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00 The Macgregor Flooring

Aiden Brookes 6.20, 9.00 Tom Eaves 5.45, 6.20, 6.55, 7.25, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00 David Egan 5.45, 6.20, 6.55, 7.25, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00 Sam Feilden 6.20

Billy Garritty 5.45, 6.20, 6.55, 8.00, 9.00 Gary Halpin 5.45 Clifford Lee 5.45, 6.20, 6.55, 7.25, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00 Paula Muir 8.30 Andrew Mullen 5.45, 6.20, 6.55, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00

David Nolan 6.20, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00 Tadhg O’Shea 6.20, 6.55, 8.30, 9.00 Callum Rodriguez 6.20, 6.55, 7.25, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00 Amie Waugh 8.00, 8.30, 9.00

HOW TO READ YOUR RACECARD

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Owner: Lets be lucky racing 20 and partner Breeder: Mr D. V. Williams

Jockey: Kevin Stott Trainer: Oliver Greenall, Malpas Probable S.P.: 14-1 Headgear: Tongue Strap Cheek Pieces Sponsor: Bryn Vyrnwy Caravan Park Ltd., Swansway

FORM: 40-3500

TIMEFORM VIEW Bit below form when seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (11.1f, good to firm) 72 days ago, finding test too much. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others preferred. TF RatingHHIII BHA 55

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1. Owners Colours Graphic 2. Horse’s Saddlecloth number 3. Horse’s Name 4. Days since last ran 5. Colour of Horse B = Bay, Br = Brown, Ch = Chestnut, Gr = Grey, Ro = Roan 6. Sex of Horse c = Colt, h = Horse, g = Gelding, f = Filly, m = Mare 7. Sire 8. Dam 9. Age 10. Weight Carried 11. Draw 12. Previous Performances C = Course Winner, D = Distance Winner, BF = Beaten Favourite 13. Form Comments 14. Timeform Rating 15. Jockey (If there is a number next to the name this indicates that the Jockey can claim that amount of weight (lbs) off the stated riding weight.)

STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED Each horse has been given a star rating, these are defined below:

HHHHH Selected to win the race. HHHHI Good chance of being placed. HHHII By no means out of the reckoning but at least one or two hold stronger claims. HHIII Unlikely to win but not totally without hope. HIIII Can be given little or no chance.

MAN OF STYLE COMPETITION

Have you come dressed to impress this evening? If so, then you could be one of our finalists in tonight’s Slater Menswear Man of Style competition. Our secret spotters are out and about in the crowd, looking for dapper gents with style and swagger who will be invited to take to the catwalk at 7pm. Everyfinalist in the Man of Style competition, will go into a draw and the chosen name will receive a £250 Slater Menswearvoucher.

WINNER

• £1,000 voucher for Slater Menswear • Boë Hamper • Overnight stay for two with breakfast at the

Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park Hotel • Use of an Audi for the weekend courtesy of Lookers Audi • Pair of tickets for Ultimate Bowie at Motherwell Concert Hall • Admission for two to Ladies’ Night 2023 at Hamilton Park ALL FINALISTS • Pair of tickets to another 2023 raceday • Entered into a draw to win £250 voucher for Slater Menswear

Please note: Hotel reservations and car weekend dates are subject to availability. Car driver must be 25 or over.

RA CING J ARGON BUSTER

Do not be put off by the weird terms you may hear on the racetrack. Like any traveller in a strange country, the novice racegoer will soon pick up a smattering of the language, and then rapidly become fluent. The following might help those racegoers keen to enhance their language skills.

