16:10 Hamilton

Wednesday 21 June 2023

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Racing TV Handicap

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 1m 47.46s

(3)

Mickey Mongoose⁸^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 61

9/4

Career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good to firm, 11/4) 8 days ago, having run of race. Things will be tougher under 6 lb penalty but he must enter calculations.

Form: 8-50441

(2)

Hale End^p1⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: M Dods| OR: 64

9/4

Posted fair third on return at Beverley (7.4f) in April and may have been unsuited by heavy ground when below that level at Thirsk since. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Likely contender.

Form: 0553-34

(1)

Lunacy³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 64

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Ralph Beckett when eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (9.2f, good to firm, 10/1) 33 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 5490-8

(6)

Obama Army^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: J Channon| OR: 62| D

5/2

Winner at Bath in May. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 13 in handicap (11/2) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 9 days ago. Likely to go well again.

Form: 422122

(4)

O' Dells Star²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S A Gray| T: K R Burke| OR: 61

22/1

Promising individual. Eleventh of 14 in minor event at Haydock (8f, good to firm, 50/1) 26 days ago. May do better now sent handicapping.

Form: 0-30

(7)

Red Shield³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Garritty| T: W Coltherd| OR: 60

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, first run since leaving J. F. O'Shea when eighth of 9 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good) 30 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 00498

(5)

Cwenhild¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 45

40/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap (50/1) at Ripon (8f, good to firm) on return 14 days ago. Improvement required.

Form: 76005-5

Forecasts

Hale End (9/4), Mickey Mongoose (9/4), Obama Army (5/2), Lunacy (8/1), Red Shield (18/1), O' Dells Star (22/1), Cwenhild (40/1)

Preference is for HALE END, who is best judged on his yard debut third at Beverley in April. Obama Army and Mickey Mongoose can also make their presence felt.