HAWICK brothers Tom and Jamie Hamilton enjoyed a victorious weekend, with both riding winners.

Younger sibling Tom rode Tower Bridge to win a National Hunt flat race, heading the concluding bumper at Bellewstown in Ireland on July 9.

Over the jumps the following afternoon, elder brother Jamie won the handicap chase at Market Rasen on the Mark Walford-trained Miss Conway.

Their parents farm Birnieknowe on the outskirts of Hawick, with father Michael a familiar figure on the racing circuit as BHA clerk of the scales, while mother Wendy successfully trains point-to-pointers.

In-form Flat jockey Danny Tudhope continued his victory trail, getting favourite Komodo up by a neck to clinch the 1m 2f handicap at Ayr the same afternoon.

The previous day, Saint Equiano won the seven-furlong handicap at Carlisle.

The winner is trained at Carluke by Keith Dalgleish for St Boswells owners Paul and Clare Rooney.

At Ayr on July 10, Danny Tudhope scored aboard Another Batt in the opening six-furlong novice stakes.

Carluke trainer Keith Dalgleish saddled Dark Defender to win the six-furlong handicap, in the hands of Hawick jockey Rowan Scott.

“He has been running really well and he’s deserved this,” said Keith.

“The soft ground is probably the key to him but it was also a help that he was drawn on the outside.”

The Dalgleish double was completed by Showdaisy, who posted a 12-1 victory in the five-furlong handicap, ridden by Jason Hart, also from Hawick.

“She is a bit temperamental and was not well handicapped after her wins last season,” he continued.

“This is also one of the first times she’s managed to get away quickly at the start.”

The seven-furlong handicap was won by Let Right Be Done, trained at East Kilbride by Linda Perratt, who had run the previous day.

“He was a little unlucky when he ran here yesterday and he often runs well when he has two races close together,” explained Linda.

Over the jumps at Worcester the same day, Paul and Clare Rooney posted a further success when Sonneofpresenting produced a game performance to land the feature two-and-a-half mile handicap chase.

Danny Tudhope completed an across-the-card treble on July 7.

He rode a double at Doncaster when partnering Lucky Lucrecia to head the fillies’ stakes, and then riding Classic Seniority to a 7-1 win in the seven-furlong stakes.

His victorious hattrick was completed at Haydock, where he won the five-furlong handicap on 9-1 chance Dundunah.

Two Hawick jockeys rode winners at Perth on July 6.

Craig Nichol posted a 20-1 win after riding Wot A Shot to land the two-mile novice hurdle race.

Blair Campbell then partnered Thorpe to head the conditional jockeys’ handicap hurdle race for Milnathort trainer Lucinda Russell.

On the Flat, Danny Tudhope continues to great form and the Irvine jockey rode Royal Parks to win the fillies’ novice stakes at Haydock.

Britain’s most northerly trainer Jackie Stephen saddled Welcome Ben to victory at Perth the previous afternoon.

In the hands of Hawick jockey Craig Nichol, the 6-4 fav made all and defied a 9lbs penalty to land the two-mile novice chase for his Inverurie-based handler.

“He has a big, long stride and fences suit him better than hurdles,” said the winning trainer.

“We’ll stick to two miles and I hope he can pick up a few more races.

“He likes a flat track and this good ground is spot on but we’ll see what the handicapper does and he’ll probably have to go up in class.”

St Boswells owners Paul and Clare Rooney won the opening two-mile novice hurdle race with Penny Jane.

Fagan carried the colours of Ayrshire owner Ronnie Bartlett to win the three-mile novice chase.

Another Scottish owner celebrated success in the concluding two-mile handicap hurdle race, where Weapon of Choice took the spoils for Margaret Coppola from Musselburgh.

On the Flat, Irvine jockey Danny Tudhope rode Original Choice to win the one-mile handicap at Thirsk.

Danny Tudhope added a further victory to his tally after riding Edgar Allan Poe to head the one-mile handicap at Hamilton on July 4.

Hawick jockey Rowan Scott rode Starplex to a 7-1 win in the maiden stakes for Carluke trainer Keith Dalgleish.

Longest-priced winner of the afternoon was Hibou who came in at 16-1 in the one-mile handicap for Carrutherstown handler Iain Jardine.

At Stratford the same afternoon, Paul and Clare Rooney saw their colours carried to victory by Degooch in the two-and-a-half mile handicap chase.