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20:20 Hamilton Park

Tennent Caledonian Breweries Claiming Stakes

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 16y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 27.20s
  • 10 Ran
1(6)
Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond
11/1
  • Form 0/136-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 95

tracked leaders, outpaced over 5f out, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out

2(2)
Silk - Dark Blue, Red hoops, striped sleeves, Black cap
100/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up, effort over 5f out, no impression

3(3)
Silk - Black, Yellow inverted triangle, halved sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 321726
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 82

led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner

4(5)
Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond

Tomasino

16 t
11/4
  • Form 1938-41
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 70

tracked leaders, effort over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong

5(1)
Silk - Yellow, Light Blue disc, sleeves and cap
  • Form 548-325
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 70

towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon chased leaders, one pace final 2f

6(8)
Silk - Dark Blue and Mauve diamonds, Dark Blue sleeves and cap
11/2
  • Form 311/403
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 64

tracked leaders, smooth headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, drew clear final furlong

7(4)
Silk - White, Black star and star on cap
20/1
  • Form 8035-37
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 50

tracked leaders, smooth headway and every chance 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

8(10)
Silk - Yellow, Black chevrons, Yellow sleeves, hooped cap
100/1
  • Form 849-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 37

held up, ridden over 4f out, no impression and eased final furlong

9(9)
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink stars, Royal Blue cap, Pink star

Avesa

618
150/1
  • Form 086000/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 25

towards rear, weakened over 4f out

10(7)
Silk - Dark Green and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Green diamonds, quartered cap
150/1
  • Form 0-09P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 27

always behind

In depth

Verdict

Barking Mad gets a tentative vote over Tomasino, with Alphecca, Scotty's Future and Tetragon not out of it either. This should be a close call between all of those mentioned, but preference is for Barking Mad who was a useful animal when trained by Michael Bell. He gained his first victory for Kevin Ryan in an amateur riders' claimer at Southwell in April, and has tried to make all on each of his last two outings at York and Doncaster. He only found one too good on the Knavesmire and a reproduction of that effort should see him go close in this company. Tomasino had been hurdling during the winter, but did not take long to make his mark back on the level when scoring in this company at Carlisle recently. He should be in the shake-up too along with Alphecca, a winner this time last year for Sir Michael Stoute, and who is used to humping bigger weights over hurdles. Scotty's Future was a beaten favourite at Redcar and will appreciate the step up in trip, as will Tetragon who goes well on this track. Overall though, it is Barking Mad who has the best claims and he is taken to make all.

Formwatch

Alphecca (USA) 11-4 (8-6) Held up in 5th, pushed along 4f out, driven on outer 2f out, soon beaten, last of 6, 5l behind Sights On Gold (8-13) at Epsom 1m 2f stk (B) gd in Aug.

Torgiano (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) In touch, effort 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 14, well behind Malt de Vergy (11-8) at Kelso 2m nhf (H) gf in May (N.Hunt).

Barking Mad (USA) 13-2 (8-12) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 14l behind Sporting Gesture (8-6) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.

Tomasino 11-8fav (9-13) Held up in touch, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, won at Carlisle 1m 4f clm (6) sft in May beating Bollin Thomas (9-11) by 3/4l, 8 ran.

Scotty's Future (IRE) 11-8fav (9-9) Soon pushed along towards rear, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Charlie Tango (8-9) at Redcar 1m 1f clm (6) gf in May.

Tetragon (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden over 4f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Futoo (9-7) at Hamilton 1m 1f stk 0-65 (5) gs.

The Wizard Mul 5-1fav (9-1) Raced keenly, in touch, ridden and effort 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 16, 16l behind Shifty (9-4) at Carlisle 1m app hcp (6) sft in May.

Dalkeys Lass 100-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 41l behind Templet (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 1f mdn stk (D) gs in Aug.