20:30 Hamilton

Saturday 1 August 2026

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GSS Contracts Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 68y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:30  |   Winning time: 1m 44.34s
1st
Horse silk
9
(8)
Ephron
39-1
11/1
T: G TuttyJ: C J Whiteley (5)
Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, switched left for headway 2f out, ridden and went fourth 1f out, stayed on well to lead final strides op 9/1 tchd 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
4
(9)
Mwafaq
49-12
5/2f
T: R A FaheyJ: Ethan Tindall (5)
Handy in second, pushed along 3f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, challenged towards finish and headed final strides op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
¾
10
(10)
Yaaser
88-13
20/1
T: J S GoldieJ: Lauren Young (5)
Slowly away, in rear, soon in touch, pushed along and good headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong and took third towards line, nearest finish op 12/1 tchd 18/1
4th
Horse silk
1
6
(3)
Sanafi Zabeel
59-6
3/1
T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan
Led, pushed along under 3f out, headed 2f out, battled on until no extra 110yds out op 11/4 tchd 10/3
5th
Horse silk
nk
1
(4)
Rajapour
610-7
5/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Mark Winn
Mid-division, improved over 3f out, ridden in third 2f out, stayed on one pace op 13/2 tchd 9/2
6th
Horse silk
2
8
(6)
Starliner
59-4
7/1
T: Miss L A PerrattJ: Kaiya Fraser
Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out and closed, kept on same pace final furlong op 13/2
7th
Horse silk
4 ¼
5
(5)
Midsummer Storm
39-7
14/1
T: K R BurkeJ: S H James
Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened
8th
Horse silk
½
3
(7)
Sunriseontheboyne
410-0
22/1
T: B HaslamJ: A Mullen
Raced keenly chasing leaders, hung right and weakened over 2f out, eased op 12/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
2
(2)
Intrusively
410-2
9/1
T: M ApplebyJ: T Eaves
Went to post early wearing red hood, dwelt, rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, never a factor op 10/1
10th
Horse silk
½
7
(1)
Watcha Snoop
39-6
50/1
T: A NicolJ: Shane Gray
Tracked leaders, pushed along and dropped away tamely 2f out op 40/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.50Pl:£3.60, £1.50, £4.50EX:£54.10Trifecta:£762.90Tricast:£471.07SF:£38.73Swingers:£6.90, £32.50, £13.30

Forecasts

Mwafaq (5/2), Sanafi Zabeel (3/1), Rajapour (5/1), Starliner (7/1), Intrusively (9/1), Ephron (11/1), Midsummer Storm (14/1), Yaaser (20/1), Sunriseontheboyne (22/1), Watcha Snoop (50/1)

Verdict

MWAFAQ continues to thrive and should make a bold bid for the hat-trick. Rajapour and Starliner are others to consider.

  1. MWAFAQ (IRE)
  2. RAJAPOUR (IRE)
  3. STARLINER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Ayr Poet
Weight: 9-8  |Age: 10
J: Amie Waugh  |  T: J S Goldie
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,187.002nd: £1,965.003rd: £982.004th: £491.005th: £245.00

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