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	Dapper Man (Good to Firm)	27 Jun 2019	57.2s
6f 6y	George Bowen (Good to Firm)	20 Jul 2018	1m 9.03s
1m 68y	Universal Gleam (Good to Firm)	17 May 2019	1m 44.19s
1m 1f 36y	Ainslie (Good to Firm)	20 Sep 2015	1m 54.16s
1m 3f 15y	Alabanza (Soft)	13 Sep 2018	2m 9.86s
1m 4f 15y	Rainbow Rebel (Good to Firm)	18 May 2018	2m 32.2s
1m 5f 15y	Corton Lad (Good to Firm)	07 May 2017	2m 46.24s

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

Flat

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
K Dalgleish	243	23	97	£133,298	9.47%	-£132.08
R A Fahey	153	22	63	£146,277	14.38%	-£41.45
M Johnston	105	22	44	£175,310	20.95%	-£20.21
T D Easterby	96	19	35	£109,428	19.79%	-£27.90
D O'Meara	84	19	31	£85,195	22.62%	-£21.04
K A Ryan	76	17	29	£123,325	22.37%	-£16.31
J S Goldie	103	11	36	£68,895	10.68%	-£34.50
I Jardine	113	10	41	£63,733	8.85%	-£77.20
R G Fell	56	9	20	£38,362	16.07%	-£28.04
Rebecca Bastiman	66	8	24	£40,625	12.12%	£5.88

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

Flat

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
J Fanning	139	23	55	£167,592	16.55%	-£24.50
Jamie Gormley	110	17	48	£98,499	15.45%	-£29.71
D Tudhope	89	16	40	£83,090	17.98%	-£25.00
Rowan Scott	111	16	32	£83,296	14.41%	£8.67
D Allan	64	15	21	£111,416	23.44%	-£12.60
B A Curtis	71	14	26	£78,398	19.72%	-£19.71
P Mulrennan	73	12	33	£65,519	16.44%	-£7.68
P J McDonald	47	12	18	£96,554	25.53%	-£17.35
J P Sullivan	104	11	37	£38,747	10.58%	-£17.50
D Nolan	54	11	15	£52,398	20.37%	-£20.92