Racecards
20:00 Hamilton Park
Scottish Daily Mail Fillies' Sprint Handicap
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f 4y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- Form 332-11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer E S McMahon
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
prominent, smooth headway to lead over 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, drew clear
- Form 0-61710
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer S L Keightley
- Jockey F Norton
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace
- Form 49-3021
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 64
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace
- Form 611030
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey P Makin
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Scrooby Baby
215- Form 240009-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer M J Polglase
- Jockey J Fanning
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 550406-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey D Fentiman
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 5600-08
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer A Crook
- Jockey Dale Gibson
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 57010
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey P Hanagan
slowly into stride and behind, ridden over 2f out, headway to challenge over 1f out, soon one pace
- Form 78077-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey N Mackay
led, until ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Pivotal's Princess is in such good form that she is hard to oppose here with Howards Princess and Brave Bear the pair most likely to chase her home. The selection does have a penalty for her latest success at Doncaster when she narrowly beat Neverletme Go. However, she is clearly going the right way and there looks like there could be more to come from this progressive filly and with the in-form Graham Gibbons in the plate she gets the vote. Howards Princess got off the mark at the ninth attempt at Redcar last time when beating Weakest Link. She did nothing wrong that day but she does not look to have the same progressive profile as our selection and under a penalty she looks worth taking on. Brave Bear took a bump when getting beat at Beverley last time. She is clearly better than that latest effort and with her yard in good form and the booking of Paul Hanagan catching the eye she should be capable of getting competitive. Straffan is a course and distance winner who could go well at a price, but she will need to showed marked improvement from her recent outings and we will stick with the in-form Pivotal's Princess as our idea of the winner.
Formwatch
Pivotal's Princess (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) With leaders, led 2f out, soon ridden, ran on inside final furlong, just held on, won at Doncaster 5f fll hcp (4) gf beating Neverletme Go (8-11) by a hd, 11 ran.
Joyeaux 12-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, hung left and weakened final furlong, 11th of 17, 8l behind Fizzlephut (9-5) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Howards Princess 6-1 (9-0) Held up, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly inside final furlong to lead close home, won at Redcar 5f mdn hcp (5) gf beating Weakest Link (8-9) by a nk, 12 ran.
Straffan (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, outpaced, always behind, last of 17, 16l behind Brigadore (9-7) at Pontefract 5f hcp (6) gf.
Scrooby Baby 20-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Heartsonfire (9-7) at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp (F4) pol in Nov.
Lady Hopeful (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Hidden Jewel (8-9) at W'hampton 5f 2yo mdn aut (F4) pol in Nov.
Brave Bear 11-4fav (9-0) Chased leaders until weakened over 1f out, 11th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Sahara Silk (9-0) at Beverley 5f fll hcp (6) gf.
Our Louis 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division, outpaced when not much room well over 1f out, not recover, 12th of 16, 9l behind Muara (9-2) at Redcar 5f 3yo hcp (6) frm.