19:30 Hamilton

Friday 25 August 2023

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Elmwood Projects Ltd Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 0.59s

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(7)

Elegant Erin²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 84| D

15/8

Four-time winner last season who has been shaping up well of late, going close at Pontefract (5f) before a good third in a stronger event over C&D earlier this month. Leading contender.

Form: 31-9523

(6)

Mojomaker^t³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: B A Curtis| T: D Loughnane| OR: 83| D

9/2

Acquitted himself well this term, latest when third of 7 in handicap (3/1) at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 39 days ago. Worth another crack at the minimum trip and must enter calculations.

Form: 0-52833

(3)

May Blossom^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 81| D

10/1

Won handicaps at Nottingham and Newmarket over this trip last month. Never in hunt at Thirsk since but blinkers (applied for 2 victories) are back on and she remains fairly treated.

Form: 336110

(5)

Count D'Orsay^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Easterby| OR: 78| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Chester in July. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good to soft, 11/1) 7 days ago, merely closing up late. Others preferred.

Form: 117055

(2)

Never Dark¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 78| D

12/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Last of 6 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft, 20/1) 11 days ago, finding little. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 125-176

(4)

Sound Of Iona⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 77| D

25/1

Caught the eye when a never nearer fifth over this trip at Musselburgh in May and can have latest York run ignored (broke through stalls). Not out of things.

Form: 98-0050

(1)

Sera Dawn¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: J Channon| OR: 74| BF| D

16/5

Latest win at Catterick in April. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good, 2/1) 18 days ago, not ideally placed. Others more persuasive.

Form: 114434

Forecasts

Elegant Erin (15/8), Sera Dawn (16/5), Mojomaker (9/2), Count D'Orsay (11/2), May Blossom (10/1), Never Dark (12/1), Sound Of Iona (25/1)

ELEGANT ERIN acquitted herself really well in a deeper contest here last time and is fancied to return to winning ways. May Blossom and Mojomaker are feared most.