20:00 Hamilton

Saturday 30 July 2022

All17:4518:2018:5519:2520:0020:3021:00

German Doner Kebab Handicap

Off time: 20:02 | Winning time: 1m 45.52s

(4)

Alpha Cru^v²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 9/1 and visored for 1st time, respectable third of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good) 25 days ago, ridden too aggressively. One to consider from a lenient mark.

Form: 379353

(7)

Under Fox^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 71| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Third of 5 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm, 5/2) 12 days ago, having run of race. Running consistently well lately, so deserves respect.

Form: 12-2343

(9)

Bashful⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 69

18/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap (28/1) at Newcastle (8f) 7 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 51-2789

(8)

Golden Sands¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: David Egan| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 77

10/1

3 wins from 9 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in May. 11/2, last of 9 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to firm) 14 days ago, badly hampered. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 331239

(6)

Smart Contender⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: C Lee| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 73

2/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in novice at Windsor (10f, good to firm, 6/1) 47 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 045

(5)

Shaladar^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 73| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Winner here in June. Respectable second of 5 in handicap (4/1) at Leicester (8.2f, good) 16 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts for all he's not the most straightforward.

Form: 936122

(1)

Flying Moon¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Garritty| T: R M Smith| OR: 63| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Ayr in July. 4/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Not one to write off after a blip.

Form: 371117

(2)

Ninky Nonk¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 65

11/1

3/1, third of 5 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 15 days ago. Not completely discounted.

Form: 00-4943

Non-Runners

(3)

Mi Capricho¹²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: K Dalgleish J: Callum Rodriguez

Forecasts

Smart Contender (2/1), Under Fox (7/2), Shaladar (11/2), Flying Moon (6/1), Alpha Cru (10/1), Golden Sands (10/1), Ninky Nonk (11/1), Mi Capricho (12/1), Bashful (18/1)

SMART CONTENDER is improving with each run and could have been let in lightly off a mark of 73, so he gets the nod up against more exposed types. Under Fox and Shaladar both arrive in good order and should pose a threat.