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2026 Lanark Silver Bell Preview
Scheduled to take place in August of each year at the Hamilton Racecourse is the Lanark Silver Bell. This heritage handicap is open to runners aged three or older and is contested over a distance of one mile and four furlongs.
Lanark Silver Bell Information:
- Lanark Silver Bell Past Winners
- Lanark Silver Bell Trainer Statistics
- Lanark Silver Bell Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Hamilton tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race. See which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Other Principal Races at Hamilton Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Lanark Silver Bell market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 17 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2025 when the race had an over-round of 115%. The race in 2018 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 130%, whilst on average over the last 17 renewals of the Lanark Silver Bell, the over-round has been 122%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £122 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Lanark Silver Bell Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Lanark Silver Bell Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Lanark Silver Bell races over the last 17 renewals:
- Record Breaker (2:30.52) in 2009
- Just Lille (2:32.90) in 2010
- Special Meaning (2:33.67) in 2013
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 17 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Lanark Silver Bell next time out, then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 16 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -12.25. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.
Over the last 17 renewals, it was Record Breaker, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench, who set the fastest winning time in the Lanark Silver Bell. That runner won the race in a time of 2:30.52 in 2009. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Michael Easterby and jockey Nathan Evans with Elysian Flame who set the slowest winning time; the race-winning time was 2:45.61 in the 2019 renewal.
Lanark Silver Bell Past Winners
Here are the Lanark Silver Bell past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won, along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Lanark Silver Bell are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 2:35.19 | Paddy The Squire (GB) 5yo 9-9 (2 of 8) 9/4 | Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine (GB) |
| 2024 2:40.80 | La Yakel (GB) 5yo 9-11 (4 of 13) 7/2F | Cieren Fallon William Haggas (GB) |
| 2023 2:37.93 | Postileo (IRE) 6yo 9-10 (6 of 14) 8/1 | Ben Curtis Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2022 2:38.69 | Wickywickywheels (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (13 of 15) 14/1 | Tadhg O'Shea Jim Goldie (GB) |
| 2021 2:34.06 | Mahrajaan (USA) 3yo 8-7 (3 of 8) 6/5F | Paul Hanagan William Haggas (GB) |
| 2019 2:45.61 | Elysian Flame (GB) 3yo 8-0 (8 of 13) 9/1 | Nathan Evans Michael Easterby (GB) |
| 2018 2:38.78 | Archis Affaire (GB) 4yo 9-5 (1 of 15) 11/2 | Callum Rodriguez (3lbs) Michael Dods (GB) |
| 2017 2:44.24 | Sepal (USA) 4yo 8-1 (5 of 11) 7/2 | Jamie Gormley (7lbs) Iain Jardine (GB) |
| 2016 2:39.34 | Multellie (GB) 4yo 9-4 (6 of 14) 20/1 | Cam Hardie Tim Easterby (GB) |
| 2015 2:39.95 | Polarisation (GB) 3yo 9-1 (6 of 12) 3/1F | Joe Fanning Mark Johnston (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Lanark Silver Bell have been based:
- GB: 17 winners with an additional 34 placings from 206 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
Lanark Silver Bell Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Lanark Silver Bell over the last 17 renewals is William Haggas, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Tifernati (2008), Mahrajaan (2021) and La Yakel (2024). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Lanark Silver Bell is Iain Jardine (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Lanark Silver Bell trainer statistics over the last 17 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Haggas | 4-3-3 | +8.20 | +4.61 |
| Iain Jardine | 10-2-6 | -2.25 | +4.89 |
| Jim Goldie | 22-1-7 | -7.00 | -0.57 |
| Tim Easterby | 13-1-3 | +8.00 | +4.50 |
| David O'Meara | 5-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.00 |
| Roger Varian | 4-1-3 | +5.00 | +4.33 |
| Michael Dods | 3-1-1 | +3.50 | +1.44 |
| Ann Duffield | 2-1-2 | +11.00 | +8.00 |
| Michael Easterby | 1-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.63 |
| Richard Fahey | 9-0-2 | -9.00 | -3.37 |
Lanark Silver Bell Jockey Statistics
There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Lanark Silver Bell; Tom Eaves has ridden 10 runners in the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Lanark Silver Bell jockey statistics over the last 17 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fanning | 10-1-2 | -6.00 | -5.93 |
| Andrew Mullen | 8-1-2 | -4.75 | -4.71 |
| Ben Curtis | 7-1-3 | +2.00 | +0.67 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 6-1-2 | +3.00 | +0.70 |
| Franny Norton | 5-1-1 | -2.25 | -2.91 |
| Barry McHugh | 4-1-2 | +9.00 | +6.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 4-1-1 | +1.50 | -0.19 |
| Tadhg O'Shea | 3-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.75 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 3-1-2 | +8.00 | +4.70 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 3-1-1 | +3.50 | +1.44 |
2026 Lanark Silver Bell Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 1, 4, 8, 9, 1, 5, 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 1, (7, 9), (2, 4), 1, 2
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones, as you would expect them to do well.
