Racecards
15:35 Hamilton Park
Sodexo Open Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 65y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289
Mystical King
223- Form 4-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey T Eaves
mid-division, weakened over 4f out
- Form 59000-6
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 46
in touch in 4th, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Molly Cat
14- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey B A Curtis
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace and no chance with winner
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P Makin
in rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, one pace
Ayrad (IRE)
18- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon clear, kept on strongly
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey Michael J M Murphy
towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous
- Form 32493
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Verdict
AYRAD faded in the closing stages over 1m2f at Newmarket on last month's debut. Today's shorter trip might be a better option at this early stage and Roger Varian's colt gets the nod to open his account. Tarrafal has failed to match a narrow defeat at Wolverhampton in three subsequent outings while bumper winner Molly Cat was well beaten despite making the frame on her first start on the Flat. Katies Joy is a half-sister to a winner and fellow newcomer Knight Of Glin makes more appeal than stablemate Another Lincolnday.
Formwatch
Mystical King 50-1 (9-5) Tracked leader until over 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 4, 39l behind Are You Mine (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 1f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs in Sep.
Samoan (IRE) 80-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, in touch in rear, ridden along halfway, soon weakened, last of 6, 35l behind Cloverdale (9-9) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) fbs in Mar.
Molly Cat 11-2 (9-8) Keen prominent, lost place 5f out, rallied on outer over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 12l behind Alex My Boy (8-8) at Musselburgh 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.
Another Lincolnday Desideratum gelding out of Another Paris.
Ayrad (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Raced stand side tracked leaders, headway to press leaders when groups merged 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 5l behind Munjaz (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Knight Of Glin Strategic Prince gelding out of Shamrock Lady.
Silver Craftsman (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Soon outpaced in mid-division, ridden and stayed on from over 2f out, went moderate 4th over 1f out, no chance with leaders, 4th of 13, 21l behind Odeon (8-13) at Redcar 1m 1f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Tarrafal (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Night Party (8-8) at Beverley 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Katies Joy (IRE) Art Connoisseur filly out of Jinxy Jill.