15:30 Hamilton

Wednesday 19 June 2019

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Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 1m 46.49s

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(4)

Eesha's Smile⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: I Furtado| OR: 72| D

4/1

Formerly with Mark Johnston (2-5); always handy until weakening inside the final furlong on stable debut at Nottingham in April (1m2f, good to soft); off since, but is 2lb lower and this drop in trip looks to be a positive move.

Form: 11666-5

(8)

Fiction Writer²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 70

4/1

Beaten a nose on debut at Wolverhampton (7f) in November; ran his best race since when finishing third to Rambaldi in a 1m+ Nottingham Classified Stakes latest; others better handicapped?

Form: 2-85443

(9)

Startego^p1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P Hanagan| T: A Watson| OR: 67

10/1

Twice a runner up under varying ground conditions as a juvenile (over 1m); has disappointed since introduced to handicapping (easing 9lb in the weights); cheekpieces are now applied seeking a spark; difficult to be confident about his chances.

Form: 226-698

(1)

Ivory Charm²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S P Davis⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 66| CD

9/4

Off the mark over C&D (good to soft) on her seventh career start; that form probably isn't overly strong, but she was a decisive 3½L winner so a 6lb rise in the weights is perfectly fair; should figure positively in a weak race.

Form: 5-46621

(10)

Castle Quarter³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: S Spencer| OR: 66

14/1

Twice placed for former handler John Quinn, including on debut behind today's rival Eesha's Smile at Beverley (7½f, good) last August; didn't stay an extended mile on soft ground at Nottingham on stable debut/seasonal reappearance.

Form: 363-6

(11)

Five Helmets^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 63

6/1

Quick ground Beverley nursery winner (7½f) for Tom Dascombe in August 2018; yet to click in four starts for Iain Jardine (also saddles God Of Dreams); has fallen 10lb in the handicap since April.

Form: 32-5406

(3)

Euro No More^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S A Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 59

14/1

Kicked off her 3yo career with a respectable 50/1 sixth of 15 at Haydock (1m, soft), form which has a degree of substance; poor in three runs since (6f-7f) but is plummeting in the weights and the stable are absolutely flying this week.

Form: 56-6948

(6)

Gremoboy¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 58

16/1

His sole win came on Fibresand at Southwell (7f) in November; yet to show any worthwhile form on turf (0-4), falling a whopping 15lb in the weights over the course of his last three starts; look elsewhere.

Form: 871-798

(2)

Delectable²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: A Mullen| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 57

33/1

Left Karl Burke as a five-race maiden in late 2018; weakened from halfway when finishing last of 13 on debut for Adrian Nicholls at Wetherby (1m, good to firm) three weeks ago; a very unlikely winner.

Form: 56456-0

Non-Runners

(13)

My Boy Lewis²⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: R Fell & S Murray J: Cam Hardie

(12)

Ollivander¹¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: C J McGovern

(7)

Gennaro⁴⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: I Furtado J: T E Whelan

(5)

God Of Dreams²¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: I Jardine J: Jamie Gormley

Forecasts

Ivory Charm (9/4), Eesha's Smile (4/1), Fiction Writer (4/1), Ollivander (5/1), Five Helmets (6/1), My Boy Lewis (7/1), Startego (10/1), Euro No More (14/1), Castle Quarter (14/1), Gennaro (14/1), Gremoboy (16/1), God Of Dreams (16/1), Delectable (33/1)

A 3yo handicap which won't take a great deal of winning, so it's possible that the recent C&D scorer Ivory Charm will prove capable of defying a subsequent 6lb rise in the weights for John Dance and Richard Fahey. However, with a whole host of under-performing rivals in opposition she'll be well found in the market and won't offer much value. Therefore, in the interests of sport, a speculative dart is aimed towards the Keith Dalgleish-trained EURO NO MORE. Her last three efforts have been poor, but in all fairness they were all over shorter trips (6f-7f), and her earlier seasonal reappearance sixth at Haydock (1m, soft) is very respectable form in the context of this race.