Hamilton Park Tips: Postileo to roll back the years

Bobbie Jackson

May 6

There are four meetings on the agenda on Sunday afternoon across the UK and Ireland, including Hamilton Park's seven-race offering.

The going is expected to be good to soft at the Scottish track, and we have picked out three tips that should run big races this weekend.

Hamilton Park Betting Tips:

14:05 - Postileo @ 7/2
15:50 - Obama Army @ SP
16:23 - Westernesse @ SP

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14:05 - Postileo @ 7/2

Sunday's Patersons Of Greenoakhill Buttonhook Handicap looks like a competitive race at Hamilton Park, but preference is for Roger Varian's POSTILEO.

There is no formbook to study for the six-year-old, who was last seen 18 months ago at Doncaster. Thankfully for connections, he won that day in a handicap, but questions will need to be answered on Sunday.

Varian's runner has been gelded since that run and has been kept in training so that piques the interest. Connections must feel they have something to work with, and the form looks good.

Not So Sleepy finished second to Postileo at Doncaster in Doncaster 2021, and he has since competed with the likes of Epatante, Honeysuckle, Constitution Hill and Paisley Park over hurdles.

15:50 - Obama Army @ SP

Jack Channon's OBAMA ARMY has been a consistent performer this season, and he has continued to improve in handicap company.

The three-year-old has yet to win a race, but he continues to improve under Channon's stewardship.

Before this season, he had not finished higher than sixth, but he has since recorded three successive top-four finishes at Southwell, Nottingham and Wetherby.

Obama Army's last two runs have certainly not gone unnoticed, and after back-to-back runner-up finishes, he can get off the mark for connections at Hamilton Park.

Horse Racing Odds

16:23 - Westernesse @ SP

David O'Meara should be feeling good about the chances of WESTERNESSE ahead of the Nicole & Ryan Degan Wedding Celebrations Handicap at 16:23.

Westernesse will have to shoulder joint top-weight for this battle, but the signs suggest he will be able to handle that burden.

O'Meara inherited Westernesse from Dermot Weld's yard in Ireland, but he got an immediate tune out of him at Wetherby. He finished second to Mahanakhon last week at Wetherby, and if he can repeat that form, he should have too much class for the rest of the field.