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14:40 Hamilton Park

Totepool Supports The Variety Club Conditions Stakes (Class 2)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 5y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm places straight, Good to Soft places loop)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.85s
  • Off Time: 14:40:13
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Eton Rifles (IRE)

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Beckermet (IRE)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Major Cadeaux

      7/4

        1(3)
        Silk - Black, White hoops, Royal Blue cap, White star

        Garnica (FR)

        113 D
        14/1
        • Form 1806-40
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 107

        held up in rear, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

        2(9)
        Silk - White, dark blue epaulets, dark blue and white halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Major Cadeaux

        127 D
        7/4
        • Form 33298-5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 114

        led narrowly, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, still every chance entering final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd well inside final furlong

        3(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow sash, White sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow hooped cap

        Beckermet (IRE)

        8 D
        10/1
        • Form 0-75978
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 96

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong

        4(8)
        Silk - White, Maroon chevrons, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, White cap

        Burnwynd Boy

        2 D
        20/1
        • Form 989093
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 77

        prominent, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out

        5(7)
        Silk - Purple, Mauve chevron, chevrons on sleeves, hooped cap

        Eton Rifles (IRE)

        14 BFD
        6/4
        • Form 1-31323
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 88

        with leader, ridden to gain definite advantage over 1f out, driven out

        6(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Black hoops, Emerald Green sleeves and cap

        Fourtowns Flyer (IRE)

        49
        100/1
        • Form 7
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9

        in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out

        7(1)
        Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

        Pawan (IRE)

        40 b D
        50/1
        • Form 276045
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 83

        outpaced, some headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders

        8(4)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow inverted triangle, striped sleeves and cap

        Sea Salt

        15 c D
        50/1
        • Form 412771
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 70

        in rear, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on towards finish

        9(6)
        Silk - Emerald green, yellow diamond, diamonds on sleeves, dark green cap, beige diamond

        City Dancer (IRE)

        22
        7/1
        • Form 562388
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 93

        held up in touch, switched right 4f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened

        Previous results

        2008
        (2)
        Silk -

        Knot In Wood (IRE)

        10/11
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9

        2007
        (4)
        Silk -

        Opera Cape

        9/2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        In depth

        Verdict

        Howard Johnson's Eton Rifles has shown a consistent level of form on soft ground this term and he should be thereabouts again but has a bit to find on official BHA ratings with MAJOR CADEAUX, who is preferred to Garnica. David Nicholls has his string in good form and the son of Linamix will not be inconvenienced by the cut in the ground on only his third start for current connections having formerly been trained in France. Roger Fisher's Beckermet has not won since landing a listed race at Goodwood over a year ago and looks best watched on current form. Alan Berry's City Dancer has yet to confirm that she handles ground as soft as this and she is hard to recommend in a race taken to go to Major Cadeaux. Richard Fahey's five-year-old is well treated at the weights judged by official BHA ratings, handles cut in the ground and he looks the one to be with on his first start for his red-hot stable.

        Formwatch

        Garnica (FR) 40-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 8l behind Main Aim (9-0) at Haydock 7f stks (1) gd in May.

        Major Cadeaux 12-1 (9-0) Steadied start, settled in rear, headway to chase leaders 2f out, effort over 1f out, not quite pace to challenge, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Virtual (9-0) at Newbury 1m stks (1) sft in May.

        Beckermet (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakend over 1f out, last of 8, 8l behind Tamagin (9-0) at Goodwood 6f Listed stks (1) gf.

        Burnwynd Boy 20-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 7l behind Seamus Shindig (9-4) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.

        Eton Rifles (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Led and harassed by loose horse early, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 2 3/4l behind Able Master (9-5) at York 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.

        Fourtowns Flyer (IRE) 50-1 (9-9) Prominent on outer and disputed, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Panic (9-5) at Cork 6f mdn stks gd in Aug.

        Pawan (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Outpaced, eased when no chance with leaders inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 5l behind Biniou (8-11) at Nottingham 5f cond Stakes (3) gs in Aug.

        Sea Salt 7-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft beating Tartatartufata (8-13) by 4l, 11 ran.

        City Dancer (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 15, 6l behind Exceptional Art (8-12) at Beverley 5f Listed stks (1) gf in Aug.