14:00 Hamilton

Monday 24 September 2018

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Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 1m 15.84s

(7)

Avenue Of Stars^v¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: Karen McLintock| OR: 66| D

3/1

Yet to win here but has run well in defeat several times. Up 5lb for winning at Carlisle (6f, soft) last time, in what was a marginally better race. Likely to have a big say.

Form: 4-04181

(11)

French^p⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 62| D

28/1

Goes well on soft and won on it at Thirsk (6f) last year, when 1lb lower. Has largely run on AW since then, so not easy to know what to expect back on this sort of ground, but certainly treated well enough to have a say if at her best.

Form: 3-20090

(2)

Geoff Potts²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 60| D

9/1

Not easy to win with, but is well treated here on a couple of his better efforts earlier in the season. Handles soft ground. Could go well, but with a record of 2-28 he clearly carries risks.

Form: 294640

(8)

Someone Exciting¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: D Thompson| OR: 56| D

6/1

Ran well here on soft last time, when beaten less than 2L from 2lb higher. Has gained all three career wins in August or September. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 315853

(4)

Ancient Astronaut^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 53| D

7/2

Arguably wants faster ground. Arrives on the back on a Wolverhampton win (6f, AW) last time. 8lb higher here and more is needed.

Form: 957051

(3)

Building Year^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 50| BF

12/1

Yet to make the frame in eight attempts and well held over C&D (soft) last time, when sent off as favourite. Plenty to prove.

Form: 608400

(9)

Tadaany^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 48

13/2

2-39 and hasn't won for over two years. Acts on soft ground, but this trip is plenty short enough for him and despite his continually receding mark, he is not easy to fancy.

Form: 496844

(5)

Ticks The Boxes^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-2| J: Nathan Evans| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 46| D

11/1

Has not really lived up to his name, dropping 18lb in the handicap this season, but still not getting competitive very often. Can only watch.

Form: 084808

(10)

Gaelic Wizard^v¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 8-2| J: Rachel Richardson| T: K Tutty| OR: 46| CD

16/1

Multiple winner, three of which have been here on good to firm. Handles soft ground and is now 1lb lower than his latest course win, in a selling handicap in June. Claims.

Form: 964546

(12)

Double Czech^t,v²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-2| J: D Fentiman| T: T G McCourt| OR: 45| D

25/1

Acts on soft but you have to go back to April 2016 for the most recent of his three wins (1m). Haven't seen enough this season to suggest that he will be coming good again this time.

Form: 405609

Non-Runners

(1)

Forever A Lady¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: K Dalgleish J: Non Runner

(6)

Raise A Billion³³

Weight: 8-2| Age: 7

T: A Berry J: Jamie Gormley

Forecasts

Avenue Of Stars (3/1), Ancient Astronaut (7/2), Someone Exciting (6/1), Tadaany (13/2), Geoff Potts (9/1), Ticks The Boxes (11/1), Building Year (12/1), Forever A Lady (12/1), Gaelic Wizard (16/1), Double Czech (25/1), Raise A Billion (25/1), French (28/1)

A poor contest that is ripe for the taking and AVENUE OF STARS may be capable of defying a 5lb rise for winning last time and completing back-to-back successes. Old boy Gaelic Wizard enters calculations at a track that he loves, while others that could come into it include Forever A Lady, French, Someone Exciting and Geoff Potts.