High drama at Hamilton

A review of the pick of Wednesday's action at Hamilton where the fillies' handicap was decided in the stewards' room.

Lil Sophella was the winner of a dramatic Cadzow Castle Fillies' Handicap at Hamilton after she was awarded the race in the stewards' room.

The Patrick Mathers-ridden Miss Van Gogh had passed the post a head in front of the Patrick Holmes-trained mare but the placing were reversed due to interference caused inside the final furlong by Mathers who was suspended for three days for careless riding.

Ailsa Stirling whose mother owns Lil Sophella, said: "She was only beaten a nose dive days ago and if we had a yard full of horses like her I'd be very happy. We thought there was a chance we'd get the race after we saw the head on replay."

Alan Berry and Mathers had earlier teamed up to record a 305/1 double. Economic Crisis (8/1), posting her seventh course success, stormed to victory in the Racing To School Handicap while I'll Be Good (33/1) Took the Avon Gorge Handicap just 30 minutes later.

Commonwealth lightweight gold medalist Charlie Flynn was on hand after the second Berry success in the winners' enclosure and announced that he had backed the winner at 50/1!

Keith Dalgleish and Phillip Makin struck in the St Andrews Ambulance Handicap with Neuf Des Cours who led home a Scottish clean sweep with Haymarket second for Galston's Mike Smith and Galilee Chapel third for Hawick-based Alistair Whillans.

And the Dalgleish stable completed a 84/1 double in the concluding Book Now For The Saints And Sinners Handicap with Moon Arc partnered by P J McDonald.