15:00 Hamilton

Monday 30 September 2024

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Bardykes Farm Nursery School Handicap

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 1m 51.36s

(6)

Contrast¹¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 67

50/1

Veteran who benefited from the step up in trip when resuming winning ways in 12-runner handicap (11/1) at Ripon (9.8f) in May. Very slowly away at Beverley next time and off 114 days since. Others preferred.

Form: 220-216

(2)

Gainsbourg^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: A Mullen| T: D Bourke| OR: 67| CD

14/1

C&D winner in July. 33/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Carlisle (6.9f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Hard to catch right.

Form: 808190

(3)

Makalu¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 63| BF| D

9/1

4 wins from 12 runs this year. Latest win at Ayr in July. 4/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good to soft) 19 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Just failed behind Likleman here before that and got to enter calculations.

Form: 134228

(11)

Mount King^p,t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62| D

13/2

Best run for a while when third of 12 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm, 9/1) 10 days ago. Came good at this time last year and it's looking that way again.

Form: 743553

(1)

Shine On Brendan^b⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 62| CD

10/3

3-time C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap (4/1) at this course (9.2f, good) 8 days ago.

Form: 462445

(5)

Bay Dream Believer⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁷⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 62| D

9/2

Temperamental sort. 3/1, creditable second of 6 in seller at this course (11.1f, good) 8 days ago. Back down in trip. This is tougher.

Form: 381132

(10)

Trais Fluors¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 60| D

66/1

25/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good to firm) 15 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 685646

(8)

Tilsitt^p,t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: R M Smith| OR: 60| BF| D

4/1

Awkward sort. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2022. Gambled-on 7/2, good second of 9 in handicap at this course (9.2f, good) 8 days ago, keeping on, his tongue lolling out all the while. Tudhope takes over from 7 lb claimer. Interesting to see if the money comes again.

Form: 383402

(4)

Volcanology⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 64| D

17/2

Good third of 9 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm, 15/2) 63 days ago. Still unexposed.

Form: 518-573

(12)

Sutue Alshams^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: I Jardine| OR: 58

16/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap (25/1) at Ayr (8f, good to firm) 10 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 045670

(7)

Likleman¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: S G West| OR: 51| CD

10/1

C&D winner earlier this month from Makalu. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (10f, good to firm, 12/1) 11 days ago. He'll need a bit more now.

Form: 305717

Non-Runners

(9)

Shahnaz⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: D Bourke J: P Mulrennan

Forecasts

Shine On Brendan (10/3), Tilsitt (4/1), Bay Dream Believer (9/2), Mount King (13/2), Shahnaz (7/1), Volcanology (17/2), Makalu (9/1), Likleman (10/1), Gainsbourg (14/1), Sutue Alshams (16/1), Contrast (50/1), Trais Fluors (66/1)

MAKALU wasn't seen to best effect at Carlisle and is better judged on previous form, not least his close call behind Likleman here before that. He gets the vote over Mount King and Tilsitt.