24 Sep 2023 17:10 Hamilton
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,187); Distance: 1m 3f 15y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft.
McEwan Grant, Construction & Retail Joinery Contractors Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(7) |   | - | Lunacy (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 461756 / 5 | Flat (8) | A Mullen | I Jardine The Crown Lunatics,… | 3/1 | |
| towards rear, smooth headway into 3rd 3f out, pushed along and led 2f out, hung right from over 1f out, ridden well clear inside last, readily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(4) |   | 5½ L | Rory The Cat (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 651215 / 5 | Flat (48) | O J Orr | Miss Lucinda V Russell The Cool Cats | 11/2 | |
| towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, stayed on and took 2nd over 110 yards out, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(5) |   | ¾ L | Barrolo (GB) (colt, grey, 9 9) | 112113 / 3 | Flat (16) | S H James | Grant Tuer The Weighting Game | 2/1 | |
| prominent, raced keenly, ridden well over 1f out, plugged on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(6) |   | NK | Blue Antares (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 251322 / 3 | Flat (7) | J Fanning | C Johnston Mr Pat Fitzsimons | 10/3 | |
| chased leaders on outer, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never threatened | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(1) |   | 1¾ L | Hondo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 8) | 446426 / 4 | Flat (15) | B A Curtis | R Fell & S Murray Richard & Katherine… | 17/2 | |
| led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, hung right over 1f out, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(3) |   | 1¾ L | Rampant (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 0) | 787529 / 5 | Flat (18) | P J McDonald | Ewan Whillans The Eden Storm… | 18/1 | |
| in rear, in touch, pushed along and struggling well over 3f out, plugged on | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(2) |   | 5½ L | Best Guess (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 8) | 573 / 4 | Flat (17) | Connor Murtagh | F P Murtagh Mr Anthony White | 33/1 | |
| dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden and dropped away well over 2f out | ||||||||||
