ONE MILE about FOUR FURLONGS (12f abt 15yds) (2400m)
Fifth Race
6.40p.m.
THE PHOENIX UTILITIES LTD LANARK SILVER BELL HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 3) RACE DESCRIPTION
Our feature race of the day, this is a one mile and four furlongs handicap race for three-year-olds and upwards which have been rated from 0 to 95. To qualify for a handicap rating horses must have run at least three times in a Flat race in Britain, or have run in no more than two Flat races run in Britain and won at least one of them. This rating then dictates the weight to be carried in a handicap. In simple terms a horse rated 75 in this particular race would be required to carry 5lb more than a rival rated 70.
RACE STATISTICS
Leading course trainer (16-21): K Dalgleish (59 wins from 440 runners, 13%) runs EURO IMPLOSION and PLATINUMCARD Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): W Haggas (13 wins from 57 runners, 23%) runs MAHRAJAAN Fancy That: M Johnston won this race in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015. The stable runs BIG KITTEN and LOVE IS GOLDEN today. Longest Traveller: MAHRAJAAN trained by W Haggas, Newmarket, 360 miles.
BETTING FORECAST: 15-8 Mahrajaan (USA), 11-2 Platinumcard (IRE),
FOR THREE YRS OLD AND UPWARDS NUMBER OF DECLARED RUNNERS 8
Phoenix Utilities Ltd have very generously sponsored this race and will present a memento to the winning owner. In addition, they will present a cash prize to the person in charge of the horse judged to be the best turned out. Owners Prize Money. Winner £14294; Second £7146; Third £3574; Fourth £1786. (Penalty Value £18090)
7-1 Love Is Golden (IRE), 8-1 Where’s Jeff (GB), 10-1 Euro Implosion (IRE), 11-1 Dash of Spice (GB), First Impression (IRE), 12-1 Big Kitten (USA) RACE SUMMARY: MAHRAJAAN has made a very solid start to his career, making it 2 wins from 3 starts with a commanding success in a Ripon minor event 25 days ago. The type to do better again now handicapping, he gets the nod to complete the hat-trick. Platinumcard has proved a different proposition on the Flat and is feared, ahead of Love Is Golden. 1-2-3: 1.MAHRAJAAN (USA) 2.PLATINUMCARD (IRE) 3.LOVE IS GOLDEN (IRE)
RESULTS
TIME/DISTANCE:
1ST ..................................................................................................... 2ND.................................................................................................... 3RD .................................................................................................... 4TH .................................................................................................... Last Racecard 6 No. Runs 1 713111 2 9-02661 3 921-320 4 0082-23 5 7-12551 6 171223 7 311 8 611131
Horse PLATINUMCARD DASH OF SPICE FIRST IMPRESSION BIG KITTEN LOVE IS GOLDEN WHERE’S JEFF MAHRAJAAN EURO IMPLOSION
Career Wins 4 4 3 2 3 7 2 7
Places 1 5 3 6 — 7 — 6
(FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE SEE PAGE 45)
Total Runs 6 20 11 18 9 35 3 31
RACEFORM MEDIAN TIME: 2 mins 39.60 secs Career Winnings 27464 96382 19493 9833 15103 53646 7398 25208
Winning Winning Distance Going Range Range 9-10F G-S 10-12F G-ST 8-10F G-S 8-10F ST 8-12F GS-S 8-12F G-ST 10-12F G-GF 11-13F G-S
Runs Since Wins 0 0 4 12 0 3 0 0
