Racecards
21:15 Hamilton Park
John Smith's Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 34y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289
- Form 334-605
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Adam J McNamara
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 2-52228
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey G Whillans
tracked leader early, soon towards rear, headway over 3f out, led inside final furlong, just held on
- Form 622-476
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey P J McDonald
led, pressed over 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 867332
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey P Makin
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression
- Form 088-111
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer I Mohammed
- Jockey Martin Lane
held up, in touch, challenged over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 664443
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey J Fanning
held up, towards rear, headway over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, just held close home
- Form 342464
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
NonRunner
Verdict
Therthaar won easily on his latest start in May to record a hat-trick of wins at Wolverhampton. But he has a 10lb rise to contend with here and HENPECKED is preferred. The latter was well beaten in better company last time but had gone close in this grade on three occasions before that and gets another chance today. Tectonic will take advantage of a slip down the weights before long and Weld Al Khawaneej has been thereabouts off similar marks of late and both make more appeal than Incurs Four Faults and So Celebre.
Formwatch
Bahamian C 8-1 (9-6) Led, headed 5 out, unbalanced briefly over 4f out, edged left over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, last of 5, 15 1/2l behind Grapevine (9-0) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Henpecked 7-2jfav (8-11) Chased leaders, pushed along on inside over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Innocent Touch (10-0) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
So Celebre (GER) 8-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Lord Yeats (9-7) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Tectonic (IRE) 5-2 (9-10) Keen, tracked leaders, switched left over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Lady Turpin (8-4) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Therthaar 6-5fav (9-5) Held up in mid-division, headway on wide outside over 1f out, soon hung left and led 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, eased close home, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May beating Ada Misobel (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 12 ran.
Incurs Four Faults 9-1 (9-3) Hampered after 1f, mid-division, soon towards rear, headway over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Whitkirk (8-12) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Weld Al Khawaneej (IRE) 5-1jfav (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd post, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Theos Lolly (9-7) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.