14:45 Hamilton

Tuesday 2 July 2019

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Ferniegair Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 1m 49.31s

(14)

My Little Orphan²⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: S A Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 62

16/1

Well beaten on handicap debut at Nottingham (1m½f, soft) last October; 4lb lower on debut for Keith Dalgleish.

Form: 6079-

(1)

Temple of Wonder¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: L Bailey| OR: 58

25/1

12-race maiden; 33/1 and didn't get a great deal of luck in running on debut for Liam Bailey at Carlisle (7f) a fortnight ago; others are preferred.

Form: 329759

(10)

Fitzy²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P J McDonald| T: D H Brown| OR: 57| BF| D

4/1

Made the frame over C&D when beaten in excess of 2L by Spirit Of Sarawan; 7lb higher than when winning on his penultimate start at Wetherby (1m, good to firm); holds every chance.

Form: 8-82713

(12)

Scarlet Skis⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 55

25/1

Formerly with Kevin Prendergast; joined this trainer for just €1,000 in November 2018; well beaten on Fibresand in April (6f); tackles a new trip from a 4lb lower mark.

Form: 0030-9

(13)

Donnago²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 53

20/1

Ran her best race so far on handicap debut at Beverley (7½f, good to soft) last month, yet was still beaten by in excess of 10L (fourth); further improvement is required.

Form: 067-4

(9)

Brutalab¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 52

9/4

Stayed on under pressure when beaten 2¾L by today's rival Fitzy at Wetherby (1m, good to firm) in May; didn't quite see out the 1m3f trip at Carlisle latest when run down late by Beechwood Jude; definite contender.

Form: 00733

(8)

Jazz Hands³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 51

11/1

Just 1lb higher than when beating the Irish raider Bellepower by a neck at Musselburgh (1m1f, good to firm) in May; hasn't replicated that form over further (1m2f-1m4f) since; drops back in trip.

Form: 33-0180

(5)

Zalmi Angel²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 51

9/1

Eight-race maiden; went closest when beaten 1¼L by the Brett Johnson-trained Run After Genesis at Leicester (7f, soft) three weeks ago; 1lb higher.

Form: 8-05762

(6)

Harperelle²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: A C Whillans| OR: 50

40/1

Hasn't kicked on since leaving Karl Burke after finishing third in a Newcastle seller (5f) in February; brought down at this track three weeks ago.

Form: 30700B

(3)

Lady Rouda²⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: C Lee| T: P A Kirby| OR: 47

22/1

Six-race maiden who continues to slip down the weights; has left Brian Ellison since finishing fourth of nine to Anandita at Wolverhampton (7f) in October 2018.

Form: 977784-

(7)

Somewhat Sisyphean⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 45

50/1

Well beaten on all four AW starts to date (7f-1m) and looks to be very light on ability; makes his turf debut from a basement level handicap mark.

Form: 0-000

(11)

Treasured Company^e/s⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Philip Prince| T: R C Guest| OR: 45

20/1

Beaten just over 4L when finishing third to Peruvian Summer at Southwell (7f) in April, and turned in an equivalent effort over this trip back there just over a week or so later; others are more appealing on this surface (turf).

Form: 748-734

(2)

Blackstone Cliff²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: A Murray| OR: 45

5/1

Five-race Irish maiden; half-brother to the Polish 7f-1m1f winner Pilecki; found 6f at Sligo wasn't enough off a test of stamina on his penultimate start; worth a cautionary market check.

Form: 609-48

Non-Runners

(4)

Blazing Dreams²⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: B Haslam J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Brutalab (9/4), Fitzy (4/1), Blackstone Cliff (5/1), Zalmi Angel (9/1), Blazing Dreams (10/1), Jazz Hands (11/1), My Little Orphan (16/1), Donnago (20/1), Treasured Company (20/1), Lady Rouda (22/1), Temple of Wonder (25/1), Scarlet Skis (25/1), Harperelle (40/1), Somewhat Sisyphean (50/1)

A divided 3yo handicap. The Irish raider Blackstone Cliff could prove to be well suited by a stiff uphill finish over a mile, so warrants a cautionary market check. However, the pair to concentrate upon are the reliable Fitzy and the steadily improving BRUTALAB. The selection finished just under 3L behind the David Brown-trained gelding at Wetherby but backed up that handicap debut with another solid showing at Carlisle (1m3f), and it's a slight surprise that the handicapper hasn't nudged him up the weights by a pound or two since.