15:45 Hamilton

Sunday 4 May 2025

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Leisure Connect Innovative Broadband Supplier Handicap

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 1m 45.23s

(8)

Quiet Resolve⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 75| BF| D

13/2

Latest win at Newcastle in December and good runner-up efforts there the last twice. Yet to win on turf but he has form on it.

Form: 21-8522

(7)

Epidavros¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: K Scott| OR: 74| C| D

2/1

Course winner. 11/4, creditable second of 5 in handicap at Musselburgh (9f, good) 15 days ago. Respected.

Form: 3113-52

(5)

Starliner⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 72

13/2

In good form this spring, placing for the third start in a row when second of 12 in handicap at Ayr (7f, good to firm, 7/1) 6 days ago. No reason why he won't give another good account.

Form: 745232

(3)

Cosmos Raj^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 69| D

11/2

Back on form in recent months, finishing second of 10 in handicap at Wetherby (1m, good to firm) last Sunday.

Form: 0-07322

(2)

Shine On Brendan^b²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 68| CD

20/1

Four-time C&D winner. Always behind on Musselburgh reappearance 3 weeks ago and needs to have come on plenty for that.

Form: 44511-0

(1)

Detective²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 68| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Good third of 13 in handicap at Musselburgh (1m, good, 22/1) 21 days ago, suited by way race developed.

Form: 19949-3

(6)

Arkenstaar²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 67| BF| CD

9/2

Three-time C&D winner, including this race last year. Not seen to best effect when seventh of 9 in handicap (7/2) at Pontefract (1m, good) on reappearance 20 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Has to enter calculations back here.

Form: 20976-7

(4)

Yellow Lemons²⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Amie Waugh⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 55

66/1

Modest maiden who shaped like a non-stayer when stepped up to 1½m on her stable debut last August. Off since. Back down in trip. A watching brief is advised.

Form: 7/80840-

Forecasts

Epidavros (2/1), Arkenstaar (9/2), Detective (9/2), Cosmos Raj (11/2), Starliner (13/2), Quiet Resolve (13/2), Shine On Brendan (20/1), Yellow Lemons (66/1)

A case can be made for the majority of these. COSMAS RAJ went down only to an unexposed sort at Wetherby last Sunday and gets a narrow vote over the consistent Starliner and C&D specialist Arkenstaar.