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20:00 Hamilton Park

DX Home Improvements Ltd, Bellshill Handicap (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 68y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,100 added
  • Winner: £5,286
  • 2nd: £2,481
  • 3rd: £1,239
  • 4th: £620
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 45.91s
  • Off Time: 20:00:22
  • 9 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Red, royal blue chevron, royal blue and white diabolo on sleeves, red cap, white diamond

Makeen

22 v D
10/1
  • Form 47-0015
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 78

slowly away, raced keenly and held up in last pair, closer between horses inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved

2(3)
Silk - White, Black seams, White sleeves, Black stars, White cap, Black star
  • Form 22-1371
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 81

tracked leader, led after 1f, headed 7f out, chased leader, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 110 yards, no extra in 3rd

3(8)
Silk - Dark blue, light blue spots, light blue cap

Arkenstaar

26 CCD
6/1
  • Form 51-3113
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 71

held up off the pace in 6th and keen, angled out and hung right over 2f out, soon driven along, stayed on out wide inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders

4(2)
Silk - Orange, Light Blue disc, Light Blue sleeves, Orange spots and spots on cap
10/1
  • Form 58-0421
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 71

held up in 4th on inside, pushed along and hung badly right 3f out, ridden and weakened quickly inside final 2f

5(7)
Silk - Yellow and pink (quartered), pink sleeves, yellow diamonds, yellow cap, pink stars
14/1
  • Form 632895
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 69

led 1f, steadied tracking leaders 7f out, lost place 6f out, pushed along on heels of leaders over 2f out, weakened soon after

6(5)
Silk - Black, orange seams and sleeves, black cap
  • Form 654872
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 69

held up in last pair, pushed along and headway on inside under pressure inside final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, strong challenge close home, just failed

8(1)
Silk - Black, yellow star, hooped sleeves and star on cap

Gainsbourg

40 p DCD
8/1
  • Form 7-56808
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 66

prominent on inside, led 7f out, brought field centre in straight, pushed along over 2f out, driven out

9(6)
Silk - Light blue, purple star, dark blue sleeves, orange stars, purple cap, orange stars
11/4
  • Form 543221
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 75

raced keenly in last trio, headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened and lost places towards finish

10(9)
Silk - Black, Red epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star
28/1
  • Form 67210-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 61

raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, ridden and hung right inside final 2f, weakened soon after

7(10)
NR
  • Form 312
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 76

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Makeen 18-1 (9-8) Held up in touch, driven 2f out, no telling impression, 5th of 6, 6l behind Midnight Gun (9-8) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gd in Jun.

Classy Boy (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Made all, ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Barley (10-0) by 3/4l, 8 ran.

Arkenstaar 11-2 (9-10) Chased leaders on outer, shaken up to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, lost second final 110yds, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Golden Melody (9-6) at Carlisle 1m hcp (5) sft in Jun.

Naval Academy 11-5 (9-9) Tracked leaders, smooth headway out wide halfway, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, always doing enough, won at Haydock 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Gentle Ellen (9-8) by 1l, 5 ran.

Beltane (IRE) 16-5 (10-6) Took keen hold, close up, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Organic (9-6) at Beverley 1m stks (6) gf in Jul.

Helter Skelter (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Handy, outpaced and lost position over 2f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, went second final 110yds, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Golden Melody (9-6) at Carlisle 1m hcp (5) sft in Jun.

Gainsbourg 8-1 (8-11) Steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, never figured, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Boy Douglas (9-3) at Ayr 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun.

Mysteryofthesands 6-1 (9-6) Raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along to join leader over 2f out, ridden 2f out, edged right entering final furlong, led final strides, won at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Individualism (9-11) by hd, 6 ran.

Banner Road (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Disputed 2nd early, chased leaders, hung right and not much room over 1f out, no extra inside final 100 yards, 4th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Rose Branch (9-6) at Hamilton 1m hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.

Thewind Cries Mary (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, went remote 2nd inside final 3f, never any chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 11l behind Germanic (9-7) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Jun.