UK Horse Racing Tips: Hamilton

VALOUR AND SWAGGER failed to make an impact in the Woodcote last month, but, having raced keenly out wide, that performance can be forgiven. The son of Blue Point sluiced up on soft ground to make a winning debut in April and lost nothing in defeat when finishing second at Ascot the following month. The return to slower ground conditions ought to be in his favour and Karl Burke's charge is fancied to give weight and a beating to his rivals. Ganesha appeals as his main danger, while Indication Call heads the remainder.
Prediction : 1st Valour And Swagger 2nd Ganesha 3rd Indication Call

A few of these will need more to feature, so it looks best to side with recent Catterick scorer RAIN CAP. The six-year-old won the corresponding event last year and, having defied higher marks in the past, he appeals as the one to beat under a penalty. Agonyclite, who finished behind him in second that day, is entitled to go close with a 5lb swing at the weights. Somewhere Secret can chase the pair home.
Prediction : 1st Rain Cap 2nd Agonyclite 3rd Somewhere Secret

Having defeated Shine On Brendan over course and distance in May, BASHFUL showed the benefit of recent wind surgery when following up at Newcastle last month. Iain Jardine's charge is now 5lb higher back on turf, but that might not be enough to stop him. The aforementioned must be considered following his latest Musselburgh success, while the versatile Detective can mount a serious challenge too.
Prediction : 1st Bashful 2nd Shine On Brendan 3rd Detective

Crack Shot took a sizeable step forward from his first start to score at Nottingham over an extended mile, where he accounted for a subsequent winner back in third, but he may struggle to give his 7lb penalty away to BOTANICAL. The son of Lope De Vega showed plenty of promise on debut at Kempton when just held for second by a neck and he appears open to improvement. Any market support for Big Hamish on debut should be noted.
Prediction : 1st Botanical 2nd Crack Shot 3rd Big Hamish

Happier has finished in the top two on her last three outings, the latest effort coming at Carlisle, where she was no match for the winner in second but showed plenty of promise on her first handicap start. However, preference is for TRABAJO DETECHO, who ran with huge credit at Doncaster to fill the runner-up spot in this grade and with a repeat of that display, he could be the one to beat. Last-time-out victor Stormy Pearl isn't out of it either.
Prediction : 1st Trabajo Detecho 2nd Happier 3rd Stormy Pearl

SPANISH HUSTLE went in over C&D on his penultimate start and continued that form with a very good second by a neck at Musselburgh on his latest outing, so he could be hard to stop in arriving in a similar vein of form. The main danger might be Can Can Girl, who could improve on her first effort for the Tim Easterby yard when third at Beverley and now competes off 1lb lower, while The Navigator is of interest on his return to the Flat.
Prediction : 1st Spanish Hustle 2nd Can Can Girl 3rd The Navigator