Hamilton
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Good Value
TrackLab Insight
The standout here: wins 3 in every 7 races (43%), the best record in the entire field by miles. Three straight top-three finishes including a second at Newcastle just 36 days ago show this horse is genuinely sharp right now. Unbeaten over 5 furlongs in three outings, and with market confidence too—there's a reason this is the shortest-priced runner.
Best record at this trip (3 from 3)
3 straight top-3 finishes
Best career win rate in field (1 in 2)
Market favourite (3.85)
TrackLab Insight
Back-to-back wins at Pontefract and Epsom in his last two races give him genuine momentum coming into this. Wins roughly 1 in 4 races (27%), but here's the problem: drops three classes from his usual level, hasn't won on good ground in three attempts, and the jockey-trainer combo has never won together. Fresh off 56 days is fine, but this looks like he's slumming it.
Drops 3 classes from usual level
Good Value
TrackLab Insight
Editorial tip but the data tells a different story: just 2 wins from 23 races (9%), with four consecutive fourth-place finishes in his last six outings. Won a Class 1 race once, but that was way back in October 2023; recent form shows fifth at Newcastle 36 days ago. The gap between his rating and his actual performance is the real warning sign here.
2nd highest rated (OR 95)
Trainer Quotes
May 2026
"He's a nice horse who we inherited from Andrew Balding. He was a useful horse for him last year in top-notch handicaps (fourth in the Ayr Gold Cup). He has run only once for us, at Pontefract in early April. He missed the break, started late and actually made up a lot of ground, finishing fourth in quite a decent 6f handicap won by Arklow Lad. He ran a belter at Newbury on Saturday, finishing fourth, but he would have been at least placed had he not got hemmed in. If there's any soft in the going description it will enhance his prospects and I think he's got a nice big handicap in him this year. 20-05-26"
TrackLab Insight
Youngest in terms of experience (just 10 races), but already winning 3 in 10 (30%)—the second-best win rate in the field. Wins on good-to-firm ground in half her starts, and trainer Bethell has had a stellar season with 61 winners. The risk: got buried at York 22 days ago and this is a jump up in class, but she's drawn low (4) which helps at Hamilton.
Relatively inexperienced (10 career races)
Trainer Quotes
Jul 2025
"She's been a model of consistency, with two wins and a second. Had things worked out a little differently at Ripon last time she might be three from three. She travelled well that day and there's a 5f fillies' handicap at the Ebor meeting at York she could find herself lining up in. 02-07-25"
TrackLab Insight
At ten years old, this is a genuine specialist: won 7 of 13 times at Hamilton (54%)—the best course record in the entire field, full stop. Just won at Ayr 12 days ago and finished third here 15 days ago. The elephant in the room: hasn't won on standard ground in five attempts, and that's what we're running on today. The form is there, but the ground profile is completely against him.
Course specialist (7 wins from 13 here)
Trainer Quotes
May 2025
"Unfortunately he picked up an injury so he's going to be off for the first half of the season, but we're thinking he'll be back and it's not career-ending. He's sound but he's going to need time to get over what happened. We'd like to win an Ayr Gold Cup, so we'll target that and possibly the Portland. That's a fickle double, it's usually one or the other. He's a grand horse. Technically at his age he's supposed to be diminishing but he doesn't seem to be. The man who feeds him rides him and he's managed very well. He's a Hamilton specialist. It's probably going to be a bit more difficult for him now, but he's thereabouts in those top sprints. 07-05-25"
TrackLab Insight
Best record on today's ground: 6 wins from 19 outings at standard conditions (32%), the highest ground-specific win rate in the field. Was battered at York just 7 days ago (16th), but she's a different horse at Thirsk (3 wins from 4 runs, 75%)—Hamilton isn't Thirsk though. Jumping straight back in after just a week is concerning.
Best record on this ground (6 from 19)
Runs again after just 7 days
TrackLab Insight
Won here back in June 2024, and critically just won at Ayr 26 days ago to show he's not finished. Wins roughly 1 in 7 races (15%), but the most important fact: finished second at Thirsk with just 0.3 lengths between him and the winner. He's not rated high (84), carries minimal weight, and drops two classes, but recent form suggests he's in the mix.
One of few course winners (1 wins here)
TrackLab Insight
Won here just 45 days ago, one of the few course winners in the field, and crucially won on soft ground where he actually excels (2 wins from 3 on that surface). But here's the rub: on normal ground like today he's hitless in four attempts. Recent 9th at Chester means this isn't a horse firing on all cylinders right now.
One of few course winners (1 wins here)
TrackLab Insight
Course winner here (1 win from an unspecified number of attempts) and showed promise with a third at Southwell 27 days ago. Wins roughly 1 in 5 races (20%) and genuinely suits sprint distances—33% win rate over 5 furlongs. But on standard ground he's hitless in four attempts, and the jockey-trainer combo has never won together, making this a shaky proposition.
One of few course winners (1 wins here)
TrackLab Insight
Won once at Hamilton and has been thereabouts recently—three consecutive top-four finishes. The real standout: wins 2 from 3 times on standard ground (67%), exactly what we've got today. But he's a Newcastle specialist (won 2 from 3 there) and struggles on good-to-firm, so this feels like a sideways step rather than an ideal spot.
One of few course winners (1 wins here)
TrackLab Insight
The longest absence in the field: hasn't raced in 108 days, since finishing eighth at Beverley. Won a Class 2 at Ripon back in April (impressive on paper), but recent form before that layoff was sixth at Newcastle 127 days ago. Wins roughly 1 in 5 (19%), and while he's suited to standard ground (2 wins from 6), returning from this long a break over a sharp five furlongs is a huge ask.
Absent 108 days (longest in field)
TrackLab Insight
The name says it all, and his record backs it up: just 4 wins from 43 races (9% win rate). But—and this matters—all four wins came at Class 2 level, the top tier, which shows he can mix it with the best on his day. On standard ground he's won 2 from 14 times (14%), and he's genuinely hard to back given his current form (eighth at Newcastle 35 days ago).
Among the more experienced (43 career races)
TrackLab Insight
Most experienced runner (66 races, field average is 32), lowest-rated horse (79, eight pounds below average), and carries the minimum weight. Finishes in the first three in more than half his races, and dropped two classes coming in. But on standard ground he's never won in 11 attempts, and the recent form is two fifths at Ayr—not the sign of a horse about to break through.
Lowest rated, 8lbs below average
Carries lowest weight in field
Drops 2 classes from usual level
Most experienced (66 runs, field avg 32)
TrackLab Insight
One of the few runners with a double-digit win record (8 wins from 44 races), and on good-to-firm ground he's genuinely dangerous—winning nearly 4 in 10 times on fast ground. But he's managed three consecutive tenth-, sixth-, and tenth-place finishes, and odds of 46/1 reflect a horse out of form. The high draw (13) also hurts his chances on this sharp track.
One of the more successful in the field (8 career wins)
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