Racing Report
BEN CURTIS was in great form on Hamilton Park’s Jubilee Bank Holiday Raceday when he rode a 79-1 treble on Coco Jack, Snazzy Jazzy and Savvy Knight.
The middle leg, sent off at 14-1 and trained by Laurence Mullaney, won by a neck in a thrilling finish to the £30,000 Platinum Jubilee Celebrations Clyde Handicap
Malton-based Mullaney said: “To be fair he’s a horse that has been highly-tried since he came to us and he has dropped a fair bit in the weights. He’s never recouped what he cost in one race today and he could be back for another crack at the Wokingham at Royal Ascot for a race at York after this but we haven’t made any firm plans.”
Harry Russell and Astapor sprung a 200-1 shock in the Book And Save At hamilton-park.co.uk Novice Stakes for Lancashire trainer John Richies.
“The horse didn’t know what price he was and I barely saw another rival,” Russell said. “His trainer rang me this morning and said he has plenty of speed so I made plenty of it.”
Only Equinoctial has been sent off a bigger price in Scotland when obliging at 250-1 at Kelso in 1990.
Dumfriesshire trainer Iain Jardine saddled a double with Havana Party and Kats Bob.
The former led home stablemate Bashful in the Exclusively Yours Weddings At Hamilton Park Handicap while the latter took the Come Racing At Hamilton Park Handicap under a power-packed rode from Andrew Mullen.
By Gordon Brown
Race Results
(1.26pm) The Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park 2YO Series EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Class 5)
Distance: 6f 6y | Prize: £7,300
Winner
Name: COCO JACK
Owner: CROXFORD, KELLY, MCPHEE & STEPHENSON
Trainer: GEORGE SCOTT
Jockey: BEN CURTIS
(2.01pm) The Book And Save At hamilton-park.co.uk Novice Stakes (Class 5)
Distance: 6f 6y | Prize: £7,300
Winner
Name: ASTAPOR
Owner: J R RACING
Trainer: JOHN DAVID RICHES
Jockey: HARRY RUSSELL
(2.36pm) The Platinum Jubilee Celebrations Clyde Handicap Stakes (Class 2)
Distance: 6f 6y | Prize: £30,000
Winner
Name: SNAZZY JAZZY
Owner: IAN BUCKLEY & BEN BUCKLEY
Trainer: LAWRENCE MULLANEY
Jockey: BEN CURTIS
(3.11pm) The Exclusively Yours Wedding At Hamilton Park Handicap Stakes (Class 5)
Distance: 1m 1f 43y | Prize: £7,700
Winner
Name: HAVANA PARTY
Owner: LET'S BE LUCKY RACING 27
Trainer: IAIN JARDINE
Jockey: CLIFFORD LEE
(3.46pm) The Enjoy VIP Treatment At Hamilton Park Handicap Stakes (Class 6)
Distance: 1m 5f 16y | Prize: £6,700
Winner
Name: HAVEN LADY
Owner: RED COW RACING
Trainer: JOHN QUINN
Jockey: JASON HART
(4.20pm) The Come Racing At Hamilton Park Handicap Stakes (Class 5)
Distance: 6f 6y | Prize: £7,700
Winner
Name: KATS BOB
Owner: COLIN DORMAN AND TOMMY DORMAN
Trainer: IAIN JARDINE
Jockey: ANDREW MULLEN
(4.55pm) The Award-Winning Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park Handicap Stakes (Class 4)
Distance: 1m 3f 23y | Prize: £12,400
Winner
Name: SAVVY KNIGHT
Owner: MR JULIAN HUI
Trainer: S.P.C. WOODS
Jockey: BEN CURTIS