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Hamilton Park is a Flat course near Glasgow made up of a straight six furlongs and a right-handed loop that longer races go around before joining the straight. The Hamilton guide refreshes after every meeting with favourites, trainers, jockeys and course specialists, and adds the next card once declared.
Last meeting 28 September 2026: 7 winners. Next meeting not yet declared · Results to 28 September 2026 · Refreshed 16 October 2026
Favourites' win rate since 2016
38.2%
Races since 2016
1,321
Next meeting
No meeting declared yet
Course specialists in training
50
38.2%

Favourites won 38.2% of 1,321 races at Hamilton from 2016 to 2026.Sample: 1,321 races · Window: 2016 to 28 September 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (GB and IRE results; figures on this page from 2016), course records, RaceWatch racecards and race calendar

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Hamilton at a glance by season

Flat20261269417.5039.7%
Flat20251269487.5037.3%
Flat20241259597.7038.4%
Flat20231279307.3044.9%
Flat20221241,0008.1037.9%
Flat20211138567.6049.6%
Flat2020887778.8040.9%
Flat20191151,0088.8031.3%
Flat20181301,0938.4038.5%
Flat20171209397.8030.8%
Flat20161271,0178.0031.5%

Jumps seasons run May to April (2026/27 = May 2026 to date) Flat seasons are calendar years. Fav win % = races won by the favourite (joint favourites included).

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How favourites fare at Hamilton

Flat turf38.2%1,32150460.2%Flat
Flat non-handicaps53.4%29615873.8%Flat
Flat handicaps33.8%1,02534656.6%Flat
Flat all races38.2%1,32150460.2%Flat

Seasons 2016 to date. Groups with fewer than 100 favourites are hidden.

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Top trainers at Hamilton (five seasons and current)

1Jim Goldie8413.5%62129.1%Flat
2Iain Jardine5312.3%43029.5%Flat
3Tim Easterby4015.3%26234.7%Flat
4Richard Fahey3118.7%16644.0%Flat
5Kevin Ryan3118.7%16636.1%Flat
6Keith Dalgleish3016.2%18536.8%Flat
7David O'Meara3015.6%19235.4%Flat
8Karl Burke2618.4%14139.0%Flat
9Charlie Johnston2212.6%17427.0%Flat
10Edward Bethell2027.4%7352.1%Flat
11Tristan Davidson1921.3%8938.2%Flat
12Michael Dods1512.7%11829.7%Flat
13William Haggas1436.8%3876.3%Flat
14Roger Varian1343.3%3073.3%Flat
15Phillip Makin1321.0%6245.2%Flat
16Michael & David Easterby1111.3%9726.8%Flat
17Adrian Nicholls1020.4%4942.9%Flat
18Hugo Palmer917.3%5234.6%Flat
19Ruth Carr912.7%7129.6%Flat
20Rebecca Menzies911.5%7828.2%Flat
21Katie Scott98.2%11026.4%Flat
22Linda Perratt85.8%13915.8%Flat
23Charlie & Mark Johnston716.3%4339.5%Flat
24Grant Tuer712.3%5742.1%Flat
25David & Nicola Barron615.4%3923.1%Flat

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 runs at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Top jockeys at Hamilton (five seasons and current)

