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17:10 Hamilton Park

totepool.com Buttonhook Handicap (Class 3)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 9y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £14,000 added
  • Winner: £9,057
  • 2nd: £2,695
  • 3rd: £1,347
  • 4th: £673
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 57.20s
  • Off Time: 17:11:05
  • 9 Ran
1(1)
Silk - White, black seams and armlets, black cap, white star
  • Form 472324-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 85

held up in touch, tracked leaders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong

2(5)
Silk - Mauve, Purple stars, armlets and stars on cap
12/1
  • Form 33220-5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 83

dwelt, in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well

3(9)
Silk - Yellow, Black stripe, halved sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 16454/6-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 82

tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, lost place over 3f out

4(3)
Silk - White, Emerald Green hoop, sleeves and cap
3/1
  • Form 6126-45
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 80

tracked leader until over 3f out, soon outpaced

5(8)
Silk - Pink, Mauve stars, Pink sleeves

Getabuzz

231 C
5/1
  • Form 314142-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 78

held up towards rear, smooth headway 4f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on and no chance with winner

6(2)
Silk - White, emerald green star, chevrons on sleeves, emerald green cap
  • Form 1/60-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 78

dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

7(7)
Silk - Black, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap, Yellow stars

Jonny Delta

205 D
4/1
  • Form 725133-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 75

held up towards rear, headway on inner over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on to take 4th towards finish

8(4)
Silk - White, royal blue cross of lorraine, red sleeves and cap
  • Form 10820-2
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 75

tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out

9(6)
Silk - Black and White diamonds, Emerald Green sleeves and cap
  • Form 012807/
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 75

led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

SPIRIT OF A NATION finished runner-up at Musselburgh on Thursday on his return to the Flat. He looks up to going one better in this company as Jeu De Vivre arrives in poor form. The latter did win over C&D in September however, with Getabuzz and Jonny Delta both behind, and would go close if back in the groove while Persian Peril would also make his presence felt if reproducing his best efforts. Hong Kong Island is a victim of his own consistency as he continues to rise in the weights without winning.

Formwatch

Hong Kong Island (IRE) 9-2 (8-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Art History (8-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) gf in Sep.

Persian Peril 28-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 17l behind Shubaat (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.

Proud Times (USA) 6-1 (9-9) Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 11l behind Accumulate (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr '11.

Jeu De Vivre (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, weakened over 5f out, 5th of 9, well behind Boss's Destination (9-8) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Apr.

Getabuzz 4-1 (9-3) Held up behind, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, soon chased winner, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Jeu De Vivre (8-12) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Sep.

Marhaba Malyoon (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 8f out until hung badly right approaching straight and weakened soon after, eased, tailed off, last of 13, well behind Pour Moi (9-0) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.

Jonny Delta 7-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 3l behind All My Heart (9-3) at Haydock 2m hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.

Spirit of A Nation (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Bradbury (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.

Outrageous Request 18-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, lost place over 4f out, struggling after, 7th of 10, 8l behind Royal Trooper (9-5) at Warwick 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Sep '10.