18.10
SoftBook Your Tickets @hamilton-park.co.uk “Hands And Heels” Apprentice Handicap (Excellence Series)
- Prize money: £4187.2
- 0m 5f 7y
- Class 5
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
15/8 (Won)
- Win: £3.50
Form: 254612 D BF
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 4 (8) |
23rd Jan 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
slowly away, always behind |
14/1 |
|
10th 4 (8) |
23rd Jan 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
slowly away, always behind |
14/1 |
|
8th 4 (11) |
11th Jan 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
dwelt start, towards rear |
12/1 |
11/10
Form: 821131 CD
Last run: 9 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 (2) |
10th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 6y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
A three-time winner (including over C&D) here who got back on track when third of nine over C&D six days ago; goes well on soft ground, so this veteran is in the mix, especially if the rain comes. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 4 (6) |
4th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 6y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Underwhelming on his three starts since promising reappearance run at Doncaster in March; however, he has a strong record at Hamilton and is running here for the first time this season; slow ground would be a positive. |
13/2 |
5/1
Form: 513219 CD
Last run: 27 days
W: 10st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 11 (11) |
13th Oct 2025 Good 0m 5f 1y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Posted a second-place finish in May but isn't particularly solid on the rest of his 2025 form; further drop in weights takes him to 10lb below last winning mark. |
16/1 |
|
6 (1) |
1st Oct 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
10st 7lb |
Runner-up at Hamilton (5f, good to firm) in May but he has been below his best in five starts since; needs a return to form with the visor back on for the first time since 2021. |
7/1 |
|
10th 8 (12) |
21st Sep 2025 Soft 0m 5f 7y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Four-time C&D winner; runner-up here in May but not in anything like the same form since and needs to stage a revival. |
16/1 |
7/1
Form: 287456 D BF
Last run: 13 days
W: 8st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 (5) |
6th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Course regular who's going beyond 5f for the first time in almost two years; remains consistent and is on a winning mark but others are preferred over this trip. |
10/1 |
|
6th 8 (8) |
20th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 5 |
8st 9lb |
In-form 8yo, placed at Wolverhampton and Newcastle on his last two starts; goes back up in class but it's difficult to rule out this eight-time course winner who should get a good pace to aim at. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 1 (7) |
11th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Eight of his nine wins on the AW have been at Wolverhampton and the other came over this C&D; ran well but was no match for the winner when second of nine at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) nine days ago; claims off his last winning mark. |
11/2 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £5.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £5.94 |
| Trifecta | £11.80 |