August 12 / 20.10 Hamilton

20.10

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  • 1m 4f 15y
  • Class 6
  • 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

33/1

Form: -70456

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
15-race maiden; fourth over 1m1f here (good) in a first-time visor in June but has twice run disappointingly at Ayr (1m2f) since; plenty to prove, not least stamina, on third attempt over this trip.
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7th

8

(3)

13th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

15:30 Ayr

Millbuie

8st 6lb

J: William Pyle

T: Ewan Whillans

27-race maiden; creditable third in a C&D classified event eight days ago (good); this is tougher.

7/1

3rd

7

(4)

5th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

15:50 Ayr

Millbuie

9st 9lb

J: William Pyle

T: Ewan Whillans

Placed in similar event on AW two starts ago (1m2f) but that is flanked by lesser efforts on turf; remains a longstanding maiden.

14/1

10th

11

(3)

10th Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 68y

Class 6

21:00 Hamilton

Millbuie

8st 11lb

J: Greg Fairley

T: Ewan Whillans

25-race maiden; had run of the race at Newcastle (1m2f; third, 16-1) last week but was unable to make it count; no reason to think that this return to turf can unlock the door; others are more convincing.

20/1

6th
10 (12)
Cushty

10/1

Form: 673655

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Still seeking her first win (0-12); continues to ease in the weights and the blinkers which were worn for the first time at Southwell (1m3f; fifth of eight, 33-1) have been discarded in favour of a visor.
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8th

8

(3)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Cushty

8st 11lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Ruth Carr

Best positioned when off the mark in slowly run C&D race (17-2) three weeks ago; up just 2lb and Hollie Doyle is again in the saddle, so needs respect despite chance that the cards might not fall so favourably this time.

11/2

1st

9

(3)

25th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Cushty

8st 8lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Ruth Carr

14-race maiden; mark has tumbled but she does need to pull out more if she is to break her duck.

16/1

12

(8)

16th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Cushty

8st 11lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Ruth Carr

13-race maiden whose form is remaining static despite going up in trip and down the weights; needs plenty more.

16/1

Form: -48224

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Failed to fulfill potential, taking time to return to form after a gelding operation; back-to-back second-place finishes at Wolverhampton and Carlisle (8.5f/1m1f) offer hope but stable appears to hold a better chance with Crystal Guard.
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3rd

6

(6)

4th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

That Lucas Fella

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

16-race maiden but he has finished second in similar events over C&D on his last two starts, no match for an easy winner on each occasion; likely to be involved once again.

11/4

2nd

8

(2)

24th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

19:05 Newcastle (AW)

That Lucas Fella

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

0-15 but has often run well and he was second over C&D a fortnight ago, albeit no match for the rejuvenated winner; could be thereabouts.

7/1

Form: 526554 CD

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Dual course winner (1m4f/1m5f); form has dipped slightly since finishing runner-up at Carlisle (1m6f, good to firm) in May but, on recent evidence, he's closely matched with today's rivals Crystal Guard and Sugarpiehoneybunch; foolish to dismiss.
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3rd

3

(7)

9th Sep 2025

Good

1m 5f 192y

Class 6

14:10 Catterick

Twoforthegutter

10st 8lb

J: Miss Serena Brotherton

T: Christopher Kellett

Kept on well to score at his beloved Hamilton (1m4f, good) four weeks ago; a 5lb rise will make life tougher as he seeks to win away from that Lanarkshire venue for the first time; down the field (sixth) behind Stellarmasterpiece over 1m4f here in April.

7/2

1

(2)

12th Aug 2025

Good

1m 4f 15y

Class 6

20:10 Hamilton

Twoforthegutter

9st 12lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Christopher Kellett

Dual course winner (1m4f/1m5f); form has dipped slightly since finishing runner-up at Carlisle (1m6f, good to firm) in May but, on recent evidence, he's closely matched with today's rivals Crystal Guard and Sugarpiehoneybunch; foolish to dismiss.

