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16:15 Hamilton Park

Marie Curie Claiming Stakes (Class 6)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 16y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 37.56s
  • Off Time: 16:15:51
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Graceful Descent (FR)

1/4

    1(1)
    Silk - Yellow, red cross belts, yellow sleeves, white armlets, yellow and red hooped cap

    Terminate (GER)

    9 D
    4/1
    • Form 132152
    • Age 7
    • Weight 9-5
    • Official Rating 60

    keen, tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out

    2(3)
    Silk - Pink, large Black spots, sleeves and cap

    Dance Sauvage

    46
    33/1
    • Form 357-709
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 36

    held up, ridden and outpaced 4f out

    3(4)
    Silk - Emerald Green, Orange sash, White sleeves, Emerald Green and Orange quartered cap

    Graceful Descent (FR)

    12 BF
    1/4
    • Form 04-2222
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 68

    held up in touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden to chase leader 2f out, soon every chance, driven to lead inside final furlong, gained upper hand towards finish

    4(2)
    Silk - WHITE, LIGHT BLUE and YELLOW striped sleeves, quartered cap

    Cecina Marina

    37
    20/1
    • Form 00-8300
    • Age 6
    • Weight 8-10
    • Official Rating 34

    set steady pace, quickened 3f out, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

    In depth

    Verdict

    GRACEFUL DESCENT and Terminate should have this race between them and Richard Fahey's runner may emerge on top. The handicapper has allotted Dance Sauvage and Cecina Marina with marks of thirty six and thirty four respectively and it's difficult to argue with that assessment and both are struggling for form at present. It's getting on for two stone that they have to find in order to trouble the two principals who look capable of running close to their marks. Terminate comes out marginally on top at the figures once his jockey's claim is taken into account and he's been in good form for his previous connections but he makes his debut for a new yard on ground that may not be ideal as he's never run up to his best on ground with soft in the going description. Conditions are no problem for the selection who is still put forwards despite only managing to convert one of seven first two finishes to gold but she's done very little wrong on any of her last four outings. She's been returned a beaten favourite on three of them but, today, the brave should be able to recoup their losses on Graceful Descent.

    Formwatch

    Terminate (GER) 4-1 (9-12) Held up, headway 4f out, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 10, hd behind New England (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol.

    Dance Sauvage 40-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 27l behind Saxona (8-11) at Carlisle 2m 1f (6) gd in Jul.

    Graceful Descent (FR) 6-4fav (9-2) In touch, headway to track leader over 4f out, ridden to lead 2f out, kept on final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 5, ns behind Applaude (9-3) at Haydock 1m 2f clm stks (5) gd.

    Cecina Marina 50-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, weakened 3f out, 12th of 13, 23l behind Dot's Delight (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.