August 12 / 18.40 Hamilton

18.40

Good

David & William McHarg Memorial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4320
  • 1m 0f 68y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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David & William McHarg Memorial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

Form: 3

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
425,000gns yearling by Sea The Stars; carried no great confidence in the market at Pontefract (1m, good; 3-1) but shaped with promise behind a talented winner; looks sure to progress with his racing.
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2nd

10

(7)

29th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 4

20:15 Kempton (AW)

Golden Horse

9st 1lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

Sent off 15-8 favourite for his handicap debut/reappearance at Yarmouth (1m2f, good to firm) in April but appeared to hang his chance away on the fast ground; brother to an AW winner and half-brother to another; a better performance this time would be no great surprise.

4/1

4th

2

(5)

30th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 23y

Class 4

16:25 Yarmouth

Golden Horse

9st 8lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

425,000gns yearling by Sea The Stars; fair form last July-September on all three starts, though apparently best when off the mark in a weak race at Hamilton (1m, good; made all) on second occasion; well beaten in a 1m2f Newmarket novice on final outing; after only three races, this handicap debutant could still be capable of better but it is needed.

5/2

1

(1)

20th Sep 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Newmarket

Golden Horse

9st 11lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: William Haggas

425,000gns yearling by Sea The Stars; found a weak race to get off the mark at Hamilton (1m, good) and now carries a penalty against classier opposition; in the right hands to progress, though.

9/2

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Form: 07

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Pretty much tailed off in his first two races, both at 1m.
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7th

5

(9)

30th Sep 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

15:07 Catterick

Sohams Roger

9st 4lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Neil Mechie

0-7 and well beaten in his three handicaps (1m2f, 1m and 1m2f); this season's two runs came at 100-1 after a 310-day absence; no solid claims.

40/1

11th

5

(1)

22nd Sep 2026

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

13:30 Beverley

Sohams Roger

9st 4lb

J: Isobelle Chalmers

T: Neil Mechie

Six-race maiden who finished well beaten his first two handicaps (1m2f/1m), latterly on this month's belated seasonal debut; needs to have taken huge benefit from that recent outing.

33/1

9th

4

(3)

2nd Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Sohams Roger

9st 5lb

J: Andrew Elliott

T: Neil Mechie

Poor form (peak RPR 46); slowly away, always behind, on handicap debut at Redcar (1m2f; 66-1, beaten 32l) last October; absent since and now returns for AW debut.

66/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
32,000gns 3yo; seventh foal; half-brother to five winners including Sceptical (5f/6f; RPR 119), Remorse (1m-1m4f; 114) and Queen Of Sicily (6f 2yo; 94); dam 4.5f/5f 2yo winner, including the Queen Mary; good pedigree but has been gelded and undergone some wind surgery.
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2nd

12

(3)

25th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

16:35 Newcastle (AW)

Spirit Of Nature

8st 11lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Jim Goldie

Lightly raced 4yo who wasn't disgraced when sixth of eight at Hamilton (1m4f, good) on his penultimate start, but he was beaten 30l on soft ground back there three weeks ago; makes AW debut.

33/1

7th

9

(1)

2nd Sep 2026

Soft

1m 3f 15y

Class 6

19:50 Hamilton

Spirit Of Nature

8st 12lb

J: Lauren Young

T: Jim Goldie

Had few chances but his handicap form this year has been ordinary; not a solid option for a stable also represented by Annandale and Uncle Liam.

40/1

6th

6

(8)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Soft

1m 4f 15y

Class 6

20:30 Hamilton

Spirit Of Nature

9st 7lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Related to some useful winners, mainly over shorter, but isn't up to much himself (1m-1m3f); huge price for his handicap debut recently, back from a second round of wind surgery, and ran no sort of race at Ayr yesterday (1m).

16/1

Form: 32

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Remote third at Chester but much better when keeping the useful winner honest at Redcar (7f, good to soft); strong claims.
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2nd

7

(5)

16th Oct 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 4

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

They All Know Me

9st 7lb

J: David Nolan

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Got up late to land a 7f Carlisle handicap (soft) in May; returned to form when runner-up back at Carlisle (7f again) last month but well held over 1m on soft at Ayr the following week; effective on Tapeta but has yet to prove he stays this far.

10/1

7th

2

(7)

17th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Ayr

They All Know Me

9st 12lb

J: David Nolan

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Got up late to land a 7f Carlisle handicap (soft) in May; back on that winning mark and returned to form when runner-up back at Carlisle (7f, good) last Wednesday, shaping as if worth another go over 1m; bit of a tricky customer but has to enter calculations.

6/1

2nd

2

(7)

9th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 195y

Class 5

17:17 Carlisle

They All Know Me

9st 12lb

J: David Nolan

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Got up late to win a C&D handicap (soft) in May; runs off the same mark after three subsequent defeats but this tricky customer looks opposable for win purposes.

10/1

Form: 05

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Beaten a long way over 7f at Carlisle and the extended 1m here; very opposable.
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6

(5)

12th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 68y

Class 5

18:40 Hamilton

Precious Sapphire

9st 2lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Beaten a long way over 7f at Carlisle and the extended 1m here; very opposable.

100/1

8

(4)

17th Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 68y

Class 5

14:50 Hamilton

Precious Sapphire

8st 11lb

J: Greg Fairley

T: Iain Jardine

150-1 when a well-beaten last of 11 on her Carlisle debut (7f, good to firm) in May.

100/1

11

(2)

19th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 195y

Class 5

16:30 Carlisle

Precious Sapphire

8st 13lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Iain Jardine

Filly by Belardo; twelfth foal; half-sister to six winners; dam 6f 2yo winner; newcomer who is likely to be better for the experience.

33/1

Non-runners

Angelardo

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Payout
Exacta £1.30
Straight Forecast £1.46
Trifecta £2.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Golden Horse

RP RATINGS:

Golden Horse

POSTDATA:

Golden Horse

NEWMARKET:

Golden Horse

The Times:

Golden Horse

Telegraph:

Golden Horse

The Guardian:

Golden Horse

Daily Mail:

Golden Horse

D Express:

Golden Horse

Daily Mirror:

Golden Horse

The Sun:

Golden Horse

The Star:

Golden Horse

Daily Record:

Golden Horse