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.

Flat Racing

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

Hamilton Top Times
Last 5 years

Flat

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

Hamilton Top Trainers
Last 3 years (ordered by number of winners)

Flat

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
J S Goldie	321	45	120	£267,574	14.02%	-£48.51
I Jardine	232	34	84	£215,766	14.66%	-£72.63
C Johnston	134	18	66	£105,606	13.43%	-£17.89
K R Burke	74	18	37	£108,029	24.32%	-£6.75
D O'Meara	95	15	45	£105,833	15.79%	-£29.83
T D Easterby	107	15	44	£91,648	14.02%	-£12.11
R A Fahey	95	13	47	£71,492	13.68%	-£31.28
M Dods	72	12	30	£47,684	16.67%	-£26.79
K A Ryan	67	11	27	£72,074	16.42%	£35.10
E Bethell	43	10	20	£63,153	23.26%	-£11.85

Hamilton Top Jockeys
Last 3 years (ordered by number of winners)

Flat

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
A Mullen	189	32	82	£205,336	16.93%	-£24.98
P Mulrennan	166	31	70	£181,942	18.67%	-£4.55
Connor Beasley	99	17	39	£107,651	17.17%	-£22.13
O J Orr	104	14	48	£69,816	13.46%	-£40.99
D Tudhope	60	13	28	£74,453	21.67%	-£20.13
Kaiya Fraser	62	13	23	£87,579	20.97%	£14.67
B A Curtis	29	13	11	£120,577	44.83%	£36.65
J Fanning	104	12	43	£78,171	11.54%	-£0.93
Shane Gray	58	11	22	£68,451	18.97%	£61.75
Callum Rodriguez	50	11	20	£110,638	22%	-£17.11