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15:40 Hamilton Park

Alex Fergusson Memorial Handicap (Class 5)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 5y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £2,914
  • 2nd: £867
  • 3rd: £433
  • 4th: £216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.06s
  • Off Time: 15:41:37
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Toby Tyler

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Pelmanism

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Two Turtle Doves (IRE)

      12/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Yellow, red chevron, diamonds on sleeves and cap

        Mandarin Spirit (IRE)

        186 b CD
        33/1
        • Form 317556-
        • Age 11
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 65

        led and raced centre, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened

        2(6)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, checked sleeves, Yellow cap

        Sandwith

        24 v
        14/1
        • Form 41522-5
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 64

        towards rear stands side, ridden and hung right over 1f out, soon weakened

        3(3)
        Silk - White and Maroon check, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, Maroon cap

        Berbice (IRE)

        30 D
        12/1
        • Form 36743-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 64

        chased leaders centre, ridden and faded inside final furlong

        4(10)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green hoop, Emerald Green sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Emerald Green cap

        Henry Morgan

        22 CD
        3/1
        • Form 311-7
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 64

        chased leaders stands side, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong

        5(9)
        Silk - White, Purple stripe, White and Purple hooped sleeves, Light Green cap

        Hellbender (IRE)

        192 D
        10/1
        • Form 232561-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 63

        behind stands side, ridden over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on

        6(4)
        Silk - Gold and Black check, Pink sleeves and cap

        Pelmanism

        22 b BFD
        6/1
        • Form 136110
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 63

        slowly into stride and bumped start, raced centre, ridden and hung right over 1f out, soon led, headed inside final furlong, kept on

        7(7)
        Silk - Dark blue, orange chevron

        Cheyenne Red (IRE)

        22 CD
        4/1
        • Form 03030-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 62

        chased leaders stands side, weakened over 1f out

        8(8)
        Silk - Red, White Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves, White stars, White cap

        North Central (USA)

        191
        13/2
        • Form 553543-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 61

        towards rear stands side, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous

        9(11)
        Silk - Black, yellow hoop, sleeves and cap

        Two Turtle Doves (IRE)

        18 D
        12/1
        • Form 10376-6
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 61

        mid-division stands side, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

        10(5)
        Silk - Black, Orange epaulets, diamonds on sleeves

        Toby Tyler

        16 v D
        16/1
        • Form 317435
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 61

        went right start, mid-division centre, ridden and headway well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on

        11(2)
        Silk - White, Red star, Red and White diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Red star

        Distant Sun (USA)

        186 CDCD
        25/1
        • Form 800405-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 61

        held up towards rear center, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        Previous results

        2010
        (2)
        Silk -

        Top Bid

        13/2
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-6

        2009
        (15)
        Silk -

        Guest Connections

        8/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-8

        2008
        (8)
        Silk -

        The Bear

        16/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8

        In depth

        Verdict

        Sandwith has looked too high in the weights since winning at Musselburgh in September and is closely matched with Berbice on later running at the same track. Hellbender has done all his winning on the all-weather and seems better over a longer trip nowadays, while Pelmanism has won three times on Polytrack this year but threw in a stinker back on the turf at Thirsk last time. HENRY MORGAN finished ahead of him on that occasion and, with that pipe-opener behind him, is fancied to return to the sort of form that saw him win twice over C&D last summer.

        Formwatch

        Mandarin Spirit (IRE) 18-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, under pressure over 1f out, soon beaten, 6th of 9, 5l behind La Capriosa (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.

        Sandwith 7-1 (9-2) Tracked winner, challenged 1f out, no extra inside final furlong and lost 3 places, 5th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Lucky Art (8-7) at Ripon 5f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.

        Berbice (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Always behind, no impression when hung right over 1f out, 10th of 14, 9l behind Nadeen (9-6) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Apr.

        Henry Morgan 11-2 (9-2) Raced stands side, slowly into stride, soon held up in touch, effort over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 15, 7l behind Dickie Le Davoir (9-1) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.

        Hellbender (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, strong run from over 1f out, led 1f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct beating Headache (8-13) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.

        Pelmanism 4-1fav (9-2) Raced stand side, went right start, chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 15, 23l behind Dickie Le Davoir (9-1) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.

        Cheyenne Red (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Raced stands side, chased leaders, weakened 2f out, 11th of 15, 11l behind Dickie Le Davoir (9-1) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.

        North Central (USA) 20-1 (8-11) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Out Of Nothing (8-9) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.

        Two Turtle Doves (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, one pace, 6th of 11, 7l behind Collect Art (9-6) at Catterick 6f app hcp (6) gf in Apr.

        Toby Tyler 18-1 (8-9) Dwelt mid-division, effort over 1f out, soon one pace, 5th of 8, 7l behind Khandaq (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.

        Distant Sun (USA) 33-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden to challengeover 2f out, soon hung right, not run on, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Grissom (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.