1Paul Mulrennan5617.0%33032.7%Flat
2Andrew Mullen4914.8%33132.3%Flat
3Daniel Tudhope3121.1%14742.9%Flat
4Ben Curtis3032.3%9351.6%Flat
5Callum Rodriguez2918.4%15841.8%Flat
6David Allan2716.1%16832.7%Flat
7Sam James2616.0%16330.1%Flat
8Connor Beasley2614.4%18036.7%Flat
9Jason Hart2413.0%18436.4%Flat
10Rowan Scott2015.7%12730.7%Flat
11Oisin Orr1913.8%13835.5%Flat
12Shane Gray1715.0%11326.5%Flat
13Billy Garritty1511.8%12728.3%Flat
14Joe Fanning159.5%15824.7%Flat
15Tom Eaves1411.2%12526.4%Flat
16PJ McDonald1318.3%7140.8%Flat
17Kaiya Fraser1318.1%7237.5%Flat
18Kevin Stott1314.1%9233.7%Flat
19Phil Dennis1215.6%7739.0%Flat
20Clifford Lee1214.8%8135.8%Flat
21Paul Hanagan1127.5%4055.0%Flat
22David Nolan119.2%12032.5%Flat
23Amie Waugh108.5%11821.2%Flat
24David Egan929.0%3141.9%Flat
25Mr Jack Nicholls922.5%4050.0%Flat

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 rides at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Hamilton course specialists still in training

