15:10 Hamilton

Wednesday 26 May 2021

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Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 2m 25.37s

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Granite City Doc¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mathers| T: R M Smith| OR: 70| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Third of 6 in handicap (14/1) at this course (9.2f, good to soft) 12 days ago, suited by way race developed. Back up in trip.

Form: 627-973

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Blistering Barney^h³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: C N Kellett| OR: 68

7/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap (25/1) at Thirsk (12f, good to firm) 30 days ago, well positioned. Up 2 lb and task is to back that up.

Form: 05216-1

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Finally Mine²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 68

10/3

7/2, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Musselburgh (9f, good) 26 days ago. Up in trip and likely to give it another good shot.

Form: 29-8562

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Tricorn^p⁷^{(ex 4)}

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 64

4/1

10/3 and cheekpieces on for first time, won 7-runner handicap at Ayr (10f, good to firm) 7 days ago, keeping on well. Carries penalty but well-in on old form.

Form: 48-3431

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Will Sommers^p1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 66| BF

10/3

5/4, below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good to firm) 29 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Cheekpieces could make the difference.

Form: 4427-25

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Firlinfeu^v⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 61

25/1

18/1 and visored for first time, 4½ lengths fifth of 7 to Tricorn in handicap at Ayr (10f, good to firm) 7 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form: 067-865

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Betty Grable⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Rhona Pindar⁽⁷⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 61| C

17/2

Course winner. 9/1, good second of 11 in handicap at Carlisle (11.2f, heavy) 9 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 80-0282

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G For Gabrial¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 60

9/1

Three wins from 10 runs this year. 8/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Chester (12.3f, good to soft) 19 days ago, unsuited by way race developed.

Form: 313144

Forecasts

Will Sommers (10/3), Finally Mine (10/3), Tricorn (4/1), Blistering Barney (7/1), Betty Grable (17/2), G For Gabrial (9/1), Granite City Doc (9/1), Firlinfeu (25/1)

To say WILL SOMMERS has been frustrating would be a gross understatement, but perhaps first-time cheekpieces will do the trick as he possesses more ability than his current mark. Tricorn snapped a lengthy losing sequence at Ayr last week, and if he's in the mood again, he will provide a big threat.