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15:20 Hamilton Park

Ben Handicap (Class F)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 4y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.80s
  • 17 Ran
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1
Silk -

Lydia's Look (IRE)

20/1

    2
    Silk -

    Hout Bay

    8/1

      3
      Silk -

      William's Well

      8/1

        4
        Silk -

        Grand View

        16/1

          2(9)
          Silk - RED and YELLOW (quartered), halved sleeves, YELLOW cap

          Hout Bay

          9
          8/1
          • Form 022525
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-12

          towards rear, headway halfway, chance entering final furlong, kept on under pressure

          3(14)
          Silk - Red, Royal Blue star, halved sleeves and star on cap

          William's Well

          15 b
          8/1
          • Form 054500
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-11

          chased leaders, pushed along halfway, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace

          4(10)
          Silk - Beige, Dark Blue diamond, checked sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow quartered cap

          Flying Tackle

          15 v
          10/1
          • Form 530320
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-8

          slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

          5(13)
          Silk - Emerald Green, Black collar, cuffs and cap

          Witness

          24
          20/1
          • Form 043400
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-7

          never better than mid-division

          6(4)
          Silk - Dark Blue and White (quartered), Pink sleeves, Blue cap, White hoop

          Lydia's Look (IRE)

          10
          20/1
          • Form 030544
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-0

          chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, kept on

          7(16)
          Silk - Yellow, Purple diamond, Purple cap, Yellow star

          Fangio's Quest

          10
          8/1
          • Form 050600
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-0

          towards rear, never dangerous

          8(1)
          Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond

          Goretski (IRE)

          13
          12/1
          • Form 600603
          • Age 9
          • Weight 9-0

          raced along stands' side, never dangerous

          9(15)
          Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue spots, Dark Blue and Red quartered cap

          Columbine (IRE)

          11
          5/1
          • Form 030302
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-11

          towards rear, pushed along halfway, soon not much room, switched left and effort entering final furlong, kept on under pressure

          10(18)
          Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue seams, Yellow cap, Royal Blue diamonds

          Nifty Major

          13
          25/1
          • Form 000500
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-10

          chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed and no extra entering final furlong

          11(12)
          Silk - Emerald Green, Pink hoops and armlets

          Da Wolf (IRE)

          40 b
          10/1
          • Form 005200
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-8

          towards rear, never dangerous

          12(17)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Pink stars, Yellow cap

          Alfie Lee (IRE)

          11
          25/1
          • Form 000000
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-7

          towards rear, pushed along and headway halfway, one-paced final furlong

          13(2)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Pink stars, Royal Blue cap, Pink star

          Square Dancer

          13
          25/1
          • Form 400002
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-7

          always behind

          14(11)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Pink stars, Red cap

          Northern Svengali (IRE)

          11
          25/1
          • Form 000604
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-6

          in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out

          15(6)
          Silk - Yellow and Maroon diamonds, Yellow sleeves, Maroon cap, Yellow diamonds

          Sharp City

          19
          50/1
          • Form 04-0000
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-6

          behind from halfway

          16(3)
          Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, White stars, Red cap

          Grand View

          11
          16/1
          • Form 000640
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-6

          in touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace

          17(8)
          Silk - Red, White stripe, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap

          Russian Fox (IRE)

          47 b
          14/1
          • Form 400405
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-5

          led, pushed along halfway, headed over 1f out, soon weakened

          18(7)
          Silk - Red and Black diamonds, striped sleeves, Red cap

          Emarati's Image

          13
          7/1
          • Form 30-0001
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-4

          with leader, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

          1(5)
          NR

          Viewforth

          19 b
          • Form 011154
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-13

          In depth

          Verdict

          Plenty of these come here with strong chances and pinning down the winner is no easy task. Columbine has hinted at a return to form of late and is respected now that her stable a showing signs of a revival. Hout Bay also has strong claims on this season's efforts and although he is 4lb higher than his best winning rating - there could still be more to come from him. Goretski has at last got his ground but will need to work hard from his low draw if recent statistics about the stalls continue to favour the higher numbers. He has also become an expensive horse to follow for win only purposes and the energy he expends in the early stages may set him up for finding one too good in a finish again. Viewforth and Fangio's Quest have place claims but the TEAMtalk vote just goes to William's Well, who would be very hard to beat on the pick of his past form. A truly run five furlongs should be ideal for him and he has a decent chance of reversing last month's form with Hout Bay on these terms.