Iris Dancer (GB) silksIris Dancer (GB)124427.3%11 Jul 26Tristan Davidson20 Sep 26Flat
Jordan Electrics (GB) silksJordan Electrics (GB)102835.7%21 Sep 26Jim Goldie10 Oct 26Flat
Arkenstaar (GB) silksArkenstaar (GB)71450.0%29 Sep 25Michael Dods5 Oct 26Flat
Spanish Hustle (GB) silksSpanish Hustle (GB)62524.0%18 Jul 25Jim Goldie8 Oct 26Flat
Ayr Poet (GB) silksAyr Poet (GB)51827.8%2 Aug 25Jim Goldie30 May 26Flat
Stormy Pearl (GB) silksStormy Pearl (GB)41040.0%12 Jul 25David Thompson12 Oct 26Flat
Perseus Way (IRE) silksPerseus Way (IRE)44100.0%21 Sep 26Tristan Davidson10 Oct 26Flat
Two Auld Pals (IRE) silksTwo Auld Pals (IRE)41822.2%5 Jun 25Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore2 Oct 26Flat
Belsito (GER) silksBelsito (GER)4757.1%21 Sep 26Kevin Ryan29 Sep 26Flat
Impressor (IRE) silksImpressor (IRE)42020.0%20 Sep 26Phillip Makin28 Sep 26Flat
Hurt You Never (IRE) silksHurt You Never (IRE)4757.1%2 Aug 25Adrian Nicholls15 Sep 26Flat
Jaminoz (IRE) silksJaminoz (IRE)42814.3%3 Sep 25Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore9 Jun 26Flat
Giselles Izzy (IRE) silksGiselles Izzy (IRE)41428.6%13 Jul 24Iain Jardine4 Nov 25Flat
Annie Edson Taylor (GB) silksAnnie Edson Taylor (GB)3650.0%20 Sep 26Phillip Makin8 Oct 26Flat
Good Morning Alex (GB) silksGood Morning Alex (GB)3560.0%20 Sep 26David & Nicola Barron28 Sep 26Flat
City Captain (GB) silksCity Captain (GB)3475.0%28 Sep 26Harriet Bethell28 Sep 26Flat
Pisanello (IRE) silksPisanello (IRE)31421.4%1 Aug 26David O'Meara15 Sep 26Flat
Hour By Hour (GB) silksHour By Hour (GB)3650.0%30 Sep 24Adam Kirby13 Jul 26Flat
Bay Breeze (GB) silksBay Breeze (GB)2825.0%28 Sep 26Tim Easterby13 Oct 26Flat
Ganesha (GB) silksGanesha (GB)2728.6%20 Jul 23Phillip Makin12 Oct 26Flat
Tee Aitch Aye (IRE) silksTee Aitch Aye (IRE)2633.3%2 Sep 26Iain Jardine12 Oct 26Flat
Kats Bob (GB) silksKats Bob (GB)21216.7%2 Jun 22Ruth Carr12 Oct 26Flat
Alpine Sierra (IRE) silksAlpine Sierra (IRE)2540.0%3 May 26Jim Goldie12 Oct 26Flat
Never Dark (GB) silksNever Dark (GB)21513.3%30 Sep 24Iain Jardine12 Oct 26Flat
Letsbefrank (IRE) silksLetsbefrank (IRE)2633.3%17 May 26Jim Goldie10 Oct 26Flat
Strike Red (IRE) silksStrike Red (IRE)2450.0%17 Jul 26Richard & Peter Fahey10 Oct 26Flat
Go Vince Go (IRE) silksGo Vince Go (IRE)2366.7%3 Sep 25Tim Easterby9 Oct 26Flat
Parisiac (IRE) silksParisiac (IRE)21216.7%4 Jun 26Iain Jardine9 Oct 26Flat
The Gay Blade (GB) silksThe Gay Blade (GB)21020.0%18 Jul 24Iain Jardine8 Oct 26Flat
Gainsbourg (GB) silksGainsbourg (GB)2450.0%13 Jul 24Daragh Bourke8 Oct 26Flat
Chico Magnifica (IRE) silksChico Magnifica (IRE)22100.0%22 Sep 25Olly Murphy4 Oct 26Flat
Ask Peter (FR) silksAsk Peter (FR)2366.7%24 Sep 23Anthony Honeyball28 Sep 26Flat
Uncle Liam (IRE) silksUncle Liam (IRE)2922.2%2 Sep 26Jim Goldie28 Sep 26Flat
Valiancy (IRE) silksValiancy (IRE)22100.0%17 May 26William Haggas27 Sep 26Flat
Talismans Time (GB) silksTalismans Time (GB)22100.0%12 Jul 25Edward Bethell26 Sep 26Flat
Tanjen (IRE) silksTanjen (IRE)2366.7%21 Sep 26Tim Easterby21 Sep 26Flat
Thornaby Pearl (GB) silksThornaby Pearl (GB)2825.0%11 Jul 26Adrian Nicholls21 Sep 26Flat
Hostelry (GB) silksHostelry (GB)2922.2%18 Jun 25Ruth Carr21 Sep 26Flat
Doon The Glen (GB) silksDoon The Glen (GB)21118.2%16 Jul 26Jim Goldie20 Sep 26Flat
Moonstone Boy (IRE) silksMoonstone Boy (IRE)2633.3%23 Aug 24Jennie Candlish19 Sep 26Flat
Sanafi Zabeel (FR) silksSanafi Zabeel (FR)2728.6%11 Aug 26Jim Goldie17 Sep 26Flat
Sir Garfield (IRE) silksSir Garfield (IRE)2540.0%12 Aug 25John & Sean Quinn15 Sep 26Flat
Rock Of England (IRE) silksRock Of England (IRE)2366.7%17 Jul 26Paul Midgley13 Sep 26Flat
Newyorkstateofmind (GB) silksNewyorkstateofmind (GB)2633.3%12 Jun 24Ruth Carr3 Sep 26Flat
Classy Clarets (IRE) silksClassy Clarets (IRE)2366.7%16 Jul 26Iain Jardine31 Aug 26Flat
Corolla Point (IRE) silksCorolla Point (IRE)22100.0%1 Aug 26Edward Bethell19 Aug 26Flat
Jm Jhingree (IRE) silksJm Jhingree (IRE)2633.3%25 Jun 26Ewan Whillans17 Aug 26Flat
Sallaal (IRE) silksSallaal (IRE)22100.0%17 Jul 25Roger Varian8 Aug 26Flat
Call Nicki (IRE) silksCall Nicki (IRE)22100.0%16 Jul 26Tim Easterby29 Jul 26Flat
Sir Benedict (IRE) silksSir Benedict (IRE)2825.0%21 Sep 25Ben Haslam17 Jul 26Flat

Horses with 2 or more wins at the course since May 2014 that have run anywhere in the last 365 days. Trainer is the trainer at the latest run.

