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Burton Roofing Merchants Handicap Stakes (Div II)
Class 6, 1m4½f (1m4f104y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, £3,664, 10 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 7.0)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Off Spin is our selection here, and while he rates 4 lb behind Watcha Snoop on our figures, his progressive profile is the reason to side with him over the top-rated runner in this ten-runner Class 6 over 12 furlongs at Musselburgh. He sits narrowly ahead of Alpine Sierra, who is only a pound behind, and clear of the rest of the lower-rated pack, so he has the quality to be involved if he keeps improving on the good to soft ground. Watcha Snoop is the obvious danger on the figures, with Alpine Sierra and Idyllic also needing respect in what looks a competitive contest. Off Spin gets the nod, though this is a low-confidence call.
Runners
Lauren Young (5)
Jim Goldie 0/18
Alpine Sierra arrives fairly fit after 23 days off, with a third and a fourth in his last four outings, and he has run over today's trip and going before, which keeps him firmly in the picture off a mark of 61. The risk is a sixth last time out and he is still winless in his last six, while carrying 136 lb.
- Sire
- Distorted Humor (USA)
- Dam
- Unaccompanied (IRE) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- James Callow J S Goldie
- Foaled
- 16 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 18 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 60, Speed 67
Cam Hardie
Adam Nicol 1/10
Watcha Snoop tops our ranking at 65 and returns after 21 days with experience of today's going, a sound basis for a threat off 135 lb. The risk is obvious, though: he is winless and unplaced in his last five starts.
- Sire
- Coulsty (IRE)
- Dam
- Scoop (IRE) by Belardo
- Owner
- Austin Mccallum
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Seahouses, Northumberland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 78
David Allan
Gay Kelleway 0/4
Off Spin has been consistent, winning two starts back and placing in two of his other recent runs, and he returns fresh after 27 days having run over today's trip and going before. A fifth last time is the one blemish, but our figures rate him second best.
- Sire
- Almanzor (FR)
- Dam
- Spin Doctor (GB) by Mayson
- Owner
- Miss Gay Kelleway
- Foaled
- 17 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Exning, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 58
Greg Fairley
Wilf Storey 0/2
Idyllic has run over today's trip and on this going, and she arrives fit after 27 days off with a third four starts back among her recent efforts, so she's a live threat at a workable 57. The concern is that she's yet to win in her last six starts and was unplaced last time out.
- Sire
- Bated Breath (GB)
- Dam
- Ocean Paradise (GB) by New Approach
- Owner
- The A Listers
- Foaled
- 17 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Muggleswick, Co Durham
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 66
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine 0/14
Gemini Man is consistent, with a third last time out, and a second two starts back, plus another second six starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Yet he is winless in his last six and, at 128 lb after 33 days off, he may find the finishing burst lacking.
- Sire
- Zoffany (IRE)
- Dam
- Keystone Gulch (USA) by Gulch
- Owner
- G Gibson Jamie Denholm
- Foaled
- 12 May 2018
- Stable
- Carrutherstown, D'fries & G'way
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 59
Zak Wheatley
Declan Carroll 0/6
Hickton is hard to fancy, winless in his last six and coming off a sixth last time out and a seventh the start before, while ranked eighth of ten on our figures. Two thirds in his previous outings and experience of today's trip and going are the positives, along with a quick 11-day turnaround.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- Ice Eagle (IRE) by Free Eagle
- Owner
- Riverside Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Malton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 51, Speed 53
Shane Gray
Tristan Davidson 2/8
Eagles Dream is winless in her last six, though a sixth last time out nine days ago shows she's fit, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 125 lb off an official mark of 50 and ranked seventh of ten by our rating, she looks held.
- Sire
- Free Eagle (IRE)
- Dam
- Dream Day (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Border Raiders
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Irthington, Cumbria
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 52, Speed 56
Oisin McSweeney
Peter Niven 1/4
West Sleekburn Lad is hard to fancy, with our figures ranking him ninth of 10, but he did win two starts back, followed a third three starts back, and was a fourth last time out. He has run over today's trip and returns after 29 days off, though 121 lb off an official 51 offers little leeway.
- Sire
- Golden Horn (GB)
- Dam
- Cat Hunter (GB) by One Cool Cat
- Owner
- Fairweather Hedley Little Tomkins
- Foaled
- 17 May 2023
- Stable
- Barton-le-Street, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 44, Speed 46
Rhys Elliott (5)
Katie Scott 1/7
Falaise Blanc is winless in his last six, with a fourth last time out following a sixth and a fifth, so he is hard to fancy at the foot of our ratings, ranked last of ten. He has run over today's trip and going, and a second six starts back shows he can go close.
- Sire
- Whitecliffsofdover (USA)
- Dam
- Shadow Of The Day (FR) by Until Sundown
- Owner
- Katie Scott Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Galashiels, Scottish Borders
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 44, Speed 58
Molly Keegan-Price (7)
Rebecca Menzies 2/14
Gemical is winless in her last six, though a third four starts back shows she can get involved, and she has run over today's trip and going before after 18 days off. Her last three finishes (sixth, ninth, seventh) are the worry, even with our rating of 55 putting her sixth of ten.
- Sire
- Magna Grecia (IRE)
- Dam
- Salve Liberte (IRE) by Nathaniel
- Owner
- G C Gale Stuart Brown Diane Stewart
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Morden, Durham
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 14 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 61
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.