============================================================================== RACE: Musselburgh ? · 2026-05-21 Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Good · Flat · Turf ============================================================================== Status FINISHED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. SPIT SPOT (GB) (#1) 7yo M · Draw 3 · tp Connections Jockey Lexie Clarkson Trainer Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore Owner Goodtimes Pedigree Sire Sir Percy (GB) Dam Taweyla (IRE) Damsire Teofilo Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 14:22 15.00 (Bet365) 05:53 17.00 (Bet365) 07:11 19.00 (10 Bet) 07:15 23.00 (Spreadex) 07:58 26.00 (Coral) 09:47 29.00 (Midnite) 09:55 26.00 (William Hill) 10:03 29.00 (Midnite) 10:20 26.00 (William Hill) 10:32 29.00 (Midnite) 10:41 26.00 (Bet365) 11:26 29.00 (Midnite) 12:15 34.00 (Spreadex) 14:21 36.00 (7Bet) 14:27 34.00 (William Hill) 15:26 36.00 (7Bet) 15:36 34.00 (Bet365) 15:42 36.00 (7Bet) 15:48 41.00 (Bet365) 15:52 36.00 (7Bet) ELO Horse 1636.8 (33 runs, 5 wins, 15.2%) Jockey 1509.6 (3 runs, 0 wins, 0.0%) Trainer 1519.6 (457 runs, 57 wins, 12.5%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m4½f no data Jockey @ 1m4½f no data Jockey @ Musselburgh no data Jockey × trainer 2r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Trainer @ 1m4½f no data Trainer @ Musselburgh 72r 2w 3% A/E 0.26 (negative) Sire progeny @ 1m4½f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 2108r 239w 11% A/E 0.86 (fair) Dam progeny @ 1m4½f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 19r 3w 16% A/E 1.24 (value) Damsire grand @ 1m4½f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 1604r 191w 12% A/E 0.88 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-21 Musselburgh 1m4½f Good Cla 6/6 28/1 11.00L 70 — Lexie Clarkson Dwelt start - in rear throughout - lost touch from 4f out - eased from 2f out(op 33/1 tchd 25/1) 2026-04-22 Perth 2m4f Good Cla PU/7 15/2 — 111 — Patrick Wadge Led but pestered - headed 2 out - weakened and pulled up before last (jockey said mare lost her action)(tchd 7/1) 2026-03-20 Musselburgh 3m Good To S Cla 7/13 28/1 4.75L 114 100 Conner McCann Took keen hold - in rear on outer - brief headway after last (usual 4 out) - never dangerous(op 22/1) 2026-03-05 Haydock 3m½f Good To S Cla 4/9 18/1 14.00L 115 98 Patrick Wadge Prominent early - dropped to rear 2nd - headway home turn - went fourth before 3 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 16/1) 2025-11-22 Ascot 2m7½f Good Cla 6/12 12/1 1.25L 115 92 Conner McCann Led narrowly - headed before 2 out - weakened 2 out(op 10/1) 2025-10-21 Perth 3m Soft Cla 1/9 5/2F won 110 114 Jack Power Made virtually all on inner - faced challenge from 2 out - ridden after last - stayed on(tchd 9/4) 2025-09-08 Perth 3m Good Cla 1/8 9/4F won 103 112 Patrick Wadge Prominent - disputed lead 3rd - led clearly 7th - pushed along 2 out - 3 lengths ahead last - went clear run-in - comfortably(Mkt1: op 11/4 tchd 5/2; Mkt2 op 85/40) 2025-08-16 Perth 2m4f Good Cla 3/11 9/1 0.20L 101 103 Patrick Wadge Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - ran on run-in - nearest finish(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) 2025-07-03 Perth 2m Good Cla 3/7 9/2 0.75L 101 103 Patrick Wadge Midfield - headway before 3 out - soon raced in third - kept on well run-in(tchd 5/1) 2025-05-28 Cartmel 2m1f Good To S Cla 3/10 7/2 0.30L 101 98 Patrick Wadge In touch with leaders on outer - pressed leader last - challenging run-in - no extra inside final 110yds - lost second towards finish(tchd 10/3) 2025-03-21 Musselburgh 2m1½f Good To S Cla 1/6 6/4F won 101 98 Patrick Wadge Prominent early - in touch with leaders before 2nd - prominent after 5th - went second just before 3 out - led 2 out - soon shaken up and went clear - easily(op 11/10) 2024-09-09 Perth 2m Good Cla 3/11 12/1 2.00L 103 100 Patrick Wadge Midfield - steady headway 3 out - 4 lengths down when left in third last - stayed on final 110yds(op 16/1) 2024-05-27 Cartmel 2m1f Good Cla PU/6 5/2 — 103 — Craig Nichol Didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - lost position before 5th - dropped to last and struggling before 3 