20:50 Hamilton

Saturday 4 August 2018

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MacGregor Flooring Co Ltd Handicap

Off time: 20:50 | Winning time: 1m 47.57s

1^st

(1)

Dalawyna

39-0

4/1

T: K A RyanJ: Shane Gray

Made virtually all, soon clear, shaken up inside final 2f, driven out, held on near finish op 5/1

2^nd

(2)

Chinese Spirit

49-6

11/4

T: R M SmithJ: Jamie Gormley (3)

Tracked clear leader (winner), ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure and gaining well inside final furlong, held near finish op 9/2 tchd 3/1

3^rd

(7)

Sioux Frontier

39-2

13/2

T: R A FaheyJ: J Garritty

Early to post, held up in 5th, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd and kept on final furlong, not reach front pair op 11/2

4^th

1 ½

(4)

Iron Sky

310-0

5/4f

T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Rodriguez (3)

Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace in 4th final furlong, never on terms op Evens tchd 11/8

5^th

(5)

Fivehundredmiles

59-12

12/1

T: R J OsborneJ: Rowan Scott (3)

Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, never pace to challenge, weakened final furlong tchd 11/1

6^th

(6)

Oriental Tiger

710-0

25/1

T: R M SmithJ: D C Costello

Held up, always in rear, struggling 4f out, never a threat tchd 22/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Indie Groove¹⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: Miss L A Perratt J: Rachel Richardson

(8)

Inglorious⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: K Dalgleish J: Connor Beasley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.70Pl:£2.80, £1.90EX:£17.10Trifecta:£75.50Tricast:£69.54SF:£16.06Swingers:£2.80, £8.60, £4.00

Forecasts

Iron Sky (5/4), Chinese Spirit (11/4), Dalawyna (4/1), Inglorious (5/1), Sioux Frontier (13/2), Fivehundredmiles (12/1), Indie Groove (20/1), Oriental Tiger (25/1)

Just the eight go to post but that doesn’t mean that this is an easy puzzle to solve with Iron Sky being the obvious improver although he has to prove he can get this fairly stiff mile having so far having won on sharp tracks. Neither Sioux Frontier nor CHINESE SPIRIT will want the ground to dry out that much but if the ground stays on the soft side both will be dangerous off their marks with the latter given the edge. Connections will be hoping that a first-time visor works as well as the first-time blinkers did for Fivehundredmiles this time around despite the fact he’s not been in good form. Inglorious is also knocking at the door but may need a lesser test to be seen at his best.

Chinese Spirit
Sioux Frontier
Iron Sky

Previous Winners

2017

Set In Stone

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 3

J: Rowan Scott | T: J P Shanahan

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,787.002nd: £1,424.003rd: £712.004th: £400.005th: £400.006th: £400.007th: £400.008th: £400.00