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	314	36	121	£200,211	11.46%	-£82.63
M Johnston	133	25	59	£174,939	18.8%	-£36.65
R A Fahey	184	21	85	£132,726	11.41%	-£83.83
K A Ryan	80	21	27	£145,608	26.25%	£9.44
T D Easterby	92	19	38	£124,962	20.65%	£12.65
D O'Meara	89	19	35	£96,257	21.35%	-£18.63
I Jardine	129	14	46	£102,039	10.85%	-£53.20
J S Goldie	100	10	32	£69,124	10%	-£43.00
M Dods	51	10	28	£57,599	19.61%	£0.30
Rebecca Bastiman	69	10	27	£51,622	14.49%	£16.38

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

Flat

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
J Fanning	175	28	75	£170,616	16%	-£32.18
D Tudhope	89	20	36	£124,826	22.47%	-£1.50
Connor Beasley	115	19	37	£86,811	16.52%	£15.50
Rowan Scott	132	17	42	£91,047	12.88%	-£29.08
Jamie Gormley	103	15	46	£86,179	14.56%	-£41.71
P J McDonald	61	13	28	£98,850	21.31%	-£9.98
Ben Curtis	65	13	26	£79,368	20%	-£16.46
G Lee	104	12	43	£79,966	11.54%	-£61.75
T Eaves	112	12	37	£89,788	10.71%	-£53.26
D Allan	49	12	18	£96,149	24.49%	-£5.10