14:15
Joe Fanning Fond Farewell Handicap Stakes
Class 6, 2m (1m7f217y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, £3,664, 12 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 7.0)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Rich Belief heads our ratings at Musselburgh and gets the nod in a modest Class 6 over two miles on good to soft. He is only two pounds ahead of Ned Broy, so this is no formality, but that edge is enough to make him the one to beat in a field where the bottom half looks limited. Ned Broy is the chief danger, while Charlie Darling and Bollin Neil are the other two to keep onside if the pace and ground suit them. Confidence is low given how tight the top of the ratings is, but Rich Belief is our selection.
Runners
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine 0/14
Third last time out and a winner two starts back, Ned Broy has been in the frame in three of his last four and returns fresh after 23 days, having run over today's trip and going before. Our rating has him second of twelve, though top weight of 142 lb is the main risk.
- Sire
- Prince Of Lir (IRE)
- Dam
- Nora Batty (GB) by Zamindar
- Owner
- Iain Jardine Racing Club
- Foaled
- 25 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Carrutherstown, D'fries & G'way
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 65
Cam Hardie
Adam Nicol 1/10
Quercus Robur won last time out and was second two starts back, with another win four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Against that, he returns after 229 days off, carries 141 lb, and sits fifth of 12 on our rating.
- Sire
- Camelot (GB)
- Dam
- Wood Fairy (GB) by Haafhd
- Owner
- Molly Paul Willis
- Foaled
- 8 May 2019
- Stable
- Seahouses, Northumberland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 63, Speed 54
Jason Hart
Karl Thornton 0/2
Rich Belief is fit and fresh, back after just seven days, and has run over today's trip and going before. A third two starts back is his best recent effort, but our top-rated runner sits eight pounds above his official mark of 62 on our figures, so he gets the nod despite a flat eighth last time out.
- Sire
- Make Believe (GB)
- Dam
- Realt Eile (IRE) by Dark Angel
- Owner
- I J Keeling
- Foaled
- 11 Feb 2017
- Stable
- Skerries, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 69
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie 0/18
Aighear arrives in cracking nick, a winner last time out and again two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before after a 27-day break. Carrying 139 lb off an official mark of 61 is the stiff part, and our rating of 60 only puts her seventh of twelve.
- Sire
- Farhh (GB)
- Dam
- Kabjoy (IRE) by Intikhab
- Owner
- Johnnie Delta Racing
- Foaled
- 3 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 18 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 57
Dale Swift
Brian Ellison 1/14
Queen Roslyn is yet to win in her last six starts, but a second two starts back and another four starts back show she can get involved, and she has run over today's trip and going. A seventh last time out and 139 lb leave her with plenty to prove, though a sound 13-day turnaround helps.
- Sire
- Postponed (IRE)
- Dam
- Sophie Gray (IRE) by Dansili
- Owner
- Kristian Strangeway
- Foaled
- 31 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 63, Speed 65
Tom Eaves
Alan Brown 0/7
Charlie Darling won twice in his last six starts, a win five starts back and another six starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Back quickly after six days, he is dangerous off a mark of 60, but a run of 5th, unplaced, 8th and 6th since those wins is the worry.
- Sire
- Ultra (IRE)
- Dam
- Femme Kyoto (FR) by Divine Light
- Owner
- Scott Mcmillan Alan Brown
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Yedingham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 63
David Allan
Tim Easterby 3/43
Fourth last time out and just eight days since that run, Bollin Neil has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 63 ranks him fourth of twelve off an official 55. The risk is a winless run in his last five, with a ninth two starts back.
- Sire
- Haafhd (GB)
- Dam
- Bollin Nellie (GB) by Rock Hopper
- Owner
- Mrs S J Easterby
- Foaled
- 26 Mar 2016
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 43 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 63, Speed 57
Lauren Young (5)
Jim Goldie 0/18
Storm On Jura arrives a last-time-out winner after two seconds before that, and she has run over today's trip and going, but a mark of 54 with 132 lb and a mid-pack ranking of eighth of twelve on our rating suggest she has more to prove.
- Sire
- Golden Horn (GB)
- Dam
- Padmavati (GB) by New Approach
- Owner
- Summerstorm Bloodstock Ltd
- Foaled
- 14 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 18 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 51
Aiden Brookes
Simon West 0/1
Sugarpiehoneybunch was a winner two starts back but has otherwise finished seventh, eighth and seventh, and she was only sixth last time out, 35 days ago. She has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 56 at least sits above her official 51, but ninth of 12 on our figures makes her hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Fast Company (IRE)
- Dam
- Jeewana (GB) by Compton Place
- Owner
- Paul Bryan
- Foaled
- 18 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 49
Shane Gray
Daragh Bourke 1/9
Neddies Boy is yet to win in his last five starts and has finished sixth and eighth before that, so he is hard to fancy, ranked 11th of 12 on our figures. A second last time out and previous experience over today's trip give some hope, though he returns after 35 days.
- Sire
- Swiss Spirit (GB)
- Dam
- Perfect Rhythm (GB) by Halling
- Owner
- Mrs Michelle Charlton
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Waterbeck, Dumfries & G'way
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 48, Speed 46
Oisin Orr
Chris Timmons 0/8
Nothingbutadream is hard to fancy, winless in his last five and unplaced in four of them, with a seventh three starts back his best finish. He is rated 40 on our figures, ranked last of 12, though an official mark of 48 and a break of just 25 days offer some small comfort.
- Sire
- Vadamos (FR)
- Dam
- Tommy Hilfilly (IRE) by Dylan Thomas
- Owner
- Jmo Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Drumree, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 40
Greg Fairley
Ewan Whillans 1/8
Galahad Threepwood is yet to win in his last six starts and ranks only tenth of twelve on our figures, but back-to-back seconds are a real positive, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Off 125 lb and 23 days since his last run, he still looks one to oppose.
- Sire
- Nathaniel (IRE)
- Dam
- Tesary (GB) by Danehill
- Owner
- Rhs Ltd
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Hawick, Scottish Borders
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 8 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 54
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.