14:05 Hamilton

Sunday 5 May 2024

All14:0514:3515:1015:5016:2316:5817:30

Apex Traffic Management Ltd Buttonhook Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 5f 16y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:06  |   Winning time: 2m 52.09s
1st
Horse silk
4
(5)
11/4
T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Tracked leaders, went close 2nd halfway, led narrowly well over 3f out, forged on 2f out, soon pushed along, kept on strongly op 3/1 tchd 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¼
3
(3)
10/1
T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan
Prominent, close 2nd well over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon left behind by winner, kept on, always held tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¾
1
(7)
7/2
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Billy Garritty
Towards rear, outpaced and dropped to rear over 4f out, soon pushed along, ridden and some headway over 2f out, ran on into 3rd entering final furlong, never on terms tchd 16/5 and tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
(2)
9/2
T: I JardineJ: A Mullen
Held up in rear, headway to chase front rank well over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on same pace op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
6 ½
7
(6)
9/4f
T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: Joanna Mason
Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, no impression and weakened 1f out op 2/1 tchd 5/2
6th
Horse silk
13
2
(4)
28/1
T: I JardineJ: Connor Beasley
;ed, raced keenly, headed well over 3f out, soon weakened and lost touch over 2f out op 22/1 tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

6
(1)
Horse silk
Sir Chauvelin37
Weight: 8-12|  Age: 12
T: J S Goldie  J: Mark Winn
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.90, £3.90EX:£23.10Trifecta:£83.50SF:£27.35Swingers:£4.00, £2.00, £5.90

Forecasts

Simple Star (9/4), Capital Theory (11/4), Two Brothers (7/2), Ravenscraig Castle (9/2), Euchen Glen (10/1), Sir Chauvelin (16/1), Manu Et Corde (28/1)

Verdict

SIMPLE STAR looks the way to go on the back of his excellent reappearance Musselburgh second. Recent Thirsk scorer Two Brothers rates the chief threat to Dianne Sayer's course winner, with Capital Theory appealing as the pick of the rest for minor honours.

  1. SIMPLE STAR (IRE)
  2. TWO BROTHERS
  3. CAPITAL THEORY

Previous Winners

2023
Postileo
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 6
J: Ray Dawson  |  T: R Varian
6/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,462.002nd: £7,251.003rd: £3,627.004th: £1,812.005th: £906.006th: £453.00

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