out - tailed off 2 out - soon pulled up (vet said mare had bled from nose)(op 3/1) 2024-05-08 Kelso 2m Good Cla 7/12 28/1 8.00L 106 95 Craig Nichol Towards rear throughout(op 25/1) 2024-04-15 Kelso 2m2f Soft Cla 4/7 7/1 2.25L 108 99 Patrick Wadge Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - headway and in touch with leaders before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 11/2 tchd 15/2) 2024-03-02 Doncaster 2m½f Heavy Cla 2/4 12/1 10.00L 110 100 Stephen Mulqueen Held up in last - not fluent 4th - disputing second before 3 out - went second just before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - outpaced approaching last - no match for winner(op 10/1) 2024-02-15 Newcastle 2m1f Heavy Cla 2/9 5/6F 1.50L — 87 Patrick Wadge Midfield - in touch with leaders when awkward jump 3 out - headway and went second just after 2 out - no extra run-in(op 4/6) 2024-01-13 Wetherby 2m Soft Cla 2/14 20/1 1.25L — 100 Craig Nichol Travelled strongly - midfield - not fluent 1st - headway before 3 out (usual 4 out) - went fourth on turn 2 out (usual 3 out) - not fluent last - kept on well final 110yds(op 12/1) 2023-12-20 Ayr 2m Soft Cla 6/12 15/2 1.25L — 94 Patrick Wadge Didn't jump with fluency - took keen hold - held up in rear - steady headway before 2 out - stayed on final 110yds - nearest finish(op 5/1 tchd 8/1) 2023-10-05 Chelmsford (A 1m6f Standard Cla 2/7 5/1 1.00L 70 76 Ross Coakley Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and went second over 3f out - stayed on from over 1f out(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) Comment Dwelt start - in rear throughout - lost touch from 4f out - eased from 2f out(op 33/1 tchd 25/1) Finishing result Position 6 SP 28/1 (29.000) Beaten (L) 11.00 Total beaten 23.75 OR after 70 In-running comment Dwelt start - in rear throughout - lost touch from 4f out - eased from 2f out(op 33/1 tchd 25/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. STAR CAST (GB) (#2) 4yo F · Draw 2 Connections Jockey Rowan Scott Trainer Gemma Tutty Owner Paul Demilow Tom Galvin Pedigree Sire Almanzor (FR) Dam Red Starlight (GB) Damsire Pivotal Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 14:22 3.50 (Bet365) 21:02 3.25 (Bet365) 21:22 3.50 (Bet365) 06:03 3.25 (Bet365) 07:05 3.50 (Bet365) 10:41 3.75 (Bet365) 14:21 4.00 (Bet365) 15:36 4.33 (Coral) 15:42 4.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1589.5 (20 runs, 4 wins, 20.0%) Jockey 1608.6 (3836 runs, 316 wins, 8.2%) Trainer 1627.6 (801 runs, 88 wins, 11.0%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m4½f no data Jockey @ 1m4½f no data Jockey @ Musselburgh 263r 23w 9% A/E 0.69 (negative) Jockey × trainer 106r 9w 8% A/E 0.81 (negative) Trainer @ 1m4½f no data Trainer @ Musselburgh 15r 3w 20% A/E 1.10 (value) Sire progeny @ 1m4½f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 259r 33w 13% A/E 0.87 (fair) Dam progeny @ 1m4½f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 11r 2w 18% A/E 2.28 (value) Damsire grand @ 1m4½f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 6336r 795w 13% A/E 0.89 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-21 Musselburgh 1m4½f Good Cla 3/6 3/1 0.30L 70 81 Rowan Scott In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost ground over 4f out - rallied from 2f out - soon went third - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 11/4 tchd 10/3) 2026-05-08 Ripon 1m2f Good Cla 1/12 7/2 won 67 86 Rowan Scott Towards rear - pushed along 4f out - good headway over 2f out - challenging 1f out - ridden to lead final 110yds - just did enough(op 10/3) 2026-05-01 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 1/12 11/1 won 62 71 Joanna Mason Prominent - pressed leader and going easily over 2f out - led over 1f out - faced challenge inside final furlong - ridden out final 110yds(op 12/1) 2026-03-29 Doncaster 1m Good To S Cla 3/22 11/2 0.75L 62 67 Miss Amy Collier Raced far side - towards rear - switched right and headway over 2f out - stayed on and went third inside final 110yds - 3rd of 14 in group(op 13/2 tchd 9/2) 2026-03-19 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 6/10 16/1 0.50L 63 62 Joanna Mason In touch with leaders - short of room and lost