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20:20 Hamilton Park

Lead The Field Virgin Media Claiming Stakes (Class 6)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 16y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 30.38s
  • Off Time: 20:21:11
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Simply St Lucia

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Frith (IRE)

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Patavian (IRE)

      15/8

        3(7)
        Silk - GREEN, GOLD sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Kinfayre Boy

        657
        40/1
        • Form 87390P/
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 45

        led to halfway, soon lost place, weakened and eased final 2f

        4(10)
        Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

        Frith (IRE)

        68
        13/2
        • Form 585/050
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 60

        mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, challenged over 1f out, edged left and kept on to chase winner well inside final furlong

        5(5)
        Silk - Navy Blue, Red seams, Light Blue cap

        Welcome Spirit

        22
        100/1
        • Form 0/00-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 18

        mid-division, lost place over 5f out, soon eased, pulled up lame over 1f out

        6(8)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (halved), ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE armlets, WHITE cap, ROYAL BLUE spots

        Coronation Flight

        60
        6/1
        • Form 333-986
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 46

        behind, outpaced 4f out, soon ridden and beaten

        7(4)
        Silk - Red, black seams, white cap

        Simply St Lucia

        75
        2/1
        • Form 69588-7
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 53

        keen early, tracked leader, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, held on under pressure final furlong

        8(9)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW sash and cap with BLUE hoop

        Raguany (IRE)

        22
        12/1
        • Form 5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 38

        held up behind, headway 3f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        9(6)
        Silk - Pink, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, Royal Blue cap

        Roll Em Over

        19 b
        16/1
        • Form 000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 32

        driven to chase leaders, ridden over 5f out, soon outpaced

        10(1)
        Silk - Black and White check, Light Blue sleeves and cap

        Patavian (IRE)

        11 p CD
        15/8
        • Form 5-61849
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 63

        tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on until no extra well inside final furlong

        1(3)
        NR

        Zabeel Tower

        6
        • Form 87-8813
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 54

        Nonrunner

        2(2)
        NR

        Press Express (IRE)

        10 BF
        • Form 0-66125
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 62

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Press Express gets the nod in the claimer ahead of Zabeel Tower and Patavian. On the sole occasion that Press Express has so far dropped to selling or claiming company, he won and, with his handicap efforts not reading too badly of late - particularly in the context of this race - he looks to be a major player today. Zabeel Tower faces this grade for only the second time and, coming here on the back of a good recent Musselburgh effort, he makes it firmly onto the short list. As does Patavian, who has a clear chance based on ratings but he will have to put a poor first-time blinkered run behind him today if he is to feature. Once again, then, the selection is Press Express.

        Formwatch

        Kinfayre Boy 12-1 (8-2) Mid-division after 4f when pulled up in race won by Regency Red (8-10) at Musselburgh 1m 4f clm (5) gf in Sept '05, 9 ran.

        Frith (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 28l behind Sudden Impulse (8-11) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.

        Welcome Spirit 100-1 (9-12) Led, headed over 6f out, soon behind, 12th of 14, well behind Ostfanni (11-1) at Musselburgh 2m amt hcp 0-80 (6) gd in Jun.

        Coronation Flight 20-1 (8-3) Prominent far side, led group over 2f out, no chance with stands side, 6th of 14, 16l behind Blue Sky Thinking (9-7) at Newcastle 1m clm (6) gs in May.

        Simply St Lucia 22-1 (8-10) Soon led, headed over 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 10l behind The Grey One (8-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) fbs in Apr.

        Raguany (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten, 5th of 7, 17l behind Ballyhurry (8-4) at Musselburgh 1m 1f clm (6) gd in Jun.

        Roll Em Over 25-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders to over 4f out, lost touch final 3f, soon well behind, last of 11, 25l behind Regency Red (10-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f amt stk (6) pol in Jun.

        Patavian (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 40l behind Toboggan Lady (8-3) at Hamilton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) sft.

        Zabeel Tower 8-1 (8-11) With leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Neil's Legacy (8-9) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.

        Press Express (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, 5th of 13, 9l behind Turn Of Phrase (9-0) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.