G4 Claims Not At Fault Claims Made Easy Scottish Stewards' Cup Handicap

Hamilton

18:35

Date 2025-07-18

Distance 6f6y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £18,039

Winning Time 1m 9.50s (slow by 0.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Nariko (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer	11/2	Won
2nd	Double Rush (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · Charles Hills	6/4F	.75
3rd	Bergerac (IRE) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	10/1	0.2
4th	Northern Ticker (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Michael Dods	22/1	0.3
5th	Strike Red (IRE) Billy Garritty · Richard Fahey	10/1	1
6th	Kats Bob (GB) William Pyle · Ruth Carr	50/1	0.3
7th	Jonny Concrete (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	9/1	0.05
8th	Commanche Falls (GB) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	16/1	.5
9th	Crown Board (IRE) P J McDonald · Jane Chapple-Hyam	40/1	1.5
10th	Eye Of Dubai (GB) Jason Hart · John & Sean Quinn	28/1	.75
11th	Moonstone Boy (IRE) Mohammed Tabti · Iain Jardine	25/1	.75
12th	Vantheman (IRE) Clifford Lee · Kevin Ryan	8/1	.75
13th	Trilby (GB) Joe Fanning · Sam England	22/1	.5
14th	Venture Capital (GB) Shane Gray · Kevin Ryan	22/1	2.5

Runners (15)

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
12 (5)	Double Rush Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Charles Hills	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Charles Hills	125	—	45-113	90	108	100	34d	—	—	-12	20	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Progressive 3yo, shaping very well at York latest; can show he's still on a good mark
10 (3)	Nariko Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	126	—	4112-1	86	109	97	40d	—	—	+10	22.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Very good record on soft/heavy under Oisin Murphy but may not get those conditions here
8 (15)	Vantheman Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Kevin Ryan	J:Clifford Lee T:Kevin Ryan	129	—	4-5042	89	108	93	22d	—	—	+3	12.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Good second in 5f course handicap latest but needs to prove he's as effective at 6f
4 (7)	Strike Red Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	134	—	-62568	94	107	70	20d	—	—	+5	15.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Good second at Leicester in April but below par last twice; bounce back needed
14 (2)	Jonny Concrete Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	123	p	91-122	83	109	95	34d	—	—	+3	10.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Good since cheekpieces went on, including second to Kats Bob at York latest; player
7 (6)	Bergerac Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	132	b	785214	92	106	94	21d	—	—	+15	21.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Won a 5f course handicap last month; respectable fourth in warm race on AW since
2 (8)	Commanche Falls Brown J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	140	b	8-7026	100	107	90	29d	—	—	+6	14.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Former winner of this; second over C&D in June and excuse at Ripon since
15 (11)	Trilby Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Sam England	J:Joe Fanning T:Sam England	122	—	014704	82	107	95	33d	—	—	+6	11.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Had wind op since latest 5f course fourth; would enter the reckoning if ground goes soft
5 (9)	Northern Ticker Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Dods	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Dods	134	—	3113-0	99	102	72	34d	—	—	+9	13.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Useful 2yo; likely needed run on reappearance and could fare lot better now
11 (1)	Moonstone Boy Bay J:Mohammed Tabti(5) T:Iain Jardine	J:Mohammed Tabti(5) T:Iain Jardine	125	—	4-2150	85	107	100	21d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+6	9.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Good Hamilton record but all 22 career starts at 5f so this trip is an unknown
6 (4)	Venture Capital Bay J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	133	—	4-9107	93	106	82	20d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+8	11.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Ripon win in April but below par in two York handicaps since; others more persuasive
9 (13)	Eye Of Dubai Bay J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	127	—	31-000	87	105	53	34d	—	—	+7	10	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Well held this year but back on winning mark if staging revival; check the betting
13 (14)	Kats Bob Chestnut J:William Pyle(3) T:Ruth Carr	J:William Pyle(3) T:Ruth Carr	123	v	143618	83	107	94	16d	—	—	+14	16.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Five wins since joining Ruth Carr, including at York in June, but below par latest
1 (10)	Crown Board Bay J:P J McDonald T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:P J McDonald T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	140	—	/64-70	100	107	44	62d	—	—	+11	13.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Well held over 1m2f/1m; something to prove down significantly in trip
NR (12)	Sophia's Starlight Bay J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	135	—	114-80	95	106	45	82d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Two wins last autumn but hasn't returned in same form; first outing for 12 weeks

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Double Rush	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	15/8
Nariko	11/2	6/1	6/1	7/1	11/2
Vantheman	8/1	8/1	8/1	10/1	8/1
Strike Red	9/1	8/1	8/1	6/1	17/2
Jonny Concrete	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Bergerac	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Commanche Falls	11/1	10/1	10/1	8/1	10/1
Trilby	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Northern Ticker	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Moonstone Boy	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Venture Capital	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	20/1
Eye Of Dubai	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Kats Bob	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	33/1
Crown Board	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Sophia's Starlight	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Nariko

22.6

OR: 9 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

7/1

2nd

Bergerac

21.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.9

11/1

3rd

Double Rush

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 10

15/8

Kats Bob

16.9

OR: 8.3 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Strike Red

15.6

OR: 11 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Commanche Falls

14.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Northern Ticker

13.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Crown Board

13.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Vantheman

12.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Venture Capital

11.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Trilby

11.6

OR: 8 Form: 2 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Sophia's Starlight

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Jonny Concrete

10.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Eye Of Dubai

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Moonstone Boy

9.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Commanche Falls	100	107	90
Crown Board	100	107	44
Northern Ticker	99	102	72
Sophia's Starlight	95	106	45
Strike Red	94	107	70
Venture Capital	93	106	82
Bergerac	92	106	94
Double Rush	90	108	100
Vantheman	89	108	93
Eye Of Dubai	87	105	53
Nariko	86	109	97
Moonstone Boy	85	107	100
Jonny Concrete	83	109	95
Kats Bob	83	107	94
Trilby	82	107	95

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kats Bob	16d ago	Fit
Strike Red	20d ago	Fit
Venture Capital	20d ago	Fit
Bergerac	21d ago	Fit
Moonstone Boy	21d ago	Fit
Vantheman	22d ago	Fit
Commanche Falls	29d ago	Fit
Trilby	33d ago	Fit
Double Rush	34d ago	Fit
Jonny Concrete	34d ago	Fit
Northern Ticker	34d ago	Fit
Eye Of Dubai	34d ago	Fit
Nariko	40d ago	Fit
Crown Board	62d ago	Fresh
Sophia's Starlight	82d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Sophia's Starlight	Front Runner
Jonny Concrete	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 15 runners classified.