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16:35 Hamilton Park

Rectangle Group Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 5y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 10.87s
  • Off Time: 16:35:32
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

No Grouse

20/1

    2
    Silk -

    Forzarzi (IRE)

    40/1

      1(1)
      Silk - Tan, Red sleeves, Cream cap, Red spots

      Brut

      12 p CDDC
      12/1
      • Form 301005
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 69

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

      2(8)
      Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

      Coleorton Dancer

      13 D
      11/2
      • Form 640456
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 68

      prominent, ridden and led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened

      3(6)
      Silk - Black and White check, Light Blue sleeves and cap

      Opal Noir

      13 CD
      7/2
      • Form 006-481
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 68

      raced keenly, prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance until weakened final furlong

      4(7)
      Silk - Purple and White check, Purple sleeves

      Yorkshire Blue

      7 CDD
      5/2
      • Form 579634
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 65

      towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression

      6(3)
      Silk - Light Blue and Yellow check, Red sleeves and cap

      Botham (USA)

      2 BFCD
      2/1
      • Form 25-6713
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 53

      towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway inside last, no chance with first 2

      7(4)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Purple hoops, Emerald Green sleeves, Purple cap

      Forzarzi (IRE)

      377
      40/1
      • Form 063/07-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 53

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, headway and every chance entering final furlong, kept on one pace

      8(2)
      Silk - Dark Blue, large Red spots, sleeves and cap

      No Grouse

      47 D
      20/1
      • Form 0787-08
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 53

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead inside last, driven out

      5(5)
      NR

      Milton of Campsie

      24 D
      • Form 6410
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 71
      • Trainer S Parr
      • Jockey Doubtful

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Opal Noir can confirm the recent form with Yorkshire Blue and land the sprint handicap. Brut and No Grouse are others that can make this interesting. Eric Alston has a near 10% strike-rate with his runners at Hamilton and has struck with similar types to No Grouse, who is undoubtedly well handicapped these days. He will love the ground and can go well at a fair price. Brut, on the other hand, is now on a stiff mark after winning at Catterick last month. He likes to race with the pace but faces a stiff test under top weight. Yorkshire Blue is something of a course specialist and would be dangerous to rule out. However, he was over two lengths adrift of the selection when they met here a fortnight ago and, even on the revised terms, his style of running says he needs everything to fall into place for him. Therefore, we take Opal Noir as the logical choice while he is in such obvious good heart.

      Formwatch

      Brut 10-1 (9-7) Towards rear, soon chased along, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Windjammer (9-6) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.

      Coleorton Dancer 10-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Opal Noir (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcap (5) gf.

      Opal Noir 18-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Hamilton 6f hcap (5) gf beating The Bear (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.

      Yorkshire Blue 13-2 (8-4) Behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, no impression, 4th of 12, 4l behind Blue Tomato (9-5) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

      Botham (USA) 4-1fav (9-6) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 2l behind Avontuur (9-7) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.

      Forzarzi (IRE) 100-1 (8-11) Outpaced, 7th of 9, 9l behind Bee Eater (8-11) at Haydock 6f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun '07.

      No Grouse 14-1 (8-8) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, one pace, 8th of 13, 4l behind Stellite (8-12) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in May.

      Milton of Campsie 100-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden into 2nd over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened, 11th of 13, 17l behind Halfway To Heaven (9-0) at Curragh 1m fll stks Grp 1 frm in May.