16:40 Hamilton

Monday 2 October 2023

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Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 1m 51.97s

(3)

Shine On Brendan^b¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: B A Curtis| T: J S Goldie| OR: 68| CD

4/1

3-time C&D winner. Disappointed last twice but goes well here and must enter calculations.

Form: 121300

(5)

Dream Final²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| OR: 67| BF

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 1/2 and blinkered for 1st time, respectable third of 6 in maiden at Newcastle (8f) 21 days ago, slowly away. Makes turf/handicap debut. More required.

Form: 5-533

(1)

Arkenstaar¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 64| C

4/1

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap (11/1) at Ayr (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 425475

(2)

Yeeeaah⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: T Davidson| OR: 58| D

11/4

Belatedly off the mark in 12-runner handicap at Carlisle (7.8f) last month and backed that up with creditable second in seller at this course (9.2f, good to soft) since. Respected.

Form: 238312

(4)

Banner Road⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: T P O'Shea| T: J S Goldie| OR: 55| D

11/1

Winner at Ayr in July. 14 lengths seventh of 8 to Mac Ailey in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 11/2) 7 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 132267

(7)

Retirement Beckons¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: P Mathers| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 53| CD

28/1

4-time C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Ayr (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago, not ideally placed. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 515146

(6)

Mac Ailey^b⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 51| CD

3/1

Posted season's best when taking 8-runner handicap over C&D (good to soft, 9/4) 7 days ago. Can race off same mark and holds obvious claims.

Form: 423531

Forecasts

Yeeeaah (11/4), Mac Ailey (3/1), Arkenstaar (4/1), Shine On Brendan (4/1), Dream Final (10/1), Banner Road (11/1), Retirement Beckons (28/1)

It's hard to look past MAC AILEY who carries no penalty for last week's comfortable C&D success. Yeeeaah and Shine On Brendan rate the principal dangers.