19:10 Hamilton

Friday 27 August 2021

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Phoenix Utilities Ltd Handicap

Off time: 19:11 | Winning time: 2m 38.02s

(6)

John Jasper^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Gray| T: D O'Meara| OR: 60

12/1

Temperamental sort. Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 8 days ago, carrying head high. Now operating from career-low mark but others more persuasive.

Form: 577340

(2)

Ice Canyon^h⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: K Frost| OR: 60| D

8/1

7/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, good) 64 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Hood back on and not ruled out in a very ordinary affair.

Form: 26-4520

(8)

Tefnut¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 58

13/2

Bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good to firm, 9/1) 14 days ago. Has yet to progress this year but it is still early days and she's not one to write off.

Form: 4250-67

(1)

Millie The Minx^p⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 57| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Won 7-runner handicap hurdle (3/1) at Cartmel (17.2f, good) 41 days ago, keeping on well. Proved a model of consistency under both codes this year and she ought to be thereabouts again.

Form: 1155-22

(9)

Three Castles^p²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 57

9/2

Unreliable individual. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 11/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Musselburgh (18.1f, good) 2 days ago, very slowly away. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 337583

(3)

De Mazzaro^h¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 50| D

9/2

Good start for this yard, winning back-to-back staying handicaps at Musselburgh/Nottingham (at up to 14f). Shade disappointing at Thirsk latest but not ruled out on balance.

Form: 0-21138

(7)

Bouncing Bobby²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mullen| T: M Todhunter| OR: 50

6/1

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, good, 10/3) 24 days ago, needing stiffer test. Remains a maiden but he is proving consistent at a low level. No forlorn hope.

Form: 26-4326

(4)

Framley Garth^p,t¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-8| J: B A Curtis| T: L Bailey| OR: 47| C| D

10/1

Unreliable individual. Good second of 11 in a C&D handicap 10 days ago, holding every chance over 1f out and keeping on. Not discounted but over 3 years since he last won.

Form: 834732

(5)

Castle View¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45

28/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good, 9/1) 10 days ago, wekaening 2f out. Needs to prove he stays this far now.

Form: 683759

Forecasts

De Mazzaro (9/2), Three Castles (9/2), Millie The Minx (9/2), Bouncing Bobby (6/1), Tefnut (13/2), Ice Canyon (8/1), Framley Garth (10/1), John Jasper (12/1), Castle View (28/1)

MILLIE THE MINX is proving to be a model of consistency on Flat/over hurdles this year, going in again at Cartmel 6 weeks ago. She gets the nod to go well again, with Tefnut, Framley Garth and Bouncing Bobby a trio of others expected to be thereabouts at the business end.