12/1

Form: 562413 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Runner-up to Sugarpiehoneybunch over C&D (good) in June; consistent since, winning at Musselburgh (12.5f; from 5lb lower) in early July and then occupying third place back here (1m5f, with some of these behind) latest; seemingly the pick of Iain Jardine's three runners.
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5th

9

(2)

28th Apr 2026

Standard

2m 0f 102y

Class 6

16:35 Southwell (AW)

Crystal Guard

9st 2lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Iain Jardine

Dual 1m4f winner on Tapeta elsewhere; placed three times from six starts over this sort of trip on Tapeta and could make the frame from just 2lb above his last winning mark.

12/1

6th

8

(2)

6th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

16:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Crystal Guard

8st 12lb

J: David Probert

T: Iain Jardine

No AW win since January 2023 (Newcastle, 12.5f); managed to score at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) last July but fortunes dipped markedly towards the end of the turf season; more than enough to prove after layoff.

16/1

5

(1)

1st Oct 2025

Good

1m 5f 216y

Class 6

16:38 Musselburgh

Crystal Guard

9st 2lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Won here (12.4f, good) in July and respectable efforts in next two runs but his form nosedived at Hamilton last month; has something to prove again after that and he needs to bounce back; stablemate of Elemental Eye.

12/1

Form: -48541

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Beaten a head in this last year and, while theoretically she has work to do with Sugarpiehoneybunch and Crystal Guard on the basis of their June C&D clash, she managed to break her maiden in newly applied blinkers at Musselburgh (1m5f, good) latest; 5lb higher.
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8th

8

21st Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

16:43 Hexham

Lady Phoebe

10st 12lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Adam Nicol

0-7 over hurdles but ran quite well when fourth at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) in March and her subsequent 2m5f Flat win makes her of strong interest over this new trip.

6/1

2nd

7

(11)

8th Jun 2026

Good

2m 1f 27y

Class 6

20:00 Pontefract

Lady Phoebe

8st 12lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Adam Nicol

Won by 5.5l over the extended 2m5f here before getting outpaced in a sprint finish back over 2m at Newcastle; remains in good form and entitled to feature.

8/1

4th

1

(2)

19th May 2026

Standard

2m 0f 56y

Class 6

14:30 Newcastle (AW)

Lady Phoebe

9st 9lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Adam Nicol

Not achieved much in previous visits here but always over shorter and she's been found the right race having won comfortably over the extended 2m5f at Pontefract four weeks ago; holds obvious claims upped 5lb.

7/4

Form: 40-676

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
With her third trainer having spent time with Richard Hannon and Jim Goldie; weakened on return from wind surgery at Ayr (1m, good; stable debut, 33-1) so it's a guessing game as to how she'll fare back over this longer trip; look elsewhere.
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2nd

9

(9)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Yellow Lemons

9st 0lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Katie Scott

Yet to be placed from 13 starts; it is difficult to muster any enthusiasm for her chances here.

25/1

12

(8)

1st Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 15y

Class 6

14:20 Musselburgh

Yellow Lemons

8st 9lb

J: William Pyle

T: Katie Scott

12-race maiden who has shown very little this year and she would be a surprise winner today.

50/1

Form: 572421

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Progress since fitted with cheekpieces, making up for near misses at Leicester (1m2f) and Salisbury (1m4f) when justifying favouritism at Yarmouth (11.5f) last week; carries 6lb extra here and is of obvious interest as the sole runner on the card for his Newmarket-based trainer.
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7th

10

(3)

25th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:30 Leicester

Shabu Shabu

9st 1lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: James Ferguson

Won a small-field handicap at Yarmouth (11.5f) last August but has mixed record since and was tailed off at Wolverhampton (1m6f) 19 days ago; may have had stamina issues last time but he's now 1-13 and others are more convincing.

18/1

10th

6

(8)

6th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

16:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Shabu Shabu

9st 3lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: James Ferguson

Won a small-field contest at Yarmouth (11.5f) last August; run down late in added blinkers at Pontefract (1m2f) the following month; perfectly entitled to draw benefit from last week's comeback run at Southwell but stamina questionable.

10/1

Form: 4/9200 CD

Last run: 57 days

W: 9st 6lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
No win since 2022 (second in this in 2023) and backward steps since finishing runner-up at Carlisle (2m1f, good to soft) in May; it's never advisable to write off a Goldie/Mulrennan runner but she'll need to rediscover a spark in order to be positively involved.
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5th

4

(4)

16th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 16y

Class 6

17:10 Hamilton

Aighear

8st 10lb

J: Lauren Young

T: Jim Goldie

A two-time winner (at up to 1m7f) last autumn; failed to build on earlier promise when only sixth of eight in 1m5f handicap at Ayr ten days ago; this course winner needs to get back on track.

