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.
Iain Jardine-trained Parisiac after more success at Hamilton Park in the Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap.
The Dumfriesshire raider won but a nose over course and distance last month before coming a close second just six days ago.
“He wasn’t well treated running off a penalty last time but h like the track and the ground was in his favour,” Jardine said. “Our apprentice Mohammed Tabti claims a handy 5lbs so he should run well again.”
It looks like a competitive five-furlong dash as Parisiac faces three other course and distance winners in the shape of Ganesha, Digital and and Winged Messenger while Jim Goldie’s bottom-weight Classy Al has done all his winning at Ayr over five, six and seven-furlongs.
In the concluding event, Shahnaz bids for a repeat success for Jason Hart and Daragh Bourkein the Stay At Hampton By Hilton Handicap Park Handicap over a mile.
The six-year-old, a half-length scorer twelve months ago, races off a 4lb higher mark for his connections this evening.
Charlie Johnston, fresh from saddling Derby runner-up Lazy Griff on Saturday, is represented by Try Storm Cat in the Hamilton Park EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes.
Third on his debut at Pontefract just under three weeks ago, the colt is a half-brother to 2018 French Derby hero Study Of Man.
The card begins with an intriguing-looking Amac Roofing Sheeting & Cladding EBF Maiden Stakes for two-year-olds.
James Doyle rocks up for just the one mount on Storm Force, a 230,000gns Breeze-Up purchases for his retained owners Wathnan Racing, while last year’s winning trainer Karl Burke is double-handed with Azizam and Victor Cee.