- 17 / 17 (68%) - Ran over 1m4f - 2m½f (LTO)
- 17 / 17 (69%) - Not on HY/SFT/GS/STD-SLW (LTO)
- 17 / 17 (74%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 17 / 17 (74%) - Achieved an RPR of 79+ (LTO)
- 17 / 17 (83%) - Highest Run is not G1-3/Cl5
- 17 / 17 (84%) - Carried 124 - 133lbs (Debut)
- 17 / 17 (84%) - In a field of 5 - 13 (Debut)
- 17 / 17 (86%) - Off a break of 4 - 41 days
- 17 / 17 (86%) - No more than +3yrs (Vs Min Age)
- 17 / 17 (87%) - Ran over 6f - 1m2f (Debut)
- 17 / 17 (88%) - Ran in 3 - 42 races (Career)
- 17 / 17 (88%) - Within the first 11 of the market
- 17 / 17 (89%) - Achieved an RPR of 65+ (Trip)
- 17 / 17 (89%) - Beaten no more -15l (Debut)
- 17 / 17 (89%) - Not BB/BR/GR in colour
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Hamilton racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Lanark Silver Bell. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Lanark Silver Bell Trend Analysis
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran on Good To Soft ground last time out, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-38.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 2 (1,3) [8 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 4 (7,14) [13 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 6 (2,11) [14 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 13 (7,6) [15 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 3 (2,6) [8 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Lanark Silver Bell is Pontefract; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Pontefract last time out.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 13 winners from a total of 185 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 4 winners from a total of 24 runners.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Lanark Silver Bell despite multiple attempts:
- Dark Angel (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Dubawi (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Pivotal (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 17 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Multellie in 2016, winning for Tim Easterby at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of Cam Hardie. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 17 renewals, there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Lanark Silver Bell, head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters.
Route to the Lanark Silver Bell
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Lanark Silver Bell. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Paddy The Squire Thirsk - 1st of 6 (5/6) | Join Racing TV Today Handicap |
| 2024 - La Yakel Ascot - 6th of 13 (9/2) | Magnum |
| 2023 - Postileo Newbury - 11th of 13 (8/1) | Mettal UK Handicap |
| 2022 - Wickywickywheels Hamilton - 1st of 7 (9/2) | Gas Call Services Handicap |
| 2021 - Mahrajaan Ripon - 1st of 5 (2/7) | Moorestyle Novice Stakes |
| 2019 - Elysian Flame Pontefract - 6th of 7 (6/1) | tiesplanet.com - Ladies Love Guys In Ties Handicap |
| 2018 - Archis Affaire Ripon - 7th of 13 (33/1) | Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap |
| 2017 - Sepal Thirsk - 1st of 8 (1/1) | @thirskraces "Pirates Family Day" Friday 1st September Handicap |
| 2016 - Multellie Haydock - 4th of 6 (3/1) | Betfred Haydock Park Ladies Trophy Handicap |
| 2015 - Polarisation York - 1st of 18 (29/1) | Melrose Heritage Handicap |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Lanark Silver Bell Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.
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