Going profile at Hamilton

FlatGood to firm or firmer30823.3%7.2039.0%
FlatGood40931.0%8.0039.9%
FlatGood to soft or yielding27520.8%8.4039.6%
FlatSoft28021.2%8.2035.0%
FlatHeavy493.7%8.0028.6%

Seasons 2016 to date. Going grouped into bands; bands with fewer than 100 runners hidden.

Distance profile at Hamilton

FlatFlat turf6f3677.9036.2%28 Sep 26
FlatFlat turf5f2897.3040.1%28 Sep 26
FlatFlat turf1m½f2538.3039.1%28 Sep 26
FlatFlat turf1m1f1438.6039.2%20 Sep 26
FlatFlat turf1m3f1077.2044.9%2 Sep 26
FlatFlat turf1m4f948.7027.7%28 Sep 26
FlatFlat turf1m5f688.0038.2%2 Sep 26

Seasons 2016 to date, advertised distance rounded to the nearest half furlong. Min 100 runners.

Draw summary at Hamilton (Flat)

5f8210.3%11.2%9.2%Turf
6f11511.5%9.9%8.5%Turf
1m½f9411.8%10.3%8.1%Turf
1m1f6011.1%9.2%9.8%Turf
1m4f439.8%10.7%8.6%Turf

Flat races with 8 or more runners since 1 January 2019; stalls ranked within each race and split into thirds. Stall by stall figures on the draw bias page: /courses/hamilton/draw-bias

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Run style at Hamilton

Led20.9%746156Flat
Prominent14.5%3,044442Flat
Midfield7.8%57445Flat
Held up8.3%1,905158Flat

Run style read from the in-running race comment, races 2019 to 2025. Min 100 runs.

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Hamilton course records

5f1,107Flat0:56.96Jordan Electrics (GB) silksJordan Electrics (GB)3 Aug 24Good To FirmJim Goldie
6f1,325Flat1:07.82Jordan Electrics (GB) silksJordan Electrics (GB)19 Jul 24GoodJim Goldie
1m½f1,827Flat1:42.97Artistic Rifles (IRE) silksArtistic Rifles (IRE)31 Jul 21Good To FirmEdward Bethell
1m1f2,015Flat1:52.52Strength of Spirit (IRE) silksStrength of Spirit (IRE)11 Aug 26GoodKarl Burke
1m3f2,435Flat2:17.60West Wind Blows (IRE) silksWest Wind Blows (IRE)15 Jul 22Good To FirmSimon & Ed Crisford
1m4f2,655Flat2:31.97Spectacular Style (GB) silksSpectacular Style (GB)5 Sep 23GoodRoger Varian
1m5f2,876Flat2:45.66Valiancy (IRE) silksValiancy (IRE)17 May 26GoodWilliam Haggas

Fastest recorded winning time for each race type and trip (to the nearest half furlong) in the RaceWatch results database. Where rail movements change the exact yardage, the quickest run per yard is shown with its measured distance.

Pattern and graded races run at Hamilton in the last 12 months

17 Jul 26JulyBritish Stallion Studs EBF Glasgow Stakes (Listed Race)ListedFlat1m3fSuperior Choice (GB) silksSuperior Choice (GB)John & Thady GosdenShane Foley11/10F6

Group, Grade and Listed races in the 12 months to 28 September 2026, with the latest winner.

