Gordon Brown – Race Reporter
Gordon has a wealth of experience of racing through his background in the written and broadcast media. His current principle role is reporting and supporting the scene in Scotland on Racing TV and relaying the latest news with Scottish angles.
ROGER VARIAN bids for another win in the £26,000 feature race at Hamilton Park, this time with Sean D Bowen-ridden Return To Unit.
Odds on favourite Glam De Vega was partnered by Andrea Atzeni when he landed the 2022 renewal of the Kinrara Distillery Scottish Trophy for his Newmarket handler.
Return To Unit looks a highly-progressive four-year-old and he has been raised 8lbs for scoring comfortably by almost four-lengths at Nottingham a couple of months ago.
A strong-looking renewal of the 1m 1f handicap also sees top southern trainers such as Ralph Beckett and Andrew Balding represented by El Matador and Point Of Contact respectively.
Jim Goldie is double-handed with Altareq and Dwindling Funds while Tim Easterby’s June York winner Double Parked is another interesting contender on his first visit to the South Lanarkshire venue.
The evening gets underway with Hurt You Never gunning for a fifth course win in the Hamilton Park “Hands And Heels” Apprentice Handicap.
Trained by Adrian Nicholls, she has been a wonderful servant to connections and has won 14 races from 71 appearances.