20:15 Hamilton

Saturday 1 August 2020

All16:3017:0017:3018:0518:4019:1519:4520:1520:45

Moet & Chandon Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:16 | Winning time: 2m 3.98s

1^st

(12)

Temper Trap

38-12

6/4f

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon pressed, asserted towards finish tchd 5/4

2^nd

(5)

Swinging Eddie

49-8

6/1

T: Grant TuerJ: Connor Beasley

Keen close up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace op 11/2 tchd 13/2

3^rd

1 ¾

(6)

Peerless Percy

38-13

6/1

T: M DodsJ: P Mulrennan

In touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd post op 15/2

4^th

nse

(1)

Scots Sonnet

69-5

17/2

T: J S GoldieJ: Phil Dennis

Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, one pace final furlong, lost 3rd post op 7/1 tchd 13/2

5^th

1 ½

(2)

Dorset Blue

38-10

33/1

T: M WalfordJ: A Mullen

Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong tchd 28/1

6^th

(10)

Wildmountainthyme

48-12

100/1

T: Mrs Stella BarclayJ: Cam Hardie

Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong op 80/1

7^th

2 ½

(4)

The Brora Pobbles

58-12

7/1

T: A C WhillansJ: Barry McHugh

Held up, ridden 2f out, some late headway tchd 8/1

8^th

1 ½

(8)

Abushamah

99-7

20/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 14/1

9^th

(13)

Rosemay

69-2

12/1

T: R M SmithJ: Ray Dawson (5)

Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms op 18/1 tchd 11/1

10^th

(7)

My Valentino

79-4

28/1

T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: T Eaves

Dwelt in rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms op 25/1 tchd 20/1

11^th

(9)

Jagerbond

48-12

50/1

T: A CrookJ: Jason Hart

Steadied start, towards rear, never a factor tchd 66/1

12^th

(3)

Carlow Boy

48-12

12/1

T: C N KellettJ: A Elliott

In touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out op 20/1

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Non-Runners

(11)

Chinese Spirit¹⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: Miss L A Perratt J: Ben Robinson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.20, £1.60, £2.10EX:£11.00Trifecta:£70.10Tricast:£45.25SF:£10.20Swingers:£3.10, £3.00, £7.60

Forecasts

Temper Trap (6/4), Swinging Eddie (6/1), Peerless Percy (6/1), The Brora Pobbles (7/1), Scots Sonnet (17/2), Rosemay (12/1), Carlow Boy (12/1), Chinese Spirit (16/1), Abushamah (20/1), My Valentino (28/1), Dorset Blue (33/1), Jagerbond (50/1), Wildmountainthyme (100/1)

Not many real contenders so recent Musselburgh 7f scorer TEMPER TRAP may well make a very bold bid to follow up over the extra two furlongs. With so many out of form or quite simply of very limited ability a chance is taken on handicap debutant PEERLESS PERCY who didn't show much in three starts last year but is bred to go further and starts his handicap career for a fine yard off a tempting mark. Rosemay won a couple of times last season prior to a long absence and hasn't yet been in the same form since, but any sign of market confidence might be noteworthy. Although he's never raced over this far, Swinging Eddie could prove best of the rest.