Confined' Novice Stakes

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 1m 11.85s

(11)

It's Never Enough¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: J Garritty| T: J Ewart

11/1

Showed improved form on his second Flat start at Carlisle last month (7f good to firm) when finishing 4L third to Arbalet; 50/1. Trainer also saddles Burns Supper, but this looks to be his best chance despite the drop in trip not being ideal.

Form: 63

(10)

Jonboy³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: T D Barron| OR: 81

3/1

5f Pontefract maiden winner on his second start as a juvenile in September 2017. His recent seasonal reappearance (5f) should bring him forward plenty, and that came in a much stronger contest than this race.

Form: 61-4

(8)

Princess Apollo¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: D W Whillans

100/1

Mullionmileanhour filly who was a well beaten last of six on debut at Ayr (6f good to firm; 33/1) last month.

Form: 6

(6)

Battle Commence³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara

7/1

Offered some encouragement for the future when finishing fourth on seasonal return at Thirsk in April (6f good to soft); beaten 4½L by I Know How. Progress required, but still early days for this €35,000 yearling.

Form: 5-4

(7)

Burns Supper³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jamie Gormley⁽⁵⁾| T: J Ewart

80/1

Poet's Voice gelding who cost £18,000 as yearling, but has struggled on both starts so far (split over 12 months apart), and his trainer has much more realistic prospects with It's Never Enough.

Form: 7-7

(5)

Cobbler Quinn³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish

40/1

Tagula gelding who cost €11,000 as a yearling, but has appeared to be a modest horse so far, including when patently not staying 7f on his seasonal return at Wetherby in April (soft).

Form: 7-0

(4)

First Breath¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: B Haslam

33/1

Bated Breath gelding who cost £42,000 as a juvenile, but hasn't made much of an impression in a couple of 6f starts (never really involved). Half-brother to eight winners including various sprinters, so may simply need more time.

Form: 78

(2)

Jazz Magic¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Aspell| T: Miss L C Siddall

20/1

Left Sally Haynes after the sole run as a juvenile, and was well held (50/1) on seasonal return/stable debut at Doncaster (6f).

Form: 7-5

(9)

Thunder Buddy²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke

33/1

Mayson gelding who has shown no obvious signs of ability in a couple of recent 7f spins (Doncaster and Catterick); needs a virtual transformation dropped in trip even allowing for this being a modest contest.

Form: 70

(1)

Warton¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: Miss J A Camacho

4/1

Acclamation colt who fetched €72,000 as a yearling. Raced keenly on debut at Doncaster last month (6f) and strictly speaking is fairly closely matched with Jazz Magic on form, but could step forward for that initial experience.

Form: 4

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 35p in the pound

Non-Runners

(3)

Rotherhithe²³⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: R A Fahey J: Barry McHugh

Forecasts

Rotherhithe (11/8), Jonboy (3/1), Warton (4/1), Battle Commence (7/1), It's Never Enough (11/1), Jazz Magic (20/1), Thunder Buddy (33/1), First Breath (33/1), Cobbler Quinn (40/1), Burns Supper (80/1), Princess Apollo (100/1)

A poor race in which Rotherhithe is a leading player on juvenile form for her new trainer Richard Fahey, but equally she's clearly not straightforward so we'll look elsewhere. Battle Commence shaped with some minor encouragement on his seasonal reappearance at Thirsk in April so holds obvious place claims, but a more likely winner (despite the draw) is JONBOY. He's been here twice previously and handles the track; just never able to get competitive over 5f last month in a deep looking Class 2 Conditions Stakes.