position over 1f out - switched left and no impression inside final furlong (jockey said filly suffered interference 1 1/2f out)(op 14/1) 2026-03-11 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 1/9 7/1 won 58 66 Joanna Mason Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on(op 17/2) 2026-02-14 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 7/9 12/1 3.25L 59 54 Kaiya Fraser In rear - some headway from over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 11/1) 2026-01-24 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 3/11 100/30 1.50L 59 61 Billy Loughnane Midfield - in touch with leaders from 3f out - no impression inside final furlong(tchd 7/2) 2026-01-10 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 1/9 12/1 won 56 65 Miss Amy Collier In rear - smooth headway from over 2f out - led 1f out - drifted left and pushed out inside final furlong (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) 2025-12-20 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 10/11 22/1 5.50L 59 30 Jake Dickson Midfield - weakened quickly from over 2f out - lost touch from over 1f out(tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1) 2025-11-26 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 9/10 9/2 2.00L 62 48 Warren Fentiman In touch with leaders - weakened quickly from over 1f out(tchd 4/1) 2025-11-22 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 4/12 22/1 2.50L 62 63 Jake Dickson In touch with leaders in centre of group - outpaced over 1f out - rallied final 110yds - went fourth towards finish - not pace to challenge 2025-10-24 Doncaster 1m2f Soft Cla 7/13 11/1 2.50L 65 51 Warren Fentiman In touch with leaders - pushed along when hampered 2f out - soon weakened (jockey said filly suffered interference approx 2f out)(op 16/1 and tchd 18/1) 2025-10-17 Newcastle (AW 1m4½f Standard Cla 4/8 4/1 4.25L 63 58 Alexandra Egan Towards rear - headway on near side of group and prominent over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 11/2) 2025-10-09 Ayr 1m2f Heavy Cla 2/8 9/1 1.75L 65 71 Jake Dickson Midfield - headway over 2f out - went second over 1f out - no chance with winner towards finish(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) 2025-10-04 Newcastle (AW 1m4½f Standard Cla 4/8 50/1 3.25L 65 65 Alexandra Egan Towards rear - headway towards near side over 2f out - soon went second - lost two places inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(tchd 80/1) 2025-05-12 Wolverhampton 1m4f Standard Cla 4/4 20/1 1.00L 70 60 Robert Havlin In touch with leaders - pushed along from over 3f out - weakened from over 2f out(op 14/1 tchd 22/1) 2025-04-10 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 8/8 100/1 3.00L 72 48 Shane Gray In rear - outpaced and no impression from over 3f out(op 66/1) 2024-10-22 Yarmouth 1m Soft Cla 3/8 200/1 4.75L — 69 Luke Morris Led - headed over 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no impression final 110yds(op 125/1) 2024-10-07 Wolverhampton 7f Standard Cla 7/9 80/1 4.75L — 48 Luke Morris Slowly into stride - towards rear - short of room after 1f - pushed along after 2f - outpaced from over 4f out - detached over 3f out - some headway from over 1f out(op 28/1) Comment In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost ground over 4f out - rallied from 2f out - soon went third - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 11/4 tchd 10/3) Finishing result Position 3 SP 3/1 (4.000) Beaten (L) 0.30 Total beaten 2.00 OR after 70 In-running comment In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost ground over 4f out - rallied from 2f out - soon went third - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 11/4 tchd 10/3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SPIRIT CATCHER (IRE) (#3) 7yo G · Draw 5 Connections Jockey Aiden Brookes Trainer Philip Kirby Owner James And Susan Cookson Pedigree Sire New Bay (GB) Dam Lidanski (IRE) Damsire Soviet Star Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 14:22 4.33 (Bet365) 18:21 4.00 (Bet365) 21:22 3.50 (Bet365) 07:15 3.25 (Bet365) 12:21 3.00 (Bet365) 14:27 2.88 (Bet365) 15:42 3.