RECENTLY-crowned world snooker champion John Higgins is the main attraction at Hamilton Park today, where the selling race has been renamed in his honour.
Higgins is making the short trip from his Wishaw home and will be on hand to present the prizes to winning connections of his race, which has attracted nine runners.
Cartmel trainer Dudley Moffat could be the man on the winner's rostrum, as his recent Beverley runner-up, Forty Love, should go close.
The south Lakeland raider was beaten four lengths in the nine- furlong race, but she should be better suited stepping up to today's trip of a mile-and-a-half.
Les Eyre has a good strike-rate at Hamilton and his assistant, Diana Jones, will fancy her chances on Endless Hours in the opening amateur riders' event.
Carol Williams is another quality pilot and her mount, Another Nightmare trained at Braidwood by Robert McKellar, has won three of her career victories over course and distance.
There is a powerful southern representation in the Median Auction Maiden Stakes, in which many will look to Tequila as the likely winner.
Luca Cumani's well-bred colt looked to be in need of the outing when catching the eye on his racecourse debut at Pontefract last month.
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