16:50 Hamilton

Friday 3 July 2020

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(9)

Al Qahwa^p³⁰⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 90

150/1

Well beaten last of 16 in a 6f handicap at Thirsk (good) last August. Absent and changed stables since and is probably best watched on his first attempt at this distance in nearly four years.

Form: 06207/0-

(8)

Spiorad^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 89| D

13/2

Successful three times in nine career starts most recently on soft ground over 1m at Thirsk last August. Drop back in trip a positive having finished down the field over 1m2f at Haydock (good-to-soft) on seasonal debut last month.

Form: 13110-0

(4)

Gulf Of Poets¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 84| C| D

6/1

Stepped on seasonal debut effort when finishing 3L seventh over 1m2f at Ripon (good-to-soft) two weeks ago. Short of room at crucial stage that day and is a notable runner back down in trip.

Form: 0280-67

(10)

Knighted^b1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: K A Ryan| OR: 82| D

16/1

Winner of four races in a 16 race career but struggled when last of 12 over 1m at Haydock (good) last month when returning from a break. Blinkers tried for the first time in this contest.

Form: 0/649-50

(7)

Dawaaween⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: K Stott| T: J D Bethell| OR: 72| CD

5/6

Shown good form on both starts for this yard including when scoring by 5L over this C&D on good-to-soft ground last week. Carries a 5lb penalty for that success and looks likely to prove hard to beat once more.

Form: 5415-21

(1)

Silver Dust¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 76| D

4/1

Won two of his last three starts including over an extended 1m at Beverley (good) last time out. Raised 4lb for that triumph and is an interesting runner despite being unproven on the forecast soft going.

Form: 363121

(3)

Sarvi^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: P Mathers| T: J S Goldie| OR: 72| C

18/1

Beaten 8L into fifth in a 1m1f handicap on soft ground when making when making her seasonal debut here last month. Races off a mark 6lb higher than when winning here last August.

Form: 21526-5

(5)

Edgar Allan Poe^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: J Fanning| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 71| CD

28/1

Failed to trouble the judge in two starts this campaign most recently when tenth over 1m at Pontefract (good) just over two weeks ago. Has won over C&D In the past but others hold more obvious claims on this occasion.

Form: 1659-00

Non-Runners

(6)

King Of Tonga²⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: D O'Meara J: J Garritty

(2)

Caustic Love¹¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: K Dalgleish J: S A Gray

Forecasts

Dawaaween (5/6), Silver Dust (4/1), Gulf Of Poets (6/1), Spiorad (13/2), Caustic Love (8/1), King Of Tonga (12/1), Knighted (16/1), Sarvi (18/1), Edgar Allan Poe (28/1), Al Qahwa (150/1)

DAWAAWEEN impressed when registering a victory here last week and a 5lb penalty for that triumph looks unlikely to prove enough to stop the four-year-old from following up in this handicap event. The selection can see of fellow last time out winner Silver Dust who is set to make his first appearance on soft ground here while third place can go to Caustic Love who ran well off this mark last time.