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16:45 Hamilton Park

Griffiths & Armour Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 17y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 53.22s
  • Off Time: 16:45:13
  • 6 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets
  • Form 082537
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 70

with leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, rallied and every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home

3(3)
Silk - Light blue, orange stars on sleeves, light blue cap, orange star
9/2
  • Form 6337/15
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 58

in touch, driven and effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

4(2)
Silk - Royal Blue and White check, White and Pink check sleeves, Royal Blue and Pink check cap
4/1
  • Form 6-06553
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 56

in touch, headway to chase leaders 8f out, under pressure over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge

6(1)
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue epaulets, striped sleeves and cap
3/1
  • Form 473286
  • Age 10
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 48

slowly into stride, held up in rear but in touch, pushed along over 4f out, effort over 2f out, stayed on closing stages

7(4)
Silk - GREY, red stars, red cap
12/1
  • Form 8460
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 46

soon led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out

8(5)
Silk - White, Brown Cross of Lorraine, Brown and White chevrons on sleeves, Brown cap
  • Form 246-437
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 45

took keen hold, tracking leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, held on well

2(7)
NR
  • Form 6948
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 60

Nonrunner

5(8)
NR
  • Form 064-044
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 52

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Finity Run produced his best effort to date on heavy ground at Doncaster and he didn't appear to stay 1m6f last time. Three-year-olds have won the last two of these so he must be on the short-list. Stanley Rigby has won five times in his career, all at Southwell early last year. He suffered in the handicap as a result but looked on the way back at Beverley a couple of weeks ago. Grand Art is a chaser nowadays and wants further, the latter remark also applying to the veteran Terenzium who was behind today's rival LIVVY INN over a slightly longer trip here in June and it's Lucinda Russell's charge, who has been running poorly over hurdles, who can score again in conditions that suit perfectly.

Formwatch

Finity Run (GER) 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leader until ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 7, 17l behind Mafeteng (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 6f mdn hcp 0-70 (5) gf.

Livvy Inn (USA) 4-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 20l behind Acknowledgement (8-4) at Ayr 2m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul.

Stanley Rigby 12-1 (9-4) Towards rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, disputing 2nd but no chance with winner when hung right inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 100 yards, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Aliante (9-3) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.

Terenzium (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 7l behind Dr Finley (9-4) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.

Laybach (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, pushed along halfway, struggling final 3f, last of 10, 26l behind Arley Hall (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.

A Southside Boy (GER) 40-1 (8-4) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 9l behind Double Cee (9-6) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.

Jim Tango (FR) 28-1 (9-5) Always behind, 8th of 12, 12l behind Dr Finley (9-4) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.

Grand Art (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, never troubled leaders, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Dr Finley (9-4) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.