Scullion Law Lanark Silver Bell Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

18:15 Hamilton Fri 21 Aug 2026 1m4f15y Class 2 Good to Soft 15 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Salamanca City

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 28%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Salamanca City (SR 100, 4/1, 9-1) carries the lightest weight of the competitive cluster and arrives on the back of a strong 6-1-2-1-1 form sequence — two consecutive wins — confirming peak form. A 12% market shortening since opening is meaningful money arriving late, the strongest steaming signal in the field. GoingFit:+ confirms proven ability on today's good-to-soft surface, a key edge in a 1m4f15y test where the ground will sort out those with softness doubts. Stepping up one class (ClassMv:↑1) is a concern, but the combination of in-form connections (Fanshawe 18%), light weight, recent back-to-back wins, and confirmed going preference makes this the most compelling convergence of signals in the race. Each-way alternative: Tiernan. Main danger: Tiernan — Tiernan (SR 98, 11/2, 8-11) carries the lowest weight of the competitive group, has strong course form (W1P3 at Hamilton), is shortening 12% in the market, and a last-run win (Form:0-6021) suggests he is in form heading into this class rise.

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Full result

Winner: Evanesco (GB) at SP 4/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.