19:35 Hamilton

Friday 23 August 2024

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Contraflow Traffic Management Handicap

Off time: 19:37 | Winning time: 1m 0.69s

(5)

Changeofmind⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Cieren Fallon| T: D Carroll| OR: 89| D

17/2

12/1, below form sixth of 16 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good) 68 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 1/198-86

(7)

Mythical Phoenix^p³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Hart| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 87| BF| D

7/4

Good second of 11 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good to firm, 10/3) 39 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 4-22222

(6)

Digital²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 81| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Solid fifth of 6 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 17/2) 20 days ago so needs considering.

Form: 102315

(1)

Be Proud^p⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: R Havlin| T: J S Goldie| OR: 80| D

12/1

Latest win at Ayr in June. Fair fifth of 8 in handicap (9/1) at Doncaster (5f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 601345

(3)

Elegant Erin⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 80| D

11/2

Latest win at Newcastle in June. Tenth of 18 in handicap (16/1) at York (6f, good to soft) 41 days ago, not ideally placed. Possibilities.

Form: 463210

(4)

Reigning Profit^v¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S H James| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 77| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 9/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Chepstow (5.1f, good to soft) 15 days ago, considerately handled after suffering a poor run. Shortlisted.

Form: 624016

(8)

Count D'Orsay^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| CD

16/1

4/1, won 9-runner handicap at Chester (5.1f, good) 27 days ago. Up 4 lb but this C&D winner is well in the mix.

Form: 062401

(9)

Moonstone Boy^b¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 76| CD

9/2

Gained his first win on turf in 5-runner apprentice handicap at this C&D (good) 10 days ago, despite being slowly away. Escapes a penalty here so big shout.

Form: 463071

(2)

Classy Al¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 70| BF| D

12/1

Latest win at Ayr in May. 9/4, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good to firm) 14 days ago, running on. Tricky customer though.

Form: 134443

Forecasts

Mythical Phoenix (7/4), Moonstone Boy (9/2), Elegant Erin (11/2), Changeofmind (17/2), Reigning Profit (11/1), Be Proud (12/1), Classy Al (12/1), Digital (16/1), Count D'Orsay (16/1)

A few with chances but MOONSTONE BOY escapes a penalty for his first turf success over C&D last week so is hard to side against. Mythical Phoenix is next on the list on the back of his good Ayr second last time out, with C&D winners Count D'Orsay, Digital and Reigning Profit also in the picture.