Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park "Hands And Heels" Apprentice Handicap (Racing Excellence Series)

Hamilton

17:40

Date 2025-08-12

Distance 5f7y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 58.31s (slow by 1.31s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Thornaby Pearl (GB) Alfie Gee · Adrian Nicholls	3/1	Won
2nd	Masterclass (GB) Jay Mackay · Paul Midgley	11/4	.75
3rd	Happier (IRE) Jake Dickson · Tim Easterby	5/1	0.2
4th	Fortunate Star (IRE) Harry Smith · Declan Carroll	2/1F	2.75
5th	Sixcor (GB) Alfie Redman · Linda Perratt	11/1	2.5
6th	Hard Nut (IRE) Phoebe Edwards · Linda Perratt	66/1	.5

Runners (7)

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
1 (4)	Fortunate Star Chestnut J:Harry Smith(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Harry Smith(3) T:Declan Carroll	142	t	348120	63	67	58	17d	—	—	-5	19	0.69/1	11/4 27%
In good form before struggling in Class 4 at York last time; this is much more manageable
4 (1)	Masterclass Grey J:Jay Mackay(5) T:Paul Midgley	J:Jay Mackay(5) T:Paul Midgley	133	b	614657	54	67	62	5d	—	—	-14	10.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
5f win at Nottingham in May; has run some fair races since and likely to do so again
2 (5)	Thornaby Pearl Bay J:Alfie Gee(5) T:Adrian Nicholls	J:Alfie Gee(5) T:Adrian Nicholls	139	—	633-35	60	68	48	75d	—	—	-13	9.2	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Had a wind op since last seen; dangerous mark and he's one to take seriously
3 (3)	Happier Bay J:Jake Dickson(5) T:Tim Easterby	J:Jake Dickson(5) T:Tim Easterby	138	tb	077961	59	70	57	7d	—	—	0	17.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ran away with a lesser 5f handicap at Catterick last week; respected under a penalty
6 (7)	Sixcor Bay J:Alfie Redman(3) T:Linda Perratt	J:Alfie Redman(3) T:Linda Perratt	129	p	323173	50	68	58	11d	—	—	+3	12.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
C&D win last month; behind stablemate Hard Nut latest but can reverse those placings here
7 (2)	Hard Nut Bay J:Phoebe Edwards(7) T:Linda Perratt	J:Phoebe Edwards(7) T:Linda Perratt	124	—	8-9662	45	63	54	11d	—	—	-2	0.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Comfortably held by the winner when 2nd at Musselburgh 11 days ago; yard also runs Sixcor
NR (6)	Thunderstorm Katie Bay J:Lauren Young T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young T:Jim Goldie	132	—	584114	53	62	48	1d	—	—	—	12.8	—	—
Progressive at 6f since wind op in June; luckless run at Ayr on Monday; now back at 5f

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Fortunate Star	11/4	11/4	5/2
Masterclass	11/4	11/4	11/4
Thornaby Pearl	11/4	11/4	11/4
Happier	4/1	4/1	4/1
Sixcor	9/1	17/2	9/1
Hard Nut	33/1	33/1	33/1
Thunderstorm Katie	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Fortunate Star

OR: 3.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Happier

17.5

OR: 2.3 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Thunderstorm Katie

12.8

OR: 0.8 Form: 12 Odds: 0

—

Sixcor

12.4

OR: 0 Form: 9.9 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Masterclass

10.3

OR: 1 Form: 2 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Thornaby Pearl

9.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Hard Nut

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fortunate Star	63	67	58
Thornaby Pearl	60	68	48
Happier	59	70	57
Masterclass	54	67	62
Thunderstorm Katie	53	62	48
Sixcor	50	68	58
Hard Nut	45	63	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Thunderstorm Katie	1d ago	Quick return
Masterclass	5d ago	Quick return
Happier	7d ago	Quick return
Sixcor	11d ago	Quick return
Hard Nut	11d ago	Quick return
Fortunate Star	17d ago	Fit
Thornaby Pearl	75d ago	Fresh