July 02 / 15.45 Hamilton

15.45

Good

Aspire At Hamilton-Park Handicap

  • Prize money: £5286.34
  • 0m 6f 6y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Aspire At Hamilton-Park Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.88
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 110121 CD

Last run: 5 days

W: 10st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Thriving at present, winning four of his last six starts, the latest over 5f here last Thursday; well positioned on that occasion but he went with plenty of enthusiasm and a 4lb rise isn't insurmountable; 7lb worse off with Winter Crown on their C&D run three weeks ago; won the corresponding race in 2022; lots to like.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

9

(1)

28th Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

16:00 Thirsk

Jordan Electrics

9st 10lb

J: Lauren Young

T: Jim Goldie

Cheekpieces on for the first time when ending a long losing sequence at Ayr (6f) in July; backed it up with a good third of 11 at Hamilton (5f) a week ago; must enter calculations back up to 6f with headgear retained.

14/1

3rd

7

(12)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 7y

Class 3

18:45 Hamilton

Jordan Electrics

9st 10lb

J: Mark Winn

T: Jim Goldie

Had first-time cheekpieces (retained) when making all at Ayr (5f, good to firm) a month ago for his first win in a while; put back up 4lb but still has handicapping scope if the headgear works again.

4/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: -45163 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Produced strong finish to win at Ripon in May (6f, good); beaten twice off this mark since, behind Catherine Chroi here on former occasion and then close up at Pontefract three weeks ago; needs another step forward to win.
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No / Draw
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2nd

7

(1)

16th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

18:45 Pontefract

Havana Rum

9st 1lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

A touch below par at York (6f, good to firm) three weeks ago but third of 19 there (6f, good to firm) two starts ago and he has an eyecatching record at Pontefract, having made the frame on each of his last five visits; firmly in calculations.

7/1

Form: 611115 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 12lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
She has been a revelation since returned to Iain Jardine, winning six 6f events, two of them at this track; not so good over 7f last time but returning to this trip will suit.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

1

(7)

20th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

13:13 Newcastle (AW)

Catherine Chroi

9st 9lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

No AW win since March 2024; respectable showings, behind in-form rivals, over a range of trips (6f-1m) recently, without doing enough to suggest that she's primed to strike; drop back to 7f is helpful and she might have place possibilities; one of two for Iain Jardine.

8/1

9

(10)

28th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 212y

Class 6

16:10 Catterick

Catherine Chroi

8st 12lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Won six times from seven starts between March and May last year, but losing run up to 22 and well held back with her former trainer at Newcastle (6f, AW; well backed) this month; enough to prove.

7/1

9

(10)

28th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 212y

Class 6

16:10 Catterick

Catherine Chroi

8st 12lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Won six times from seven starts between March and May last year, but losing run up to 22 and well held back with her former trainer at Newcastle (6f, AW; well backed) this month; enough to prove.

7/1

4/1

Form: 592132 D BF

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Well suited by a stiff 6f; cheekpieces have helped in recent starts, winning at Carlisle in May before near misses over C&D (behind two of these rivals) and Ayr; another big run looks assured.
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122

19th Sep 2025

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:40 Ayr

Sacred Falls

8st 7lb

T: Katie Scott

6th

8

(5)

18th Aug 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:15 Ayr

Sacred Falls

8st 9lb

J: Greg Fairley

T: Katie Scott

Successful at Catterick in April (6f, good to firm) but she's been up and down since and was only seventh of ten at Hamilton last Tuesday; still 2lb higher than for her last success and she has some work to do.

12/1

9

(3)

12th Aug 2025

Good

0m 6f 6y

Class 4

19:40 Hamilton

Sacred Falls

9st 1lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Katie Scott

Successful at Catterick in April (6f, good to firm); has often run well in defeat since but she wasn't at her best over C&D last month; a few others look stronger in this field.

12/1

Form: 337415 D

Last run: 73 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Two wins on AW over the winter; didn't run badly at Thirsk in April but this is a step up in class and he has a 73-day absence to contend with.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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13th

3

(10)

20th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:54 Newcastle (AW)

Secret Road

9st 8lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward

Eight-time winner; made a winning stable debut for Laura Mongan (1m, AW) in March but that wasn't a springboard to better things; sold for 2,000gns in July; return to 6f should suit on stable debut.

20/1

9th

6

(2)

4th Jun 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

17:10 Lingfield (AW)

Secret Road

9st 5lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Laura Mongan

Won at 6f and over C&D for James Owen at the start of the year, then over 1m here on yard debut in March, but his last three runs have been nothing like as good; has plenty to prove back at 7f.

25/1

10th

6

(12)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

14:07 Lingfield (AW)

Secret Road

9st 5lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Laura Mongan

Enjoyed a revival for James Owen and this yard earlier in the year, with three wins, including two round here; up in the weights now, though, and finished well behind a couple of these over C&D a month ago; needs more from somewhere.

20/1

Non-runners

Winter Crown, Animate, Quintus Arrius, Front Gunner

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £9.80
Straight Forecast £10.98
Trifecta £32.40

Selections

POSTDATA:

Sacred Falls

RP RATINGS:

Winter Crown

TOPSPEED:

Havana Rum

SPOTLIGHT:

Animate

Daily Mail:

Catherine Chroi

The Times:

Sacred Falls

The Guardian:

Sacred Falls

D Express:

Sacred Falls

The Sun:

Havana Rum

Telegraph:

Animate

Daily Mirror:

Winter Crown

Daily Record:

Winter Crown

The Star:

Catherine Chroi