Latest Hamilton winners (28 September 2026)

Clearwater Dc Ltd Environmental Solutions Amateur Jockeys' Handicap StakesFlat6fSoftBay Breeze (GB) silksBay Breeze (GB)11/4Tim EasterbyMiss Rebecca Burley6
Moira Stein Memorial EBF Restricted Maiden StakesFlat5fSoftPonte Carlo (IRE) silksPonte Carlo (IRE)13/8FTim EasterbyDavid Allan6
Rotary Club East Kilbride Nursery Selling Handicap StakesFlat6fSoftStay On Tab (GB) silksStay On Tab (GB)5/1Iain JardineAndrew Mullen7
John Mackenzie And Hamish Macgregor Memorial Handicap StakesFlat1m½fSoftEl Matador (IRE) silksEl Matador (IRE)3/1FRalph BeckettHector Crouch13
Barbara Ann Letham And Son Johnathan Memorial Handicap StakesFlat5fSoftCity Captain (GB) silksCity Captain (GB)11/10FHarriet BethellDaniel Tudhope9
Phoenix Drilling Ground Investigation Handicap StakesFlat5fSoftGreat Profit (IRE) silksGreat Profit (IRE)8/1Stephen HanlonBarry McHugh8
Annual Members Of Hamilton Park Handicap StakesFlat1m4fSoftOff Spin (IRE) silksOff Spin (IRE)5/1Tim EasterbyDavid Allan10

Winners at the most recent meeting in the results database.

Hamilton runners on the day

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What is evening racing like at Hamilton?

Hamilton stages many evening meetings in summer, drawing big crowds from Glasgow.

Do Scottish trainers do better at Hamilton than Yorkshire raiders?

Jim Goldie leads the Hamilton trainers since 2021 with 84 winners. Trainer and jockey tables show runs, win %, place %

How often do favourites win at Hamilton?

The favourites table splits the record by race type and the season table tracks it year by year.

When is the next Hamilton meeting?

No meeting declared yet; the next fixture appears here once declarations are made. Final declarations usually come a day or two before racing.

Does the draw matter at Hamilton?

Stall by stall figures sit on the draw bias page.

Which horses are Hamilton course specialists?

Hamilton has 50 course specialists still in training, horses with two or more course wins since May 2014 that have run in the last year, listed with their current trainer.

Questions people ask

How does the loop at Hamilton work for races over a mile?

Hamilton races over a mile or further leave the straight, go round a right-handed loop and return to the straight for the finish. The loop means those races turn right-handed.

Is the finish at Hamilton uphill?

Yes, the Hamilton straight dips and then rises to the finish. The climb makes the course a stiffer test than it first appears.

How often do favourites win at Hamilton?

The figure updates after every meeting and is split by race type on the page.

Who is the leading trainer at Hamilton?

Jim Goldie has trained the most winners at Hamilton since 2021, with 84. The trainer table ranks the top 25 by wins with win %

When is the next Hamilton meeting?

No meeting declared yet; the next fixture appears here once declarations are made. The Hamilton racecards page shows the full card and updates through the day.

Is there a draw bias at Hamilton?

The Hamilton draw summary compares low, middle and high stalls for Flat races of eight or more runners since 2019, by trip.

What kind of racing is there at Hamilton?

Hamilton is a racecourse in Great Britain that stages Flat racing, on turf.

Who is the top trainer at Hamilton?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading trainer at Hamilton by winners is Jim Goldie on the Flat (84 winners from 621 runners).

Who is the top jockey at Hamilton?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading jockey at Hamilton by winners is Paul Mulrennan on the Flat (56 winners from 330 rides).

How big are the fields at Hamilton?

Hamilton staged 1,321 races from 2016 to 28 September 2026, with an average field of 7.9 runners.

How many big races are run at Hamilton?

Hamilton staged 1 Group, Grade or Listed race in the 12 months to 28 September 2026.

When did Hamilton last race?

The most recent meeting at Hamilton in the results was on 28 September 2026, with 7 races.

More free data

Hamilton Racecards: Runners and Draw StatsThe next Hamilton card in fullDraw Bias Hamilton: Straight and Loop StallsStall by stall draw figures at HamiltonWinning timesFastest and median winning times by distance and goingFavourites Record by CourseFavourites' record at every courseCourse Specialists in Racing: Tracks and HorsesWhy some horses keep winning at one trackDraw Bias in Horse Racing ExplainedHow draw bias works

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