17:50 Hamilton

Saturday 13 July 2024

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Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 58.70s

(5)

Impressor^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Andrew Breslin| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 67| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Good second of 10 in handicap at Ripon (6f, good, 14/1) 23 days ago. 1 lb nudge for that no hardship and he should make a bold bid to go one better.

Form: 338552

(1)

Lady Celia¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Archie Young⁽⁵⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 65| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Carlisle in May. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (25/1) at Newcastle (5f) 15 days ago. Entitled to have a say in the finish.

Form: 4169-14

(4)

Borough⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Sam Feilden⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 64| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 28/1, last of 8 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good to firm) 6 days ago, slowly away. Chance if rediscovering old form but he needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 007-908

(7)

Wee Fat Mac^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Sanderson| T: I Jardine| OR: 63| D

10/1

12/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Eased 3 lb since and no doubt capable of playing a leading role but the AW appears to be more his scene.

Form: 4-32375

(6)

Zaphea¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Mark Winn| T: I Jardine| OR: 67| CD

3/1

Unreliable sort. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 9/2, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago. May prove vulnerable off this 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 319631

(8)

Ski Angel^h1⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: O McSweeney| T: R M Smith| OR: 58| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Musselburgh in June. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good to firm, 22/1) 5 days ago. Hopes pinned on the first-time hood helping to spark a return to form.

Form: 181678

(9)

Havana Rose²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Paula Muir| T: K Scott| OR: 62

12/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good to firm, 16/1) 21 days ago. Every chance if back to her best but a revival doesn't appear likely judged on recent evidence.

Form: 0-33067

(2)

Cuban Rock¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Amie Waugh⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 49| BF

12/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 9/4, fifth of 6 in minor event at Musselburgh (5f, good) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 582365

Non-Runners

(3)

Warrendale Wagyu¹⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: J & S Quinn J: Gianluca Sanna

Forecasts

Impressor (3/1), Zaphea (3/1), Lady Celia (4/1), Warrendale Wagyu (6/1), Borough (9/1), Ski Angel (9/1), Wee Fat Mac (10/1), Cuban Rock (12/1), Havana Rose (12/1)

This looks ripe for IMPRESSOR, who produced his best effort of the season so far at Ripon last month and a reproduction of that would surely make him hard to beat. Lady Celia has looked better than ever in two starts since returning from a break in May and she could be the one to follow the selection home. A 4 lb rise for her recent C&D success could find Zaphea out but she shouldn't be far away all the same.