15:11 Hamilton

Thursday 2 June 2022

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Exclusively Yours Weddings At Hamilton Park Handicap

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 1m 59.54s

(2)

Alpha Cru¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77| C

4/1

Course winner. 8/1, last of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (9f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 14-7379

(3)

Gordonstoun²³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: B A Curtis| T: L Bailey| OR: 75

22/1

Last of 15 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, soft, 13/2). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Paul & Oliver Cole. Others make more appeal.

Form: 11/4960-

(5)

Silver Dust³¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 75| C

8/1

Course winner. Last of 9 in handicap (28/1) at Musselburgh (9f, good to firm). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Richard Fahey. Hard to fancy unless market speaks in his favour.

Form: 225909-

(4)

Bashful²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 74

16/1

Fairly useful form for Andrew Balding on the Flat but didn't come up to expectations over hurdles for Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero. Picked up by a shrewd yard and return to this discipline will suit.

Form: 232351-

(6)

Carey Street¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: Mrs L Stubbs| OR: 73| D

10/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. 12/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 14 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 2-52185

(1)

Poet's Dawn³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70| D

5/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Seventh of 10 in handicap (20/1) at Beverley (8.4f, good) 31 days ago. Down the weights and threatening a return to form, so boasts strong claims.

Form: 045-997

(7)

Havana Party^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: C Lee| T: I Jardine| OR: 64| C

15/8

Course winner. 9/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good second of 7 in handicap at this course (8.3f, good) 8 days ago, clear of rest. Not certain to back that up.

Form: 4697-02

Forecasts

Havana Party (15/8), Poet's Dawn (5/2), Alpha Cru (4/1), Silver Dust (8/1), Carey Street (10/1), Bashful (16/1), Gordonstoun (22/1)

POET'S DAWN has been threatening a revival lately and this doesn't look like much of a race, so he could capitalise on a reduced mark under a positive ride. Bashful is an obvious danger if he produces the sort of form he showed for Andrew Balding last year, while his stablemate Havana Party is a player if the cheekpieces have a positive effect again.