17:55 Hamilton

Wednesday 19 June 2019

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hamilton-park.co.uk Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:56 | Winning time: 2m 40.06s

(9)

Cold Harbour^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: R Brisland| OR: 61| D

9/4

AW regular; has won on both visits to Southwell (1m3f-1m4f), races which came either side of his sole turf start - finished 8L third of 12 at Doncaster (1m4f, good to firm); sits on a career-high mark of 61; has a chance nevertheless.

Form: 663131

(8)

Ninepin Bowler⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 57

6/1

13-race maiden; went closest when beaten a neck by Kroy at Newcastle (7f) last October; didn't appear to fully see out the 1m3f trip here last week when finishing fifth of ten to Hillgrove Angel.

Form: 9280-65

(5)

Dew Pond^b,t⁸^{(ex 4)}

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Danny Redmond⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 52| D

9/4

Back to winning ways for the first time since July 2016 when fending off Maroon Bells by ¾L at Thirsk (1m4f, good to soft) last week; his in-form trainer more or less offsets the subsequent 4lb penalty by deploying 3lb claimer Danny Redmond.

Form: 68-5381

(3)

Pammi^p1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Corey Madden⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 55| CD

5/1

Soft ground C&D winner last August and reasonably solid in three subsequent starts around the Buttonhook (264); beaten 5½L by the southern-based raider Battle of Issus here (1m5f, soft) a fortnight ago; down in trip with cheekpieces applied.

Form: 5-52684

(6)

Life Knowledge^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: L Bailey| OR: 53| D

13/2

20-race turf maiden (both of his wins have come on Tapeta at Gosforth Park); placed on three occasions over hurdles around the turn of the calendar year; no further progress back on the Flat since.

Form: 9418-47

(4)

Go Guarantor^p,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 45

33/1

22-race maiden; totally uninspiring on both the Flat and over hurdles; 66/1 when finishing last of ten to Perla Blanca at Ayr (1m5f) three weeks ago; stablemate of Judith Gardenier.

Form: 00/00-70

(7)

Judith Gardenier^p,t⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: C J McGovern| T: R M Smith| OR: 45| CD

50/1

C&D winner in September 2016 (good to soft); has raced only three times since, including when finishing a tailed-off last of 13 (80/1) at Newcastle; equally unappealing stablemate of Go Guarantor.

Form: 281/8-70

(2)

Mullion Dreams²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Robinson| T: J Ewart| OR: 45

28/1

Jumps pedigree, so unsurprisingly has started at triple figure odds in three runs in maiden/novice races (1m-1m2f); steps up in trip for handicap debut in a very weak race, but still can't be considered as a possible contender; look elsewhere.

Form: 0-00

(1)

Kissesforeveryone²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rowan Scott| T: A Crook| OR: 45

50/1

Six-race maiden (1m2f-1m6f); finished eighth of 13 (100/1) to Mr Coco Bean on seasonal reappearance at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm) 23 days ago; others preferred.

Form: 55908-8

Forecasts

Cold Harbour (9/4), Dew Pond (9/4), Pammi (5/1), Ninepin Bowler (6/1), Life Knowledge (13/2), Mullion Dreams (28/1), Go Guarantor (33/1), Kissesforeveryone (50/1), Judith Gardenier (50/1)

A poor finale which features four maidens (Ninepin Bowler, Go Guarantor, Mullion Dreams and Kissesforeveryone) and a handful of other horses who can hardly be labelled as regular winners. Cold Harbour sits on a career high mark (61), but is at least in fine fettle and could be viewed as unexposed on turf, while Pammi is a past C&D winner who could feasibly fare better for dropping back in trip in newly applied headgear. However, the most logical option is the Tim Easterby-trained DEW POND who rediscovered the all important winning mentality (5-39) at Thirsk last week.