Racecards
19:35 Hamilton Park
Ginger Grouse Braveheart Stakes (Listed Handicap) (Class 1)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 17y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £23,680
- 2nd: £8,956
- 3rd: £4,476
- 4th: £2,236
Clayton
23- Form 0134-12
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey P Mulrennan
tracked leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 1357-35
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Thomas Brown
took keen hold, soon held up in mid-division, smooth headway on outside tracking leaders over 3f out, led inside final 3f, head high and hung right from over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed final 100 yards, kept on
- Form 223383-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
tracked leader, led 7f out, pushed along and headed 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
- Form 16/3521-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
took keen hold, tracked leaders, led approaching final 3f, headed inside final 3f, weakened over 2f out, behind and eased over 1f out, tailed off
- Form 100-521
- Age 9
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P Makin
held up in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and stayed on into 3rd over 1f out, no chance with leading duo
- Form 81623-0
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey P McDonald
held up in last trio, stayed on final 2f, went 4th inside final furlong
- Form 6/21540-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey G Lee
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, driven and edged right to inside over 1f out, sustained challenge inside final furlong, led final 100 yards
- Form 1163-31
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
raced keenly, led until 7f out, chased leader, led gain 4f out until approaching final 3f, chased leader until over 2f out, chased leading pair until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 053313-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leaders on inside, weakened over 2f out
- Form 5254-08
- Age 7
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Miss Amy Weaver
- Jockey T Eaves
steadied start, held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, hung right entering final 2f, soon beaten
Verdict
Special Meaning beat lower rated rivals in a Listed race at Goodwood last time but is still preferred to stablemates Party Line and Alta Lilea. Clayton stays this far but has proved best over 1m2f up to now while Rawaki is 13lb higher than for his latest win at Windsor in June. The veteran Sirvino may struggle under a penalty after winning a lesser grade contest here and it's beginning to look like the handicapper has over-rated Dare To Achieve. Body Language needs further so Keiren Fallon's long journey north for his only ride of the meeting may well pay dividends. He partners BOLINGBROKE for his new retainers and the former Andre Fabre inmate ended last season with a win at Saint-Cloud. He doesn't look out of place at this level and can make a winning start in the Godolphin colours.
Formwatch
Clayton 8-1 (9-7) In touch, headway and switched right approaching 2f out, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Sennockian Star (9-1) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Apr.
Rawaki (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Mid-division, driven 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, not clear run and switched inside over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 5th of 9, 14l behind Battalion (9-0) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-112 (2) gd in Apr.
Alta Lilea (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, 3rd and not pace of leading duo over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 5l behind The Lark (8-6) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 2 flls (1) gs in Sep.
Bolingbroke (IRE) (9-2) won at Saint-Cloud(FR) 1m 4f stks gs in Sep beating Star On The Rocks (9-2) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Sirvino 7-2 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, stayed on strongly, won at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gs beating O Ma Lad (8-9) by 3l, 7 ran.
Body Language (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, never on terms, eased when no chance final furlong, 14th of 17, 20l behind Suegioo (9-4) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (4yo+) (2) gd.
Dare To Achieve 12-1 (9-1) Mid-division on inside, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 11th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Excellent Result (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f (2) gd in Sep.
Special Meaning 9-2 (9-0) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely, won at Goodwood 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gs beating Noble Protector (9-0) by 1l, 9 ran.
Party Line 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd well over 2f out, led over 2f out, ridden 4 lengths clear over 1f out, weakened and headed towards finish soon dropped to 3rd, 3rd of 17, 3/4l behind Broxbourne (9-0) at York 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.
Valbucca (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Raced in 5th, pushed along entering straight, no extra from 2f out, weakened, last of 8, 20l behind Tarana (9-0) at Limerick 1m 4f Listed stks (1) in Apr.