17:43 Hamilton

Friday 26 August 2022

All16:3517:1017:4318:1818:5319:2319:53

PDM Buildbase Scotland Handicap

Off time: 17:43 | Winning time: 1m 48.98s

(3)

Shine On Brendan²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 65| CD

6/4

C&D winner. 4 wins from 7 runs this year. Latest win at Ayr in July. 14/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 115116

(5)

Don't Look Back³⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 63

16/1

18/1, first run since leaving Richard Hughes when fourth of 5 in juvenile hurdle at Perth (16.2f, good) on NH debut. Off 11 months. Others have achieved more.

Form: 46/5346-

(7)

Balqaa⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Gray| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 60| D

33/1

11/1, first run since leaving Ivan Furtado when sixth of 7 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, good), very slowly away. Off 92 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 183556

(4)

Ayr Poet^p1²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: T P O'Shea| T: J S Goldie| OR: 60| BF| C| D

13/2

Course winner. 9/4, fourth of 7 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good) 20 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Remains on a handy mark.

Form: 9-84314

(2)

Friendly Vegan¹¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 62

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, last of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 117 days. Something to find on form.

Form: 53-578

(1)

Breckland²^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁵⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 54| D

11/8

3/1, improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good to soft) 2 days ago. Impressive earlier in the week and likely to go well again if the race doesn't come too soon.

Form: 124431

Non-Runners

(6)

Bashful²⁷

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: I Jardine J: A Mullen

(8)

Retirement Beckons¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: Miss L A Perratt J: Harry Russell

Forecasts

Breckland (11/8), Shine On Brendan (6/4), Retirement Beckons (3/1), Ayr Poet (13/2), Bashful (12/1), Don't Look Back (16/1), Friendly Vegan (25/1), Balqaa (33/1)

BRECKLAND had something up his sleeve when scoring at Musselburgh 2 days ago and, if he takes his chance back over this longer trip, he may well be able to follow up under a penalty. Ayr Poet is an obvious danger back down in grade and the in-form Retirement Beckons is also worthy of consideration.