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1521.9 (31 runs, 4 wins, 12.9%) Jockey 1509.5 (1154 runs, 97 wins, 8.4%) Trainer 1528.8 (4308 runs, 396 wins, 9.2%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m4½f no data Jockey @ 1m4½f no data Jockey @ Musselburgh 36r 4w 11% A/E 1.13 (value) Jockey × trainer 82r 9w 11% A/E 1.01 (fair) Trainer @ 1m4½f no data Trainer @ Musselburgh 254r 41w 16% A/E 1.15 (value) Sire progeny @ 1m4½f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 679r 106w 16% A/E 0.88 (fair) Dam progeny @ 1m4½f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 12r 1w 8% A/E 0.54 (negative) Damsire grand @ 1m4½f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 1891r 200w 11% A/E 0.86 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-21 Musselburgh 1m4½f Good Cla 2/6 2/1F 1.75L 64 83 Aiden Brookes Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second 3f out - no chance with winner from over 1f out - just held second 2026-05-17 Ripon 1m2f Good Cla 2/11 9/2 2.50L 64 81 Clifford Lee In touch with leaders on outer - headway and prominent over 3f out - ridden and outpaced over 1f out - stayed on and went second inside final 110yds(op 5/1) 2026-04-29 Musselburgh 1m1f Good Cla 1/7 2/1 won 60 69 Clifford Lee In touch with leaders - headway and going best over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds - won going away (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from being able to obtain a prominent position easily on this occasion - having been unsuited by his wide draw at Nottingham)(op 5/2 tchd 15/8) 2026-04-08 Nottingham 1m½f Good Cla 13/15 17/2 4.75L 65 36 Jason Watson Raced wide early - prominent - pressed leader after 2f - weakened over 2f out(op 11/1 tchd 8/1) 2026-03-10 Southwell (AW 1m Standard Cla 11/12 16/1 0.30L 70 55 Cam Hardie Midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 20/1) 2025-11-04 Redcar 1m2f Good Cla 8/9 50/1 2.25L 76 58 Cam Hardie Prominent - lost position from 5f out(tchd 80/1) 2025-10-11 York 1m2½f Good Cla 15/19 80/1 0.75L 79 50 Alistair Rawlinson Took keen hold - never better than midfield 2025-09-28 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 12/13 50/1 10.00L 82 52 Cam Hardie Dwelt start - always behind(op 40/1) 2024-11-02 Newmarket 1m Soft Cla 5/9 11/2 0.30L 85 90 Robert Havlin In touch with leaders on outer - steady headway and prominent halfway - lost ground over 1f out - rallied inside final 110yds - kept on(op 7/1 tchd 8/1) 2024-10-18 Haydock 1m Heavy Cla 4/8 13/2 0.50L 85 90 Hollie Doyle Prominent - led 2f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost two places towards finish(op 8/1 tchd 6/1) 2024-09-28 Haydock 1m Soft Cla 4/8 16/1 2.00L 87 87 Billy Garritty Sweating - led - towards near side 4f out - headed over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - weakened towards finish(op 18/1) 2024-08-26 Ripon 1m Good Cla 10/10 11/1 9.00L 90 59 David Egan Upset in stalls - dwelt start - always behind (jockey said gelding was restless in stalls and was slowly away as a result)(op 10/1) 2024-08-10 Ascot 1m Good To F Cla 7/10 28/1 0.50L 92 91 Rachel King Prominent - weakened inside final furlong 2024-07-19 Vichy (FR) 1m Good To S — 10/10 38/1 0.30L — 86 Anthony Crastus Led - ridden 2f out - soon headed - weakened quickly over 1f out - soon towards rear 2023-09-16 Doncaster 1m Soft Cla 4/15 12/1 1.00L 94 96 Joe Fanning Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - hung left over 1f out - disputing fourth final 110yds - kept on(op 18/1) 2023-08-24 York 1m Good To F Cla 3/19 14/1 1.50L 92 98 Joe Fanning Took keen hold - raced in second - lost position over 1f out - kept on 2023-08-19 Ripon 1m Good To S Cla 1/12 4/1 won 84 97 Joe Fanning Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - nudged along when challenging 2f out - led over 1f out - soon went well clear - easily(op 9/2) 2023-07-29 Ascot 1m Good Cla 8/9 8/1 1.00L 86 76 Richard Kingscote Led narrowly - hung left and headed 2f out - soon lost position - dropped to rear and weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 6/1) 2023-07-22 Ripon 1m Soft Cla 7/12 3/1F 1.75L 86 65 Franny Norton Took keen hold - disputed lead - led but carried left after 2f - badly hampered by loose horse and raced extremely wide home turn - soon