Get Shirty puts rivals to the sword in Braveheart Handicap at Hamilton

Get Shirty was given a peach of ride by David Nolan on his way to victory in the £30,000 Palmaris Services Braveheart Handicap at Hamilton Park last night.

Sent off at 5-1, the David O’meara-trained gelding swoopedlatetobeatheightsof Abraham by half a length.

Nolan said: “It all went pretty much to plan as I wanted to drop him in and get some cover. I hadn’t ridden him before tonight but I knew he had been in pretty decent form already this season. I had time off with an injury during the winter but it’s sorted out now and I’m fine now. I’ve only had six or seven ridesthisyearandthisismyfirst winner since returning.”

Shine On Brendan lost his maiden tag at the 27th attempt when pipping Hostelry by half a length in the PDM Buildbase Scotland Handicap under Paul Mulrennan.

Winning trainer Jim Goldie said: “It’s taken him a while to win but he’s obviously had breathing issues as the wind surgery seems to have worked. He holds an entry at Ayr on Wednesday but we’ll how he is before making a final decision on his next run.”

Meanwhile, Baaeed looks banker material as William

Haggas' star miler makes his return in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury today.

There is a strong argument that this is the best Flat horse in training and the unbeaten four-year-old looks to pick up his third successive Group One prize in this one-mile contest, beforealikelyassignmentinthe

Queenannestakesontheopening day of Royal Ascot.

Unraced at two, the Sea The Stars colt made an immediate impact on track last season and steadily progressed through the ranks, finishing the campaign at the top table and lowering the colours of Palace Pier in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

Mother Earth and Alcohol Freewerebothamongbaaeed's beaten rivals in that British Champions Day contest and have a stiff task on their hands toturnthetableshere,whileitis hard to see any of the other runners engaged taking the scalp of Baaeed's unbeaten record.

Haggasalsohasastronghand in the Betvictor Carnarvon

Stakes with Newcastle runnerup Tiber Flow, while courseand-distance scorer Ilaraab couldbuildonhisrecentreturn in the John Porter to give the Somerville Lodge master backto-back victories in the Group Three Al Rayyan Stakes.

The penny finally dropped for Marsoul when downing the well-regarded New Dimension to shed his maiden tag at Nottingham and he is an interestingrunnersteppingupintripin thebetvictorlondongoldcup Handicap.

He won in the manner of a good horse at Colwick Park and was not stopping at the line there and could prove well treated on his handicap bow off a mark of 84.