18:55 Hamilton

Friday 25 August 2023

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Phoenix Utilities Ltd Lanark Silver Bell Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 2m 37.93s

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Hidden Dimples^t1¹¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: K Stott| T: G Boughey| OR: 99

22/1

22/1, 15¼ lengths eighth of 9 to Via Sistina in Dahlia Stakes at Newmarket (9f, soft) on UK debut. Off 110 days ahead of this handicap/stable debut and sports a first-time tongue strap.

Form: 1459-38

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Chillingham^h³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Connor Beasley| T: E Bethell| OR: 99| BF| D

7/2

Promising sort. Latest win at Thirsk in April. 5/6, good second of 7 in handicap at Ripon (12f, soft) 34 days ago, well positioned. Remains open to improvement and should make his presence felt.

Form: 131-142

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Postileo^p1³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: B A Curtis| T: R Varian| OR: 97| C

8/1

Course winner in May. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (8/1) at Newbury (16.5f, good) 34 days ago. Down in trip and cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 471/160

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Hadrianus³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Oliver Stammers| T: C Johnston| OR: 99

33/1

16/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Newbury (16.5f, good) 34 days ago. Needs to get back on track but edging down the weights (also down in trip here) and yard (when license was held by Charlie's father Mark) has saddled the winner of this race 4 times since 2011.

Form: 233070

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Dark Jedi^p1¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 90| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Below form fourth of 10 in handicap at Ascot (12f, good, 18/1) 13 days ago, never nearer. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Given a chance by the assessor and shouldn't be far away.

Form: 630654

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Struth^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 98| D

11/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 10 in handicap (11/1) at Ascot (12f, good) 13 days ago, faring best of those held up. Will be a threat if able to back that up for yard that also saddles Hadrianus.

Form: 203362

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Oneforthegutter^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Ian Williams| OR: 89| D

40/1

Latest win at Ascot in July. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tailed-off sixth of 7 to City Streak in handicap at Ascot (12f, good to soft, 10/3) 28 days ago. Bit to prove on the back of that display.

Form: 40-8816

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Beraz⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 88| CD

7/1

10/3, won 5-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 52 days ago, readily. 5 lb rise tolerable but this is a much stronger race.

Form: 6014/21

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Matchless²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: S A Gray| T: J Candlish| OR: 86| D

66/1

Latest win at Doncaster in May. 9/2, ninth of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (14.1f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 55-1309

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Faylaq⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Watson| T: J S Goldie| OR: 86| D

12/1

Twenty-four runs since last win in 2019. Twelfth of 18 in handicap (18/1) at York (10.2f, good) 41 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 20-2330

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Geremia¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 86| C| D

8/1

Unreliable sort. Course winner. Latest win at Ayr in July. 8/1, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at Haydock (16.2f, heavy) 19 days ago, slowly away. Back down in trip. Yard also saddles Faylaq and Sir Chauvelin.

Form: 136156

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Sir Chauvelin²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 8-11| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 84| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Yarmouth (14.1f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Dropped to a handy mark but opposable all the same.

Form: 83-0850

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Two Brothers^v²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Billy Garritty| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 83| D

14/1

Latest win at Carlisle in June. 4/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at York (11.8f, good) 27 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 223145

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Paddy The Squire^t²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 85

7/2

Promising individual. 10/3, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Ayr (10f, heavy) 25 days ago. Likely to benefit from this step up in trip and leading claims for yard that landed this prize in 2017.

Form: 40221

Non-Runners

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City Streak²⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: A M Balding J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Paddy The Squire (7/2), Chillingham (7/2), Struth (11/2), City Streak (11/2), Beraz (7/1), Postileo (8/1), Geremia (8/1), Faylaq (12/1), Two Brothers (14/1), Dark Jedi (22/1), Sir Chauvelin (22/1), Hidden Dimples (22/1), Hadrianus (33/1), Oneforthegutter (40/1), Matchless (66/1)

With this step up in trip expected to help unlock further improvement, unexposed 3-y-o PADDY THE SQUIRE gets the nod. A 5 lb rise for his latest success following a second wind op at Ayr looks fair and while conditions were testing that day, he proved that he handles better ground when runner-up on his penultimate start at Pontefract. Chillingham also has low mileage and is next on the list ahead of the Charlie Johnston-trained duo, Struth and Hadrianus (in order of preference), and City Streak.