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	East Street Revue (Good to Firm)	08 Jun 2016	57.77s
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 9y	Snow Squall (Good)	17 Jul 2014	2m 45.32s

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

Flat

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
K Dalgleish	326	41	127	£215,605	12.58%	-£87.75
R A Fahey	172	25	75	£149,997	14.53%	-£46.75
K A Ryan	85	20	32	£124,208	23.53%	-£0.95
D O'Meara	99	19	39	£91,275	19.19%	-£31.63
T D Easterby	70	19	27	£119,268	27.14%	£33.65
M Johnston	131	18	62	£121,267	13.74%	-£45.52
J P Shanahan	68	16	27	£67,394	23.53%	£6.14
I Jardine	133	15	45	£106,955	11.28%	-£45.70
M Dods	53	10	23	£58,634	18.87%	-£6.08
J S Goldie	91	8	32	£62,138	8.79%	-£44.50

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

Flat

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
J Fanning	195	29	88	£170,098	14.87%	-£44.68
Connor Beasley	123	20	39	£89,204	16.26%	£8.00
D Tudhope	83	18	35	£111,823	21.69%	£0.93
Rowan Scott	125	14	43	£76,686	11.2%	-£35.58
Jamie Gormley	91	14	41	£82,039	15.38%	-£32.71
G Lee	97	13	40	£83,847	13.4%	-£52.75
T Hamilton	69	13	31	£63,719	18.84%	-£0.93
P J McDonald	70	12	32	£73,124	17.14%	-£9.90
D Allan	47	12	17	£71,504	25.53%	-£3.77
T Eaves	107	10	35	£60,559	9.35%	-£60.78