Lanark Silver Bell Race 2012 Slideshow

A LARGE group of Lanarkians travelled to see Ladbrokes Lanark Silver Bell Racenight at Hamilton Park Racecourse, which included a nailbiting finish to the feature race watched by 5000 spectators.

By The Newsroom

Published 14th Sep 2012, 22:15 BST

First place in the £24,000 Silver Bell Handicap was claimed by 8/1 shot Edmaaj from 12/1 rated Scrapper Smith with 12/1 shot Deepsand in third.

“It was a tremendous night and it was great to see such a massive crowd,” said Lanark Community Council chairman Frank Gunning. “I’ve never seen such a big attendance at Hamilton Races.”

The Silver Bell triumph made it a personal best season’s total of 56 winners in 2012 for victorious York-based trainer David O’Meara.

The delighted 35-year-old, who is originally from County Cork in Ireland, said he wasn’t surprised at Edmaaj’s success despite being relatively unfancied at eight to one.

The pictures featured in this slideshow are by freelance photographer Andrew Wilson.

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