Hamilton
19:30
Cube Glass "Soba" Handicap
Hamilton Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2025 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £3 Exacta: £5.30 Trifecta: £12.60
Non-Runners: Arctic Voyage (unsuitable ground), Moonstone Boy (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Grandlad (IRE) 4 G AVG James Horton 129 lbs 2/1 Won Mounted on course and taken down early - led but pestered - headed over 1f out - rallied and challenging inside final furlong - kept on and led again towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding started better on this occasion having been slowly away at Newmarket and enjoyed being able to dominate in a small runner field)(op 11/4)
2nd 1 Venture Capital (GB) 4 G AVG Kevin Ryan 139 lbs 13/8F 0.3 Pressed leader - led narrowly over 1f out - faced challenges inside final furlong - no extra and headed towards finish(op 2/1 tchd 6/4)
3rd 2 Alaskan Gold (IRE) 3 C Poor Robert Cowell 138 lbs 10/1 0.3 Raced in third - headway over 1f out - challenging inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 15/2)
4th 6 Classy Al (GB) 6 G AVG Jim Goldie 115 lbs 5/2 2.75 Slowly away - raced in last - detached and raced awkwardly halfway - rallied and headway up the centre over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 7/4)