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18:55 Hamilton Park

John Smith's Extra Smooth Nursery Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 5y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 14.36s
  • Off Time: 18:55:33
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Carnaby Haggerston (IRE)

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Alphabeth

    7/4

      3(7)
      Silk - White, royal blue seams, red sleeves, royal blue cap

      Kheylide (IRE)

      9
      7/1
      • Form 90331
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 79

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      4(1)
      Silk - Pink, black diamond and armlets, quartered cap

      Carnaby Haggerston (IRE)

      13
      11/4
      • Form 233
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 78

      prominent, ridden halfway, headway to lead over 1f out, driven out

      5(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Taazur

      22
      15/2
      • Form 253
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 73

      prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace

      6(2)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Pink cross belts, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

      Calley Ho

      13 BFCD
      16/1
      • Form 4159
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 70

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      7(4)
      Silk - Yellow, Black chevrons, Yellow sleeves, Black stars, Yellow and Black hooped cap

      Alphabeth

      6
      7/4
      • Form 75121
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 73

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong to go 2nd post

      8(6)
      Silk - White, Red stripe, Red and White striped sleeves and striped cap

      Madame Jourdain (IRE)

      10 D
      11/2
      • Form 96122
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 65

      led, keen and hung right early, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, gradually weakened

      1(8)
      NR

      In Transit (IRE)

      1 D
      • Form 123359
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 84

      Nonrunner

      2(3)
      NR

      Sunset Crest

      27
      • Form 21
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 83

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Alphabeth could be too good for her rivals in this nursery and is taken to win at the expense of Kheylide and Taazar. The selection carries a penalty for winning at Nottingham last time out and that was her second win of the season. She could be potentially well in with the handicapper and as connections have decided to run with a penalty she is a filly to stay on the right side of. Kheylide is the other horse in the race to run with a penalty having won at Lingfield last week. He was taking a drop in grade though that day and he would need to improve further to trouble the judge this time around. Taazar runs in a first time handicap off a mark of 73 after three moderate performances. It will be interesting to see if there are any market moves for him but on the evidence of his first three runs he doesn¿t look much. So for the winner we return to Alphabeth.

      Formwatch

      Kheylide (IRE) 11-4 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven and in command when hung badly right well inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 5f 2yo hcp (5) pol beating Kate The Great (8-11) by 1l, 8 ran.

      Carnaby Haggerston (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Total Gallery (9-3) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd.

      Taazur 7-2 (9-3) With winner, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 3l behind Mister Laurel (9-0) at Hamilton 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jun.

      Calley Ho 5-2fav (9-5) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 23l behind Blusher (8-4) at Beverley 7f 2yo clm (5) gd.

      Alphabeth 11-4 (7-8) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Nottingham 5f 2yo hcp (5) gs beating Bahamian Ceilidh (8-12) by 1l, 4 ran.

      Madame Jourdain (IRE) 33-1 (7-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Rosabee (8-1) at Pontefract 6f 2yo hcp (4) gd.

      In Transit (IRE) 15-2 (8-8) With leader, lost place 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, last of 5, 9l behind Reve de Soleil (8-10) at Pontefract 6f 2yo stk (3) gd in Jun.

      Sunset Crest 7-2 (8-7) With leaders, led 2f out, just held on, won at Haydock 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gd in Jun beating Evelyn May (8-4) by a shd, 10 ran.