Apex Traffic Management Ltd Buttonhook Handicap – Hamilton

Hamilton

14:05

Apex Traffic Management Ltd Buttonhook Handicap

Date 2024-05-05

Distance 1m5f16y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £15,462

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (6)	Simple Star Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Dianne Sayer	J:Joanna Mason T:Dianne Sayer	120	—	1212-2	77	104	79	14d	—	—	-5	19	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Won three times in 2023 and last month's Musselburgh second was a career-best effort
4 (5)	Capital Theory Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	129	—	6337-4	86	105	59	24d	—	—	-7	15.7	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Only 2lb higher than for quite stylish Ayr win in September and ran well on AW last month
1 (7)	Two Brothers Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	135	v	551-41	92	102	76	15d	—	—	-2	15.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Late-maturing 6yo; career-best form when eased-down winner at Thirsk last month
5 (2)	Ravenscraig Castle Grey J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	125	t	2239-6	82	104	96	51d	—	—	-1	11.6	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Largely consistent last season but has not won for a while and others appeal more
3 (3)	Euchen Glen Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	132	—	440-09	89	105	-	13d	—	—	+5	11.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Fine servant to stable over the years but tailed off twice this spring
2 (4)	Manu Et Corde Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Iain Jardine	J:Connor Beasley T:Iain Jardine	133	b	8500/0	90	65	-	29d	—	—	+8	10.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
After a long absence, he struggled to get competitive on last month's stable debut
NR (1)	Sir Chauvelin Bay J:TBC T:Jim Goldie	J: T:Jim Goldie	124	—	6-0009	81	104	67	37d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Very useful in his prime and won this race in 2016; out of form on AW this year, though

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Simple Star	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Capital Theory	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Two Brothers	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Ravenscraig Castle	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Euchen Glen	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Manu Et Corde	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Simple Star

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

9/4

2nd

Capital Theory

15.7

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

5/2

3rd

Two Brothers

15.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Euchen Glen

11.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Ravenscraig Castle

11.6

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Manu Et Corde

10.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Sir Chauvelin

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Two Brothers	92	102	76
Manu Et Corde	90	65	—
Euchen Glen	89	105	—
Capital Theory	86	105	59
Ravenscraig Castle	82	104	96
Sir Chauvelin	81	104	67
Simple Star	77	104	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Euchen Glen	13d ago	Quick return
Simple Star	14d ago	Fit
Two Brothers	15d ago	Fit
Capital Theory	24d ago	Fit
Manu Et Corde	29d ago	Fit
Sir Chauvelin	37d ago	Fit
Ravenscraig Castle	51d ago	Fresh