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16:10 Hamilton Park

Gartcraig Inn Always A Warm Welcome Handicap (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 16y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,650 added
  • Winner: £6,621
  • 2nd: £3,107
  • 3rd: £1,552
  • 4th: £777
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 50.64s
  • Off Time: 16:10:43
  • 4 Ran
1(2)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 47901-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 83

tracked winner, pressed winner halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish

2(1)
Silk - Black, gold braids, white sleeves, gold star on cap
15/8
  • Form 9631-64
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 82

made all, pressed from halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ran on final furlong, comfortable

3(4)
Silk - Grey, large Purple spots, Purple cap
6/1
  • Form 2D132-7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 78

tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish

4(3)
Silk - White, dark green hoops, white sleeves, dark green spots, dark green cap
17/2
  • Form 45-4061
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 64

keen, close up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish

In depth

Verdict

Graces Quest arrives with a 5lb penalty for last week's Carlisle victory where she had a bit in hand though she's never won from a mark this high. Arrange went up 10lb for an easy victory at Musselburgh in August but ran well on her next two starts and will have needed her comeback in April. La Pulga, three-times a winner for the Charlton yard, showed his first sign of form for new connections here last month but this looks another good opportunity for THERMOSCOPE. A winner over two miles at Newcastle in October, he changed hands over the winter and reappeared with a facile all-the-way victory over the same trip at Musselburgh for which he's been raised 11lb.

Formwatch

Thermoscope (IRE) 8-11fav (10-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 12f out, led over 10f out, clear 8f out, driven over 1f out, eased towards finish, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp (5) gd in May beating Idilico (9-4) by 9l, 5 ran.

La Pulga (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 4th of 7, 1l behind Good Show (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in May.

Arrange (IRE) 9-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression, well beaten from over 1f out, 7th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Fairmac (9-8) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Apr.

Graces Quest 9-4 (9-8) Steadied start, in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left and ran on, won at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (6) gd in Jun beating Belle Of Annandale (9-11) by 3/4l, 6 ran.