15:55 Hamilton

Thursday 17 July 2025

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Wellman Cars Private Hire Hamilton Handicap

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 1m 44.96s

(8)

Duke's Command²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Mark Winn| T: D O'Meara| OR: 87| BF| D

11/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Doncaster in June. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good, 2/1) 26 days ago. Still lightly raced and could well have more to offer.

Form: 622/712

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(2)

Empirestateofmind^b¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 84| D

16/1

11/2, tenth of 11 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, heavy) 12 days ago. Has slipped to an attractive mark but needs to bounce back from 2 below-par efforts.

Form: 526990

(5)

Yorkshire Lady⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 82| D

20/1

Stepped up on reappearance when sixth of 11 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good, 66/1) 49 days ago. Has won on third start of season 2 of last 3 years and is worth noting if the market speaks favourably.

Form: 4102-96

(1)

Lunar Eclipse³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 81

7/2

Creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (9.2f, good to soft, 4/1) 32 days ago, staying on gradually from long way back. Still unexposed and is respected.

Form: 1/538-73

(6)

Individualism^p1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 80

5/1

Good second of 8 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to firm) on penultimate outing but raced too freely when fourth of 6 in handicap at Musselburgh (9f, good to firm, 6/1) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others strike as more solid propositions.

Form: 16-8724

(11)

Golden Move¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Connor Beasley| T: C N Kellett| OR: 79| BF

50/1

Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Taunton (16.5f, soft, 11/2) 163 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Paul Nicholls. Some time since he's been seen on the Flat and is probably opposable making return from 5-month absence.

Form: 416033/

(3)

Hiromichi^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: J Channon| OR: 78| D

10/1

Eight wins from 30 Flat runs. 40/1, below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, soft) 22 days ago, albeit not getting much room in closing stages. Difficult to fancy on balance of this year's form.

Form: 179-098

(9)

Hosanna Power²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 78

14/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (22/1) at Newcastle (10.2f) 21 days ago. Still not too long with this yard and he holds frame claims again.

Form: 65-7394

(4)

Yermanthere¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 77| BF

7/1

Found only an unexposed 3-y-o to good when runner-up at Carlisle on penultimate start but failed to meet expectations when sixth of 11 in handicap there (7.8f, heavy) 12 days ago. Could still build on that previous promise.

Form: 603426

(7)

Starliner¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 74| C

18/1

Rewarded for consistency when winning here in May but below that level at Nottingham after and looked stretched by longer trip when seventh of 10 in handicap (25/1) at Ayr (10f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 322187

(10)

Epidavros²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: P J McDonald| T: K Scott| OR: 73| C| D

4/1

Course winner. 9/1, another creditable effort when fifth of 16 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, soft) 22 days ago. Beaten only a nose here on penultimate outing and is respected again.

Form: 527325

Forecasts

Lunar Eclipse (7/2), Epidavros (4/1), Individualism (5/1), Duke's Command (11/2), Yermanthere (7/1), Hiromichi (10/1), Hosanna Power (14/1), Empirestateofmind (16/1), Starliner (18/1), Yorkshire Lady (20/1), Golden Move (50/1)

Top-weight DUKE'S COMMAND backed up his Doncaster victory with a good effort at Haydock and given he remains comparative low-mileage, tops the shortlist ahead of Yermanthere, who is worth another chance to build on his second behind an upwardly-mobile rival at Carlisle. Lunar Eclipse is another that hasn't had too much racing in handicaps and completes the shortlist.