Wellman Cars Hamilton Handicap Stakes

Braes Of Doune showed a second five starts back and has run over today's trip and going, with our rating of 57 ranking him second of nine — a genuine threat, though winless in his last five starts and the trainer's 5% strike rate over the past fortnight is a concern.

Pisanello arrives in cracking form, back-to-back wins his calling card, and he has experience of today's trip and conditions. Carrying 138 lb from stall one, the top-rated runner here on a speed rating of 73, only the quick three-day turnaround gives any pause.

Hostelry has run over today's trip and going before and, carrying 135 lb from stall 8, her rating of 57 gives her a solid claims here; the risk is she has been winless in her last six starts, with a string of fourth and fifth-place finishes suggesting a win may prove elusive.

Defence Missile won last time out and has run over today's trip and going, yet that victory followed four modest efforts, and carrying 134 lb from stall 2 tests whether he can back it up consistently.

Jenson Benson has run over today's trip and going, and a second five starts back hints at ability worth respecting — our rating of 57 puts him notably above his official mark. The concern is 291 days off the track; that layoff is the obvious risk for a gelding yet to win in recent starts.