October 02 / 15.40 Hamilton

15.40

Soft

Gartcraig Inn @Always A Warm Welcome Fillies’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £10308
  • 1m 0f 68y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Gartcraig Inn @Always A Warm Welcome Fillies’ Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.75
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 669112 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Low-mileage 4yo who arrives firmly on the up, scoring at Nottingham and Ripon before posting an excellent clear second in 1m2f Leicester handicap 20 days ago; up another 3lb but she's a winner on soft ground and a big player here.
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4

(8)

30th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 1f 35y

Class 3

15:35 Hamilton

Zarabanda

9st 11lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

Course winner who comes here in good form, fourth of nine in 1m2f Chester handicap 16 days ago; she ought to be thereabouts eased 1lb.

9/2

4th

4

(3)

14th Sep 2024

Heavy

1m 2f 70y

Class 3

16:05 Chester

Zarabanda

9st 7lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: David O’Meara

Useful mare who won three times on soft ground last year; often highly tried this year but creditable fourth back in a handicap at Haydock (1m2f, good to soft) last week; reasons to think she'll run well but Stressfree is still the more appealing of the yard's pair.

9/1

4th

1

(1)

5th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 2f 42y

Class 3

16:50 Haydock

Zarabanda

10st 1lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

Mixed form in Listed races on last three starts but she was a creditable fourth at York two runs ago (1m2f, good to firm) and she's won three of her eight handicaps (all on soft); interesting now back in a handicap.

12/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 848512

Last run: 11 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Irish filly who comes here at the top of her game, easily getting off the mark in 1m1f Musselburgh maiden before a posting a clear second in 1m2f Ayr handicap 11 days ago; hood goes on; she can go well again despite a 2lb rise.
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4th

11

(4)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 0y

14:30 Curragh

Fiver Friday

9st 4lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Gavin Cromwell

Now 11lb higher than for C&D win in March, an emphatic success gained at the main expense of the Irish Lincoln winner Ribee; has maintained progress with a wide-margin win in a handicap hurdle at Bellewstown; strong contender.

6/1

1st

3

18th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 30y

15:15 Bellewstown

Fiver Friday

11st 8lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Dual-purpose sort added his fifth Flat win when comfortably winning a Curragh handicap earlier this month on soft to heavy; winner of a Naas maiden hurdle (2m, good to yielding) when trained by Paul Traynor and has been a runner-up in both starts over timber for this yard, including when best of the rest behind the decent Eachtotheirown at Thurles in January; big chance.

15/4

1st

20

(5)

3rd Apr 2026

Soft

1m 2f 0y

16:17 Curragh

Fiver Friday

8st 7lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Gavin Cromwell

Four Flat wins and hurdle victory for Paul Traynor; fine yard debut third over C&D off 1lb higher in October; runner-up in pair of handicap hurdles at Thurles in the winter; stable in form and shortlisted despite being 1lb out of the handicap.

14/1

Form: 226311 C

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Hasn't looked back since joining her current yard and she comes here on a hat-trick after recent handicap wins (at around 1m2f) at Hamilton and York; she's firmly in the picture despite having a career-high mark to overcome.
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2

(5)

13th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 5

16:45 Beverley

Anjo Bonita

10st 1lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Sara Ender

Both wins in 2023, at 1m1f and about 1m2f, but this C&D seemed to just catch her out in May; two good efforts at Carlisle (1m1f, soft) and Pontefract (1m, good) of late but she may need an easier test than this now and would have preferred some rain.

7/2

2nd

5

(1)

27th Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 5

14:25 Pontefract

Anjo Bonita

9st 12lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Sara Ender

Record of 0-5 for new stable but shapes as if this belated drop back to 1m is worth exploring; very well handicapped on best form.

10/1

14

(9)

5th Jul 2025

Soft

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

20:12 Carlisle

Anjo Bonita

9st 13lb

J: Faye McManoman

T: Sara Ender

Should be on a good mark but has become hard to predict and wouldn't be the percentage call.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 7331 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Lope De Vega filly who has progressed with each of her four runs, hooded when easily making a winning handicap debut at Sandown (1m, soft) 12 days ago; hiked up 11lb but she has more to offer so merits serious consideration.
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3rd

3

(9)

23rd Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

14:25 Windsor

Classic Times

9st 9lb

J: David Egan

T: Roger Varian

Settled better in a first-time hood when winning easily on soft ground last month, but was found out by an 11lb rise three weeks ago, having been easy to back; today's longer trip isn't certain to suit on pedigree and she'll need to be amenable early.

4/1

4th

3

(6)

2nd Oct 2023

Soft

1m 0f 68y

Class 3

15:40 Hamilton

Classic Times

9st 4lb

J: David Egan

T: Roger Varian

Lope De Vega filly who has progressed with each of her four runs, hooded when easily making a winning handicap debut at Sandown (1m, soft) 12 days ago; hiked up 11lb but she has more to offer so merits serious consideration.

5/4

1st

8

(7)

20th Sep 2023

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:15 Sandown

Classic Times

9st 4lb

J: David Egan

T: Roger Varian

pressed leader

5/1

20/1

Form: 359426

Last run: 11 days

W: 8st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Resumed winning ways at Musselburgh (1m4f) in June and largely in good form since until beating only one at Ayr (1m2f) 11 days ago; this drop to 1m isn't certain to suit and she's 3lb out of the handicap too.
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7th

6

(6)

20th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Ayr

Sophiesticate

9st 6lb

J: Joe Bradnam

T: R Mike Smith

Campaigned mostly at longer trips (stays 12.5f) and offered little back over 1m at Newcastle in early December.

33/1

7

(2)

9th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

13:40 Ayr

Sophiesticate

9st 2lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

C&D winner who was on the scoresheet at Musselburgh (1m4f, good) in August; ran okay when third over C&D (soft) nine days ago but was no match for the first two (including Cisco Disco); needs something extra.

9/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £13.00
Straight Forecast £14.79
Trifecta £30.50

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Classic Times

TOPSPEED:

Anjo Bonita

SPOTLIGHT:

Zarabanda

Daily Mail:

Zarabanda

D Express:

Zarabanda

NEWMARKET:

Classic Times

Telegraph:

Classic Times

The Guardian:

Classic Times

The Sun:

Classic Times

Daily Record:

Classic Times

POSTDATA:

Anjo Bonita

The Times:

Anjo Bonita

Daily Mirror:

Anjo Bonita

The Star:

Anjo Bonita