Hamilton Park is a right-handed, undulating flat course near Glasgow with a testing uphill finish over the final furlong. It races through the Scottish summer, hosting mostly Class 4-6 handicaps. The stiff finish means stamina matters even over sprint distances.
Course Profile
| Direction | Right-handed |
| Surface | Turf |
| Racing | Flat (1321) |
| Total races (dataset) | 1,321 |
Top Trainers
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dalgleish | 787 | 91 | 11.6% |
| J S Goldie | 738 | 85 | 11.5% |
| R A Fahey | 515 | 75 | 14.6% |
| Iain Jardine | 626 | 68 | 10.9% |
| K A Ryan | 329 | 66 | 20.1% |
| D O’Meara | 380 | 58 | 15.3% |
| T D Easterby | 390 | 53 | 13.6% |
| M Johnston | 294 | 50 | 17.0% |
| K R Burke | 242 | 34 | 14.0% |
| Michael Dods | 204 | 31 | 15.2% |
| J P Shanahan | 97 | 19 | 19.6% |
| Mrs R A Carr | 160 | 18 | 11.3% |
| Charlie Johnston | 144 | 17 | 11.8% |
| W J Haggas | 45 | 17 | 37.8% |
| Miss L A Perratt | 381 | 17 | 4.5% |
Top Jockeys
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| P Mulrennan | 470 | 73 | 15.5% |
| J Fanning | 502 | 62 | 12.4% |
| A Mullen | 468 | 59 | 12.6% |
| D Tudhope | 311 | 55 | 17.7% |
| B A Curtis | 195 | 43 | 22.1% |
| Connor Beasley | 324 | 42 | 13.0% |
| Callum Rodriguez | 243 | 38 | 15.6% |
| S A Gray | 258 | 35 | 13.6% |
| D Allan | 242 | 35 | 14.5% |
| G Lee | 320 | 33 | 10.3% |
| Rowan Scott | 309 | 33 | 10.7% |
| Jason Hart | 356 | 32 | 9.0% |
| T Eaves | 355 | 30 | 8.5% |
| J P Sullivan | 312 | 29 | 9.3% |
| Kevin Stott | 147 | 28 | 19.0% |
Favourite Performance
Across 1,454 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 495 times — a strike rate of 34.0%.
That’s above the national average (~32%), so favourites have a decent record here.
Going Distribution
| Going | Races | % |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 406 | 30.7% |
| Good to Soft | 307 | 23.2% |
| Good to Firm | 286 | 21.7% |
| Soft | 275 | 20.8% |
| Heavy | 47 | 3.6% |
The most common going description is Good, accounting for 30.7% of races.
Betting Angles
- Keith Dalgleish leads the trainer table with 91 wins from 787 runs. Volume as much as strike rate, but they clearly target this track.
- K A Ryan has the highest win rate in the top 10 at 20.1% (66 from 329 runs), often sending runners with a good chance.
- B A Curtis rides this course well: 22.1% win rate from 195 rides.