Hamilton Course Guide
The Scottish track stages racing throughout the summer months, with its most important races being the Listed Glasgow Stakes, a 1m 3f event for three-year-olds which is run in mid-July, and the Lanark Silver Bell, a handicap over a mile and a half run in late August.
Understood to be one of the oldest prizes in Sport, the Lanark Silver Bell was restored in 2008 having not been previously run since 1977 when Lanark racecourse closed. It is believed that the Silver Bell was first contested over a thousand years ago when the Bell was gifted to Lanark by King William the Lion. Trainer Mark Johnston boasts an excellent record in the race having won it three times in four years from 2011-14.
Advance Going
Right handed, sharp, undulating. There are steep gradients into and out of a pronounced hollow just over three furlongs from the winning post, with a severe hill up to the finish. When the ground becomes testing, runners generally stick to the far rail.
It’s vital in distance races at Hamilton that you get your mount to settle early on, otherwise you’ll be going far too quick down the hill, long before you get to the top loop. Balance is all-important for any horse running there, which means you get a few track specialists. The steep run down to the bottom of the dip can cause jockeys to start racing too early and, because it’s a long way home from there, they can be walking from the two to the one pole. There’s very little draw bias in sprint races.
View from the saddle: Jason Weaver
Results
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 5f 7y Jordan Electrics (Good to Firm) 03 Aug 2024 56.96s 6f 6y Jordan Electrics (Good) 19 Jul 2024 1m 7.82s 1m 68y Artistic Rifles (Good to Firm) 31 Jul 2021 1m 42.97s 1m 1f 35y Wait To Excel (Good to Firm) 23 Jun 2022 1m 54.04s 1m 3f 15y West Wind Blows (Good to Firm) 15 Jul 2022 2m 17.6s 1m 4f 15y Spectacular Style (Good) 05 Sep 2023 2m 31.97s 1m 5f 16y Wickywickywheels (Good to Firm) 09 Jul 2022 2m 47.04s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L J S Goldie 326 45 £291K 13.8% -£59.21 I Jardine 231 34 £216K 14.72% -£73.63 C Johnston 137 17 £90K 12.41% -£24.89 K R Burke 71 17 £104K 23.94% -£8.25 D O'Meara 97 15 £116K 15.46% -£31.83 R A Fahey 96 14 £86K 14.58% -£28.28 T D Easterby 110 14 £88K 12.73% -£18.36 K A Ryan 74 13 £91K 17.57% £36.35 M Dods 69 11 £44K 15.94% -£32.29 E Bethell 41 10 £63K 24.39% -£9.85 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L A Mullen 192 33 £210K 17.19% -£23.48 P Mulrennan 168 31 £192K 18.45% -£20.05 Connor Beasley 94 16 £92K 17.02% -£21.13 O J Orr 101 15 £85K 14.85% -£33.99 D Tudhope 67 14 £90K 20.9% -£23.13 S A Gray 61 14 £91K 22.95% £72.75 Kaiya Fraser 62 13 £88K 20.97% £14.67 B A Curtis 35 13 £121K 37.14% £30.65 J Fanning 109 12 £78K 11.01% -£5.93 Callum Rodriguez 49 11 £111K 22.45% -£15.11
Address & Contact
Hamilton Park Racecourse
Bothwell Road
Hamilton
ML3 0DW
01698 283806
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