21:00 Hamilton

Saturday 2 August 2025

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MacGregor Flooring Handicap

Off time: 21:00 | Winning time: 1m 56.37s

(4)

Dwindling Funds^p⁵^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Lauren Young⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 51

85/40

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (7/1) at Ayr (10f, good) 5 days ago, well positioned. On that evidence. connections are now very much in the right ballpark in regard to his optimum trip and he needs considering under a penalty.

Form: 808471

(1)

Gemini Man^b²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 48| BF| CD

6/5

C&D winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Blinkered for 1st time, good second of 11 in minor event (3/1) at Ayr (8f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Live contender.

Form: 645-412

(3)

Spring Festival^p,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 47

17/2

25/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (8.3f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 568735

(6)

Daring Leader²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: C N Kellett| OR: 45

12/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good to soft, 7/2) 27 days ago, met some trouble. Claims judged on his creditable second at Beverley on penultimate start.

Form: 593728

(5)

Hot Team^b²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 45| CD

28/1

Four-time C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. 50/1, bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Carlisle (11.2f, heavy) 28 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Readily passed over.

Form: 9-65787

(7)

Hashtagnotions^v¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 49

33/1

Latest win at Newcastle in March. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Redcar (9f, good, 22/1) 13 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 510899

(8)

Transfuse^b⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 45

6/1

Good 2 lengths fourth of 11 to Dwindling Funds in handicap at Ayr (10f, good, 28/1) 5 days ago, slowly away. Place possibilities.

Form: 600764

Non-Runners

(2)

Weegeebear¹⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: R Menzies J: Kaiya Fraser

Forecasts

Gemini Man (6/5), Dwindling Funds (85/40), Weegeebear (4/1), Transfuse (6/1), Spring Festival (17/2), Daring Leader (12/1), Hot Team (28/1), Hashtagnotions (33/1)

WEEGEEBEAR had been going through the motions for his previous yard, but the change of scenery appears to have worked the oracle judged on his recent second over a mile at Pontefract. He could be the answer here off the same mark, with Gemini Man and Dwindling Funds expected to emerge as the main dangers.