14:05 Hamilton

Sunday 5 May 2024

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Apex Traffic Management Ltd Buttonhook Handicap

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 2m 52.09s

(7)

Two Brothers^v¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Garritty| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 92

7/2

Posted a career best when winning 14-runner handicap (20/1) at Thirsk (12f, heavy) 15 days ago. Up 6 lb but not taken lightly.

Form: 4551-41

(4)

Manu Et Corde^b²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: I Jardine| OR: 90

28/1

Tongue strap on and first run since leaving Jim Bolger when last of 13 in handicap at Kempton (16f, 80/1) 29 days ago. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021

Form: 38500/0

(3)

Euchen Glen¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 89| D

10/1

33/1, last of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (10f, heavy) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Thirty runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 2440-09

(5)

Capital Theory²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 86| BF| D

11/4

Off 5 months before posting a creditable fourth of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (13.3f, 11/4) 24 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 16337-4

(2)

Ravenscraig Castle^t⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 82| D

9/2

On a long losing run and only sixth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f, 5/1) 51 days ago. Back up in trip with more needed.

Form: 22239-6

(6)

Simple Star¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Joanna Mason| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 77| C

9/4

Course winner who resumed from 8 months off with an excellent second of 13 in handicap at Musselburgh (12.5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Weighted to go close despite taking a 2 lb rise.

Form: 11212-2

Non-Runners

(1)

Sir Chauvelin³⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 12

T: J S Goldie J: Mark Winn

Forecasts

Simple Star (9/4), Capital Theory (11/4), Two Brothers (7/2), Ravenscraig Castle (9/2), Euchen Glen (10/1), Sir Chauvelin (16/1), Manu Et Corde (28/1)

SIMPLE STAR looks the way to go on the back of his excellent reappearance Musselburgh second. Recent Thirsk scorer Two Brothers rates the chief threat to Dianne Sayer's course winner, with Capital Theory appealing as the pick of the rest for minor honours.