7/1

6th

6

(4)

6th Jul 2026

Good

1m 5f 26y

Class 5

17:30 Ayr

Aighear

9st 1lb

J: Lauren Young

T: Jim Goldie

Won twice on slow ground here in the autumn (1m7f/1m5f) but was behind La Tosca and Ebony Maw when keeping-on fourth here (1m7f, soft) last month and the forecast quicker ground today is not ideal.

12/1

4th

6

(6)

19th Jun 2026

Good

1m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:25 Ayr

Aighear

9st 4lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

Well held when third of four in C&D contest that was seemingly stolen from the front by a stablemate last month but it's unwise to judged her harshly on that; won here twice in the mud in the autumn and significant rain will give her strong claims.

14/1

Form: -42687

Last run: 21 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Runner-up from out of the handicap at Beverley (1m4f, good to firm; 50-1) in May but hasn't managed to beat many rivals in three subsequent starts (1m4f-1m6f); cheekpieces are added and he appears the least likely of Iain Jardine's three runners.
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7th

8

(5)

18th Aug 2025

Good

1m 5f 26y

Class 6

20:15 Ayr

Max The Tiger

8st 2lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Runner-up from out of the weights at Beverley (1m4f, good to firm; 50-1) in May but hasn't managed to beat many rivals in four subsequent starts (1m4f-1m6f); record is 0-10 and others are more convincing.

25/1

11

(8)

12th Aug 2025

Good

1m 4f 15y

Class 6

20:10 Hamilton

Max The Tiger

8st 9lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Iain Jardine

Runner-up from out of the handicap at Beverley (1m4f, good to firm; 50-1) in May but hasn't managed to beat many rivals in three subsequent starts (1m4f-1m6f); cheekpieces are added and he appears the least likely of Iain Jardine's three runners.

33/1

7th

7

(6)

22nd Jul 2025

Good

1m 4f 104y

Class 6

15:30 Musselburgh

Max The Tiger

8st 3lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Eight-race maiden and his close second at Beverley (1m4f, good to firm) in May is very much a standout run; pretty much tailed off since then.

16/1

Form: 05-603

Last run: 20 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Left mostly modest efforts behind when running into a place at Catterick (1m4f, soft; beaten nearly 7l, 50-1); the next challenge is to build on that further; safest to monitor only for the moment.
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6th

2

(7)

22nd May 2026

Good To Soft

1m 4f 5y

Class 6

20:22 Pontefract

Hickton

9st 8lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Took a while to get off the mark but he has won three of his last seven starts (1m4f-1m6f); poor run over 2m at Southwell two weeks ago; capable of bouncing back now dropping in distance.

8/1

9th

6

(2)

7th May 2026

Standard

2m 0f 102y

Class 6

21:00 Southwell (AW)

Hickton

9st 6lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Struggled on his first two starts this year but returned to form here over 1m6f 12 days ago, gaining his second success at this track; up 4lb but has good claims if seeing out this longer trip.

3/1

1st

4

(5)

25th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Hickton

9st 8lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Won here (1m4f) off 4lb lower last October; reported to have bled from the nose when beaten 34l over C&D last month, but soundly beaten at Catterick (1m4f, good) since; holds claims if he can return to form.

6/1

Non-runners

Sugarpiehoneybunch

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £163.10
Straight Forecast £133.85
Tricast £477.61
Trifecta £724.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Shabu Shabu

POSTDATA:

Crystal Guard

Daily Mirror:

Lady Phoebe

RP RATINGS:

Twoforthegutter

Daily Mail:

Sugarpiehoneybunch

NEWMARKET:

Shabu Shabu

Telegraph:

Shabu Shabu

The Guardian:

Shabu Shabu

D Express:

Shabu Shabu

The Sun:

Shabu Shabu

The Star:

Shabu Shabu

Daily Record:

Shabu Shabu

The Times:

Crystal Guard