16:43 Hamilton

Monday 23 September 2024

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Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 1m 11.94s

(5)

A Girl Named Ivy³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 72| D

16/1

Lightly-raced winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Pontefract in August. Last of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good, 13/2) 36 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 9-1010

(7)

Gundogan^b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| OR: 71| BF| D

2/1

Winner at Carlisle in August. 11/4, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Leicester (6f, soft) 13 days ago, slowly away. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 252214

(4)

Game Breaker^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 71| CD

7/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (14/1) at this C&D (soft) 19 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 770351

(2)

Wichahpi^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 71| D

7/2

Latest win at Carlisle in August. 40/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 25 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 412315

(3)

Blufferonthebus³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: William Pyle⁽³⁾| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 70| D

15/2

3 wins from 12 runs this year. Latest win at Beverley in July. Last of 6 in handicap (11/1) at this course (9.2f, heavy) 31 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 233156

(8)

Zaphea⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 70| C

50/1

Unreliable type. Course winner. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. Last of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good to firm, 33/1) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Others appeal more.

Form: 789109

(1)

Showhound^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 68| D

4/1

12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good third of 11 in handicap at Chester (6.1f, heavy) 10 days ago, nearest finish. Has to be taken seriously off same mark with headgear again sported.

Form: 2-96773

(6)

Chatty^b1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 64

16/1

12/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Down in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 322970

Forecasts

Gundogan (2/1), Wichahpi (7/2), Showhound (4/1), Game Breaker (7/1), Blufferonthebus (15/2), A Girl Named Ivy (16/1), Chatty (16/1), Zaphea (50/1)

SHOWHOUND showed the benefit of cheekpieces when a resurgent third at Chester last time and can capitalise on a handy-looking mark now with the heagear retained. Game Breaker is feared most on the back of a recent C&D success, with in-form duo Gundogan and Wichahpi also in the picture.