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16:45 Hamilton Park

totepool Buttonhook Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 9y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £16,172
  • 2nd: £4,812
  • 3rd: £2,405
  • 4th: £1,202
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 57.07s
  • Off Time: 16:45:29
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Sirvino

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    O Ma Lad (IRE)

    9/4

      1(6)
      Silk - Yellow, pink braces and sleeves, hooped cap

      Sirvino

      16
      7/2
      • Form 7100-52
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 92

      held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, stayed on strongly

      2(1)
      Silk - White, black hollow box, black and white halved sleeves

      Linguine (FR)

      22
      8/1
      • Form 72195-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 88

      led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

      3(2)
      Silk - Brown, Yellow braces, Emerald Green and Yellow hooped sleeves, White cap

      O Ma Lad (IRE)

      22 CD
      9/4
      • Form 16698-7
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 83

      held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased winner entering final furlong, kept on and no impression

      4(3)
      Silk - Black, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap, Yellow stars

      Jonny Delta

      16 D
      7/2
      • Form 02378-1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 82

      tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(4)
      Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond

      Aryal

      11 b
      8/1
      • Form 3-22640
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 80

      tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out

      6(7)
      Silk - Red, White Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves, White spots

      Categorical

      16
      14/1
      • Form 221/77-2
      • Age 11
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 73

      held up in rear, weakened 4f out

      7(5)
      Silk - Orange, maroon chevron, black cap

      Pixie Cut (IRE)

      25
      9/1
      • Form 25182-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 70

      tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept one pace

      Previous results

      2013
      (10)
      Silk -

      O Ma Lad (IRE)

      4/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      2012
      (5)
      Silk -

      Persian Peril

      12/1
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-5

      2011
      (6)
      Silk -

      Becausewecan (USA)

      11/4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      Oh Ma Lad won this off a higher mark last year and has to come into the reckoning but the veteran Categorical is 8lb higher than his last win on the Flat in 2012. Jonny Delta scored over today's trip at Musselburgh last month but is worse off with runner-up SIRVINO. The latter only has a neck to make up and gets the vote to take his revenge. Neither Linguine nor Aryal are the most reliable but Pixie Cut has a shout on her recent third over 1m4f as she'll likely improve for the longer trip.

      Formwatch

      Sirvino 8-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, switched left over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 12, nk behind Jonny Delta (8-5) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Apr.

      Linguine (FR) 33-1 (8-12) Prominent, led after 2f, headed over 3f out, soon lost place, 12th of 14, 27l behind Elidor (8-12) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Apr.

      O Ma Lad (IRE) 18-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon no impression, 7th of 14, 8l behind Elidor (8-12) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Apr.

      Jonny Delta 12-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, held on well, won at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Apr beating Sirvino (9-5) by nk, 12 ran.

      Aryal 8-1 (8-10) Tracked leader until ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 48l behind Beacon Lady (8-9) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Apr.

      Categorical 11-2 (11-0) Pulled hard early, tracked leaders, steadied and dropped out last after 2f, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 7, shd behind Ballyheigue (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 6f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gf in Apr.

      Pixie Cut (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Brigadoon (9-5) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.