Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park Confined Handicap (For horses With No Win In 2025)

Hamilton

17:15

Date 2025-09-22

Distance 6f6y

Class Class 6

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 1m 14.37s (slow by 5.07s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Green Valentine (IRE) Barry McHugh · Alan Brown	25/1	Won
2nd	Back Before Dark (GB) Oliver Stammers · Grant Tuer	5/1	1
3rd	The Gay Blade (GB) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	11/4	1
4th	Evocative Spark (IRE) Joe Bradnam · John David Riches	9/1	1.25
5th	World Of Darcy (IRE) Elizabeth Gale · John Ryan	3/1	1.5
6th	Kode Secret (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	5/2F	2.25

Runners (6)

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
4 (6)	Kode Secret Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	133	tp	2-7453	56	69	60	13d	—	—	-13	13	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Ran okay in third at Leicester recently when back from a break and could build on that run
5 (4)	The Gay Blade Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	132	—	622556	55	72	63	83d	—	—	-10	9.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Two-time C&D winner who is effective on soft ground and often runs well after a break
2 (1)	World Of Darcy Bay J:Elizabeth Gale(5) T:John Ryan	J:Elizabeth Gale(5) T:John Ryan	135	b	469460	58	67	42	14d	—	—	-12	7.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Well beaten on last two starts (5f/6f, good) but three wins on soft/heavy last October
1 (5)	Evocative Spark Bay J:Joe Bradnam(7) T:John David Riches	J:Joe Bradnam(7) T:John David Riches	135	v	989377	58	69	49	13d	—	—	-7	7.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Five-time winner but it's been a struggle in the main this year
3 (3)	Back Before Dark Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	135	—	-07340	58	71	53	13d	—	—	-6	7.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Well beaten last time but over 7f; in pretty good heart over sprint trips previously
6 (2)	Green Valentine Bay J:Barry McHugh T:Alan Brown	J:Barry McHugh T:Alan Brown	122	—	000090	45	65	28	18d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Went close last October but has achieved very little this year

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kode Secret	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4
The Gay Blade	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
World Of Darcy	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Evocative Spark	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Back Before Dark	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Green Valentine	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kode Secret

OR: 1.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8

11/4

2nd

The Gay Blade

9.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

World Of Darcy

7.7

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Evocative Spark

7.5

OR: 2 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4

11/2

Back Before Dark

7.3

OR: 2 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.8

5/1

Green Valentine

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
World Of Darcy	58	67	42
Evocative Spark	58	69	49
Back Before Dark	58	71	53
Kode Secret	56	69	60
The Gay Blade	55	72	63
Green Valentine	45	65	28

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kode Secret	13d ago	Quick return
Evocative Spark	13d ago	Quick return
Back Before Dark	13d ago	Quick return
World Of Darcy	14d ago	Fit
Green Valentine	18d ago	Fit
The Gay Blade	83d ago	Fresh