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16:15 Hamilton Park

Almada Mile Handicap (For The Watson Memorial Cup) (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 68y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £18,675
  • 2nd: £5,592
  • 3rd: £2,796
  • 4th: £1,398
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 47.65s
  • Off Time: 16:15:31
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Victory Command (IRE)

15/8

    2
    Silk -

    Nicholas T

    8/1

      2(6)
      Silk - Purple, white braces, purple sleeves, white stars, purple cap, white star

      Coolagh Forest (IRE)

      60 D
      6/1
      • Form 41-3311
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 96

      tracked leaders, driven and effort over 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, no impression from over 1f out

      3(7)
      Silk - Black and Orange (halved), Orange sleeves, Black armlets, Black and Orange check cap

      Nonios (IRE)

      12 h
      16/1
      • Form 412463
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 85

      slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on outside over 3f out, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, outpaced final furlong

      4(5)
      Silk - Yellow, Red disc, Yellow sleeves, Red stars, Red cap

      Brother McGonagall

      6 DCD
      15/2
      • Form 9-06619
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 83

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression when lost place inside final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves and cap

      Never Be Enough

      5 CD
      4/1
      • Form 812721
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 78

      held up in last pair, switched outside and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, no impression

      6(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets

      Victory Command (IRE)

      12
      15/8
      • Form 048346
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 91

      tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out inside final furlong, kept on

      7(8)
      Silk - Royal blue, pink chevron, royal blue sleeves, pink stars, royal blue cap, pink star

      Mikmak

      6 p D
      7/1
      • Form 38-8458
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 82

      tracked leader, challenged over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong

      8(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Red cap

      Nicholas T

      10 D
      8/1
      • Form 0-53046
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 81

      held up in 5th, driven when not clear run inside final 2f, switched left, ridden and ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, finished well towards finish, not reach winner

      1(4)
      NR

      Club Wexford (IRE)

      6 BFD
      5/1
      • Form 9-45115
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 88

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2018
      (7)
      Silk -

      Ventura Knight (IRE)

      9/2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      2017
      (12)
      Silk -

      Hibou

      16/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      Club Wexford made a disappointing bid for a hat-trick at Carlisle last week as he’d won in Class 2 company at Ayr before that. COOLAGH FOREST has to overcome a 12lb hike in the weights but is improving at a rate of knots having won both starts so far this year including a six-length romp at Musselburgh last time. It could pay to stick with Richard Fahey’s colt given Nonios is better over further nowadays having gone close over 1m2f at Chelmsford recently while Never Be Enough is raised in class carrying 5lb extra after scoring over course and distance last week. Victory Command represents last year’s winning yard but has yet to take advantage of a slide down the weights.

      Formwatch

      Coolagh Forest (IRE) 8-11fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, headway and short of room over 2f out, soon led, quickened clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in May beating Mustadun (8-9) by 6l, 6 ran.

      Nonios (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, not reach leading duo, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Star Of Southwold (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Jun.

      Brother McGonagall 7-1 (9-8) In touch, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 16, 7 1/2l behind Rousayan (9-7) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.

      Never Be Enough 5-2 (10-0) Steadied start, held up in rear, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, ridden out final furlong, kept on well, won at Hamilton 1m hcp fll (4) gf in Jun beating Outside Inside (9-11) by 2l, 8 ran.

      Victory Command (IRE) 50-1 (8-8) Held up centre to far side, headway and hung left over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 28, 7 3/4l behind Biometric (8-8) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gs in Jun.

      Mikmak 8-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 8th of 16, 7 1/4l behind Rousayan (9-7) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.

      Nicholas T 7-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Club Wexford (8-4) at Ayr 1m hcp (2) gd in Jun.

      Club Wexford (IRE) 9-2fav (9-10) Prominent, led over 5f out, headed over 2f out, soon rallied, faded final furlong, 5th of 16, 5 1/2l behind Rousayan (9-7) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.