Hamilton Races
Hamilton
16:35
William Cairns Memorial Celebrations Handicap
Hamilton
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023
Distance: 6f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £2 £3.30 £2
Exacta: £52
Tricast: £330.38
Trifecta: £460.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Burj Malinka (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Adrian Nicholls | 126 lbs | 9/2J | Won | Dwelt start - prominent after 1f - led halfway - ridden under 2f out - soon hung right - ran on final furlong (trainer said - regarding the improved form shown - that the gelding benefitted from being ridden more prominently from a better draw)(op 5/1 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Selby's Pride (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Tony Coyle | 130 lbs | 11/1 | 2 | Midfield - headway 2f out - went second over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 18/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | The Gay Blade (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 116 lbs | 13/2 | .5 | Prominent - kept on inside final furlong(op 7/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Secret Road (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Tristan Davidson | 132 lbs | 12/1 | 2.5 | Slowly into stride - in rear - detached halfway - headway 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - ran on - nearest finish (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Ramon Di Loria (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Ryan Sexton
(3)lbs
|
Ewan Whillans | 132 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | Dwelt start - towards rear - stayed on final furlong - no telling impression(tchd 9/1) | |
| 6th | 5 | Blazing Son (GB) | 7 G | AVG |
Andrew Breslin
(3)lbs
|
Bryan Smart | 129 lbs | 9/2J | .5 | Dwelt start - towards rear - some headway 2f out - no impression final furlong | |
| 7th | 8 | Elladora (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Katie Scott | 126 lbs | 7/1 | 0.1 | Led - headed halfway - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Mighty Gurkha (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Archie Watson | 135 lbs | 10/1 | 4.5 | Stumbled start - midfield on outer - lost position under 2f out - weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding slipped when leaving the stalls)(op 6/1) | ||
| 9th | 3 | Russco (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Ann Duffield | 133 lbs | 5/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - lost position under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 10th | 9 | Glorious Rio (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Stella Barclay | 123 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | In rear throughout(op 14/1) |