Velux Roof Windows Handicap – Hamilton

Hamilton

16:50

Velux Roof Windows Handicap

Date 2024-05-29

Distance 1m68y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,926

Winning Time 1m 52.90s (slow by 9.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Arkenstaar (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Michael Dods	15/8F	Won
2nd	Vellner (IRE) Oisin Orr · Bernard Llewellyn	4/1	0.1
3rd	Epona Pas (IRE) Amie Waugh · Jim Goldie	25/1	2.5
4th	Black Friday (GB) Paddy Mathers · R Mike Smith	100/30	1
5th	Shine On Brendan (IRE) Clifford Lee · Jim Goldie	4/1	2.75
6th	Lunacy (GB) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	12/1	2.25
7th	Mrs Happy (IRE) Joe Fanning · Lucinda Russell	50/1	0.1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (8)	Arkenstaar Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Dods	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Dods	133	—	751-31	67	84	51	24d	—	—	-16	13.1	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Gained fourth course win over C&D latest; form franked so merits serious consideration
3 (1)	Black Friday Bay J:Paddy Mathers T:R Mike Smith	J:Paddy Mathers T:R Mike Smith	134	—	536-43	68	82	65	24d	—	—	-8	9.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Good third over C&D 24 days ago; he ought to be in the shake-up off the same mark
5 (4)	Shine On Brendan Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Jim Goldie	J:Clifford Lee T:Jim Goldie	131	b	03-866	65	83	63	24d	—	—	-8	8.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Yet to hit top form in three runs this season, beating only one over C&D 24 days ago
2 (6)	Vellner Chestnut J:Oisin Orr T:Bernard Llewellyn	J:Oisin Orr T:Bernard Llewellyn	135	—	0-9501	69	80	22	27d	—	—	-5	8.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Capitalised on much-reduced mark in Ayr h'cap 27 days ago; up 3lb but not taken lightly
6 (7)	Lunacy Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	125	t	00-668	59	80	33	24d	—	—	-2	4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Course scorer but last over 1m3f here latest; more required despite falling in weights
7 (5)	Epona Pas Bay J:Amie Waugh(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Amie Waugh(5) T:Jim Goldie	118	—	5548-9	52	79	65	15d	—	—	-2	1.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Off 11 months before ninth of 11 in 1m2f Ayr handicap 15 days ago; others are preferred
8 (2)	Mrs Happy Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Lucinda Russell	J:Joe Fanning T:Lucinda Russell	116	h	007-60	50	57	29	12d	—	—	-1	0.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Offered little both runs for her new yard; she's hard to make a case for
NR (3)	Man Of A'An Bay J:Sam James T:Liam Bailey	J:Sam James T:Liam Bailey	135	ht	233-79	69	80	69	37d	—	—	—	4.8	—	—
Failed to beat a rival both runs for current yard; hood/tongue strap go on now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Arkenstaar	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4
Black Friday	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Shine On Brendan	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Vellner	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Lunacy	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Epona Pas	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Mrs Happy	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Arkenstaar

13.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

7/4

2nd

Black Friday

9.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Shine On Brendan

8.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Vellner

8.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Man Of A'An

4.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lunacy

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Epona Pas

1.3

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Mrs Happy

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vellner	69	80	22
Man Of A'An	69	80	69
Black Friday	68	82	65
Arkenstaar	67	84	51
Shine On Brendan	65	83	63
Lunacy	59	80	33
Epona Pas	52	79	65
Mrs Happy	50	57	29

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mrs Happy	12d ago	Quick return
Epona Pas	15d ago	Fit
Arkenstaar	24d ago	Fit
Black Friday	24d ago	Fit
Shine On Brendan	24d ago	Fit
Lunacy	24d ago	Fit
Vellner	27d ago	Fit
Man Of A'An	37d ago	Fit