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19:15 Hamilton Park

Mitie Scottish Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 17y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 47.15s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Winds of Change

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Squirtle (IRE)

    4/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Pink, Red diamond, Red cap

      Zabeel Tower

      13
      9/1
      • Form 2340-51
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 65

      tracked leaders, smooth headway to challenge over 3f out, soon ridden, every chance then hung right and bumped over 1f out, eased entering final furlong

      2(1)
      Silk - ORANGE, BLACK hoop, WHITE cap

      Beauchamp Unique

      97 p
      8/1
      • Form 001-35
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 64

      in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

      3(3)
      Silk - White and Orange check, hooped sleeves and cap

      Squirtle (IRE)

      11
      4/1
      • Form 9378-52
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 65

      held up, ridden over 2f out, headway to challenge entering final furlong, no extra inside final furlong

      4(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap

      Winds of Change

      34
      11/1
      • Form 036-30
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 61

      made all, ridden 3f out, joined entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong

      5(6)
      Silk - Maroon and Gold check, Gold sleeves, Maroon and Gold check cap, Gold tassel

      Liberate

      193
      15/8
      • Form 089-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 56

      slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, outpaced over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - RED, WHITE braces, sleeves and cap

      Iberian Light (USA)

      12
      3/1
      • Form 78972
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 57

      held up, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leaders until weakened inside final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Squirtle, Iberian Light and Beauchamp Unique look to be the three to concentrate on here and we take the latter to score. Gerard Butler's filly is bred to come into her own at this trip and is very interesting now tried over it for the first time. She should handle this faster surface well, and already has winning experience to draw upon, and in what could prove a trappy contest she is taken to score. Both Squirtle and Iberian Light have shown ability on the racecourse, with the former just being edged out at Warwick last week, and clearly meriting respect back over a trip that suits. Meanwhile Iberian Light races over 12 furlongs for the first time here and has stamina to prove, so we are happy to stick with Beauchamp Unique.

      Formwatch

      Zabeel Tower 4-1fav (8-7) Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd in Apr beating Alisdanza (9-5) by a shd, 15 ran.

      Beauchamp Unique 16-1 (8-4) Held up in rear, headway and not clear run 2f out, switched right and kept on, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Royal Reservation (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Feb.

      Squirtle (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Mid-division, outpaced 5f out, headway 2f out, led well inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 13, shd behind Spring Dream (9-0) at Warwick 1m 5f 3yo hcp (5) gd.

      Winds of Change 9-2 (8-11) Held up, pushed along over 5f out, soon beaten, 11th of 14, 8l behind Marachi Band (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Apr.

      Liberate 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 9th of 12, 12l behind Fregate Island (9-0) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Oct.

      Iberian Light (USA) 6-1 (8-13) In touch, chased leader 3f out, led inside final 2f, edged right inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Precious Dancer (9-2) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) frm in Apr.