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.
Arkenstaar and Two Auld Pals are both after repeats wins in the races they landed last year at Hamilton Park.
The former, trained by Darlington-based Michael Dods, goes for another success in the Don & Low Handicap having scrambled home by a short-head twelve months ago.
It was his fifth strike at the South Lanarkshire venue and he has never won anywhere else.
Kilmarnock-born Lauren Young, fresh from the first turf winners of her career at the track twelve days ago, rides Ayr Poet for her boss Jim Goldie while top-weight Swift Salian has a chance under Callum Rodriguez.
Ninety minutes later Lucinda Russell-trained Two Auld Pals is after back-to-back wins in the Proctors Group Handicap over 1m 5f.
The seven-year-old has three course victories to his name name and has also won at Carlisle plus once over hurdles at Hexham for good measure.
One of his main dangers could be Dianne Sayer’s Savrola, who has gone up 6lbs for an impressive all-the-way comeback success at Thirsk earlier this month.
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.