ACCUMULATOR bet involving two or more selections in different races: winnings from one are placed on the next ALLOWANCE is the weight concession the horse is given to compensate for its rider’s inexperience ALL WEATHER RACING flat racing which takes place on an artificial surface AMATEUR (rider) on racecards, their names are prefixed by Mr, Mrs, Captain, etc., to indicate their amateur status APPRENTICE young jockey tied by annually renewed contract to a licensed trainer while he or she is learning the business of race-riding BACKWARD used of a horse which needs time to mature CLAIMER of a race: a claiming race; of a jockey: an apprentice COLT male, ungelded horse up to four years old COURSE SPECIALIST horse which tends to run well at a particular track DAM mother of a horse DISTANCE the length of a race: 5 furlongs is the minimum and the 4 1⁄2 miles of the Grand National the longest. Also, the margin by which a horse wins or is beaten by the horse in front: this ranges from a short head to ‘by a distance’ (more than 30 lengths); a ‘length’ is measured from the horse’s nose to the start of its tail DISTANCE an unmarked point 240 yards from the winning post (thus ‘below the distance’ means closer home than that point) DRAW for flat racing only, describes a horse’s position in the starting stalls, drawn randomly the day before EVENS or EVEN MONEY when your stake exactly equals your winnings - thus £5 at evens wins a further £5 FILLY female horse up to four years old FOAL horse of either sex from the time of its birth until 1 January the following year FURLONG 220 yards (one eighth of a mile) GELDING castrated horse GOING the description of conditions underfoot on the racecourse. Official Jockey Club going reports progress as follows: Heavy - soft - good to soft - good - good to firm firm - hard GREEN (of a horse) inexperienced HAND unit of four inches in which a horse’s height is measured, at the shoulder JOLLY betting parlance for the favourite in a race - the horse with the shortest odds

JUDGE official responsible for declaring the finishing order of a race and the distances between the runners JUVENILE two-year-old horse MAIDEN horse which has not won a race MARE female horse five years and over MONKEY betting parlance for £500 ODDS ON odds where the winnings are less than the stake (which is of course returned to you): thus a winning £2 bet at 2-1 on wins you £1 OFF THE BIT/OFF THE BRIDLE describes a horse being pushed along by his jockey, losing contact with the bit in his mouth ON THE BIT/ON THE BRIDLE describes a horse going well within himself, still having a grip on the bit OVER THE TOP where a horse is said to have gone if he has passed his peak for the season PACE ‘up with the pace’ means close to the leaders; ‘off the pace’ means some way behind the leaders PADDOCK area of the racecourse incorporating the pre-parade ring, parade ring and winner’s enclosure PATTERN the elite races, divided in Flat racing into Groups One, Two, Three and Listed PENALTY weight added to the allotted handicap weight of a horse which has won since the weights were originally published PHOTO FINISH electronic photographic device which determines minimal distances in a close finish PLATE shoe worn by horse for racing PONY betting parlance for £25 RULE 4 betting rule covering deductions made from winning bets if a horse is withdrawn after the betting market has been formed but before the ‘Under Starter’s Orders’ signal; the amount deducted depends on the price of the withdrawn horse RUN FREE describes a horse going too fast, usually early in the race, to allow it to settle SCOPE the potential for physical development in a horse SIRE father of a horse SPREAD A PLATE when a racing plate or horseshoe becomes detached from an animal’s hoof, this sometimes causes a delay while the horse is re-shod SPRINGER/STEAMER a horse whichshortens dramatically in the betting SP/STARTING PRICE the official price of a horse at which bets are settled in the betting shops STEWARDS the panel of men and women - usually a total of four - who are responsible for seeing that the Rules of Racing are adhered to STEWARDS’ ENQUIRY enquiry by the stewards into the running of a race TIC-TAC the bookmaker’s method of relaying odds information on the racecourse, by means of hand signals WEIGH IN/WEIGH OUT weighing of jockey before and after a race to ensure that the correct weight has been carried; the announcement ‘weighed in’ signals that the result is official, and all bets can be settled YANKEE combination bet involving four selections in different races: six doubles, four trebles and one four-horse accumulator - eleven bets YEARLING horse of either sex from 1st January to 31st December of the year following its birth