Let the battle commence in Braveheart
● Trainers Dalgleish, Goldie and Johnston well represented in £ 25,000 Hamilton race
Keith Dalgleish is triple- handed as he bids for a first success in the Palmaris Services Brave heart Handicap at Hamilton Park tonight.
The Carluke trainer is represented by Eye Of The Storm, Corton Lad and Starplex in the Lanarkshire track’s £ 25,000 feature race.
Jim G oldie, the winning trainer for the past two years with Sir Chauvelin, is responsible for recent Musselburgh scorer The glasgow warrior.
The Up law mo or handler said: “Sir Chauvelin is a bit too highly- rated this time so we’re hoping to win it again with a horse from the opposite end of the handicap. He enjoyed the step backup in trip at Musselburgh and there should be some nice staying races for him this summer.”
Mark Johnston, who has won the race twice in the last ten years, saddles Star Of The East and Rainbow Rebel, while Donnachies Girl was a promising fifth at Hamilton’s opening fixture of the year for Hawick trainer Alistair Whillans.
The likely favourite in the 11- strong field is B older Bob, trained at Thirsk by David Bar ron, and an impressive winner of the Button hook Handicap over 1 m 4f 1 2days ago.
Edinburgh-born Karen Mclinto ck, now based near Newcastle, run sex-Aidan O’ Brien-t ra in edDiod or us, who makes his turf debut for his new connections after changing hands for 32,000gns at the October Sales.
At Perth’ s Tote pool Ladies Day yesterday, the remarkable Morning With Ivan continued her winning streak with victory in the feature race.
Ridden by James Corbett and saddled by his mother Susan, the Otterburn- trained mare stormed home in the Timo - thy Hardie Diamond Pendant Handicap Hurdle in front of a bumper 7,000 crowd.
Susan Corbett said: “She is a real star but her style of coming late on the scene is very nerve- wracking!”
Borders trainer Katie Scott saddled her first course winner and, in the process, gave her mother Sylvia her first victory under Rules when Rory’s Valentine sprung a 50- 1 upset in the Bet totequadpot At tote - sport. com Handicap Hurdle ( Div 1). Winning rider Stephen Mulqueen went onto seal a 203- 1 double on Lucinda Russell- trained Boy’s On Tour.
At York, Roaring Lion stamped his class when running out a brilliant winner of the Betfred Dante Stakes.
Fifth in the 2,000 Guineas at New market less than a fort night ago, John Gosden’s colt was the 3-1 favourite as he stepped up to a mile and a quarter for the first time in this recognised trial for next mon th’ sInvestec Derby at Epsom.
Mildenberger cut out much of the running, closely pursued by the winner’ s stable mate, Crossed Baton, while Oisin Murphy kept his powder dr y aboard Roaring Lion in the middle of the pack.
Once given his head racing inside the final two furlongs, the American- bred colt readily accelerated to the lead and fairly shot clear, leaving his rivals trailing in his wake as he passed the post four- anda- half lengths to the good.
Mark Johnston’ s Mild enberger (7-2) boxed on for second, with Aid an O’ Brientrained 50-1 shotZabriskie coming from the rear of the field to grab third.
Roaring Lion was cut to around 6- 1 for Epsom, making him the clear second- favourite behind his 2,000 Guineas conquer or Saxon Warrior, who is as short as 4- 6.