16:25 Hamilton

Wednesday 16 June 2021

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2516:55

racinguk.com Handicap

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 1m 58.09s

(1)

Dandy's Angel¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 59

5/1

Creditable third of 13 in handicap (8/1) at Carlisle (9f, soft) 19 days ago, not ideally placed. Well treated and merits consideration back under useful claimer.

Form: 7459-73

(9)

Clay Regazzoni⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S H James| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 57| D

7/2

One win from 27 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at this course (8.3f, firm) 7 days ago. Not ruled out from reduced mark.

Form: 3-60654

(2)

Temper Trap²⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 56| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 33/1, seventh of 8 in juvenile hurdle at Newcastle (16.2f, good). Off 6 months. Fair on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing. On a fair mark if he's tuned up for this return.

Form: 175565-

(10)

Cole Noir⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mathers| T: R M Smith| OR: 52

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, firm, 66/1) 8 days ago, left poorly placed. Back up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 8-970

(4)

Perfect Soldier²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 51| D

10/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Musselburgh in April. Seventh of 11 in handicap (13/2) at this C&D (good to soft) 21 days ago, badly hampered. Still very much of interest.

Form: 99-5117

(5)

Jungle Book³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 46

12/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 11/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good) 36 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 560-578

(3)

Ayr Empress¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 56

12/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap (16/1) at Ayr (7.2f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 430-466

(6)

Zenzero⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: B A Curtis| T: D O'Meara| OR: 55

6/1

18/1, good fourth of 14 in handicap at Wetherby (8f, firm) 8 days ago. Has work to do but there could be more to come up in trip.

Form: 759-064

(8)

Loch Long²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: T Eaves| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 53

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, soft) 20 days ago. Needs to improve further if he's to make a serious impact from this mark.

Form: 08-74

(7)

Oh So Hot⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 50

9/2

33/1, first run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when second of 11 in handicap at this course (8.3f, firm) 7 days ago. Might well have more to come, so she makes obvious appeal.

Form: 0-782

Forecasts

Clay Regazzoni (7/2), Oh So Hot (9/2), Dandy's Angel (5/1), Temper Trap (6/1), Zenzero (6/1), Perfect Soldier (10/1), Ayr Empress (12/1), Jungle Book (12/1), Loch Long (22/1), Cole Noir (80/1)

OH SO HOT was denied by the barest of margins when runner-up at this course on her first outing for Adrian Nicholls and is worth a chance to go one better with the scope for further progress. Dandy's Angel is well treated and shaped encouragingly last time, so might lay down the biggest challenge. Zenzero should relish the longer trip, so he's also a player.