18:50 Hamilton

Saturday 3 August 2019

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Gas Call Services Silk Series Lady Riders' Handicap

Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 1m 15.1s

(4)

Airglow^h²⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Joanna Mason⁽⁵⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 81| D

9/1

Won on his last appearance of last season over 6f at Catterick; returns after lengthy absence; still looks reasonably handicapped and one for the shorlist if fit first time up.

Form: 515021-

(3)

Cool Spirit⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 80| CD

11/4

Front runner; stable/jockey combination won this event last year; excellent effort to win over course and distance two starts ago (good-to-firm) but below par last time at York. Expected soft ground an unknown but leading chance nonetheless.

Form: 210-617

(6)

Lucky Lucky Man³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Miss Emma Sayer⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 78| D

8/1

Standout effort this season when third at Doncaster in May, but he's failed to kick on since; last win came on a soft surface and now 5lb below last winning mark; interesting.

Form: 0-07368

(7)

Yes You⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Lucy Alexander| T: I Jardine| OR: 73| CD

15/2

Hit a purple patch last summer, winning three times, but she struggled to make a similar impact until showing signs of a return when 3rd of 16 recently at York. Definite chance on best of her form and relishes a soft surface.

Form: 87-6543

(5)

Cale Lane⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 73| D

7/2

Has shown some consistency of late to suggest she could be soon back to winning ways and only slightly higher in the handicap than when winning at Pontefract last month; chance on best of her form.

Form: 203152

(8)

Scuzeme³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 71| D

13/2

Ran well in defeat in three starts since winning over 6f at Thirsk (good) in May. Beaten 2L when fourth at Pontefract at the beginning of last month and one for the shortlist.

Form: 221254

(1)

Dancing Rave¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Shelley Birkett| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| CD

13/2

Put in a career best performance to score over course and distance on soft ground last month. Had previously been fairly unreliable but if connections have found the key to her then she could go close.

Form: 094151

(9)

Jordan Electrics^h²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gemma Tutty⁽³⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 68| CD

10/1

Ran disappointingly at Ayr last time but that followed three consistent and good efforts here. Seems best suited by this track so could easily bounce back. Would not want the ground too soft.

Form: 542126

(2)

Zizum⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Shannon Watts⁽⁷⁾| T: A Berry| OR: 45

100/1

Easy to pass over given he races from nearly two stone out of the handicap and is still a maiden after 22 starts.

Form: 60-0000

Forecasts

Cool Spirit (11/4), Cale Lane (7/2), Dancing Rave (13/2), Scuzeme (13/2), Yes You (15/2), Lucky Lucky Man (8/1), Airglow (9/1), Jordan Electrics (10/1), Zizum (100/1)

If acting on the predicted soft surface then COOL SPIRIT holds every chance on the basis of his course and distance win in May. The stable won this event last season and could make it a 1-2 with Lucky Lucky Man rating the main danger based on his current handicap mark and his ability on a soft surface. Yes You has started to show better form of late at Ayr and York. He is another who has won with give in the ground. Scuzeme has been running well in defeat of late and seems to have excellent place claims though there are doubts whether he will act if further rain falls.