14:50 Hamilton

Thursday 14 July 2022

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Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 1m 55.03s

(1)

Jean Baptiste^p³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 82

5/2

9/2, styish winner of 7-runner handicap at Chester (10.3f, good to firm) 33 days ago, travelling well and always holding on. Merits serious consideration nudged up 2 lb.

Form: 05-0241

(3)

Pisanello²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 81

3/1

Winner at Beverley in April. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good to firm, 11/2) 22 days ago, not ideally placed. Needs considering.

Form: 134427

(7)

Dragons Will Rise⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 80| D

11/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year, latest at Newcastle in March. Good third of 5 in handicap at Ripon (12f, good, 16/1) 49 days ago. Back down in trip and can't be ruled out.

Form: 4-13153

(5)

Solar Joe⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 70

9/4

8/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Pontefract (8f, good) 9 days ago, suited by strong pace. Has to be taken seriously if able to back it up under a 5 lb penalty.

Form: 47/29-51

(6)

Tommy G¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 74| D

9/1

Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm, 16/1) 11 days ago, not ideally placed. Ought to be competitive.

Form: 404274

(8)

Two Auld Pals⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: J S Goldie| OR: 68

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, last of 7 in handicap at this course (8.3f, firm) 5 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 6567

(4)

Havana Party^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Jamie Gormley| T: I Jardine| OR: 68| CD

10/1

C&D winner in June. Only seventh of 11 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to firm, 12/1) 10 days ago though so he needs to get back on track.

Form: 7-02157

Non-Runners

(2)

Alpine Sierra⁴⁰

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: K Dalgleish J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Solar Joe (9/4), Jean Baptiste (5/2), Pisanello (3/1), Alpine Sierra (9/2), Tommy G (9/1), Havana Party (10/1), Dragons Will Rise (11/1), Two Auld Pals (50/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but the most persuasive one is for JEAN BAPTISTE who looks up to defying a 2 lb rise for his smooth travelling Chester success. Both Pisanello and Alpine Sierra arrive in good order and can chase home Roger Fell's 5-y-o in that order, although the lightly raced Solar Joe can also have a say if backing up his Pontefract victory.