switched sharply right and joined main group - not recover(tchd 10/3) 2023-07-08 Sandown 1m Good To F Cla 8/15 11/1 0.20L 87 86 Andrea Atzeni Took keen hold - raced wide early - prominent - led after 2f - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 12/1) Comment Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second 3f out - no chance with winner from over 1f out - just held second Finishing result Position 2 SP 2/1F (3.000) Beaten (L) 1.75 Total beaten 1.75 OR after 64 In-running comment Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second 3f out - no chance with winner from over 1f out - just held second ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. COUGAR (JPN) (#4) 7yo G · Draw 1 · b Connections Jockey Mohammed Tabti Trainer Iain Jardine Owner I J Jardine Pedigree Sire Deep Impact (JPN) Dam Promise To Be True (IRE) Damsire Galileo Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 14:22 8.00 (Bet365) 16:02 12.00 (CopyBet) 16:20 10.00 (BetMGM) 17:02 11.00 (CopyBet) 06:48 12.00 (William Hill) 07:01 13.00 (William Hill) 07:11 15.00 (10 Bet) 07:15 19.00 (William Hill) 07:19 21.00 (10 Bet) 07:25 23.00 (Ladbrokes) 07:38 21.00 (Coral) 11:03 23.00 (Spreadex) 11:09 21.00 (William Hill) 13:46 19.00 (William Hill) 14:21 21.00 (Spreadex) 15:48 19.00 (Virgin Bet) 15:52 12.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1431.4 (31 runs, 5 wins, 16.1%) Jockey 1681.4 (454 runs, 49 wins, 10.8%) Trainer 1566.5 (5261 runs, 577 wins, 11.0%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m4½f no data Jockey @ 1m4½f no data Jockey @ Musselburgh 29r 5w 17% A/E 1.16 (value) Jockey × trainer 221r 28w 13% A/E 0.90 (fair) Trainer @ 1m4½f no data Trainer @ Musselburgh 856r 94w 11% A/E 0.88 (fair) Sire progeny @ 1m4½f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 60r 10w 17% A/E 0.83 (negative) Dam progeny @ 1m4½f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 3r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 1m4½f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 5622r 745w 13% A/E 0.89 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-21 Musselburgh 1m4½f Good Cla 5/6 12/1 9.00L 60 80 Mohammed Tabti Raced in second - lost second 3f out - weakened quickly from 2f out - eased final 110yds(op 10/1) 2026-04-29 Musselburgh 1m4½f Good Cla 7/9 11/2 7.00L 61 40 Cara Tuke In touch with leaders on outer - lost ground over 3f out - soon dropped to rear - hung right and weakened quickly from over 2f out(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) 2026-04-18 Thirsk 1m4f Good Cla 12/12 33/1 13.00L 61 29 Andrew Mullen Took keen hold - always behind(tchd 40/1) 2025-09-21 Hamilton 1m4f Soft Cla 1/6 7/4F won 56 65 Mohammed Tabti Disputed lead early - prominent after 2f - led after 5f - pushed along and headed over 2f out - ridden and led again 1f out - kept on well final 110yds - won going away(op 2/1) 2025-09-14 Musselburgh 1m4½f Good To S Cla 1/5 5/1 won 51 65 Mohammed Tabti Made all - ridden over 1f out - went clear inside final 110yds - eased towards finish(op 4/1) 2025-09-03 Hamilton 1m3f Good To S Cla 8/8 6/1 1.00L 53 48 Mohammed Tabti Towards rear throughout(op 5/1) 2025-07-12 Hamilton 1m3f Good Cla 6/8 14/1 0.50L 57 48 Mohammed Tabti Towards rear throughout(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) 2025-07-01 Musselburgh 1m1f Good Cla 8/9 6/1 2.25L 60 52 Mohammed Tabti Held up in rear - outpaced 3f out - always behind(op 4/1) 2025-06-15 Hamilton 1m3f Good To S Cla 9/14 80/1 0.75L 63 58 Aiden Brookes Never better than midfield(op 66/1) 2025-05-28 Hamilton 1m5f Good Cla 12/13 50/1 1.75L 68 49 Mohammed Tabti Always behind(tchd 66/1) 2025-05-11 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 9/9 66/1 12.00L 72 18 Andrew Mullen Held up in rear - weakened from over 2f out(op 28/1) 2025-04-28 Ayr 1m2f Good Cla 5/10 12/1 1.50L 75 66 Andrew Mullen Towards rear - still plenty to do over 3f out - soon edged left - rallied and some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 14/1 tchd 18/1) 2025-04-10 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 6/7 100/1 4.50L 80 66 Mohammed Tabti Never better than midfield(op 50/1) 2025-03-20 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 9/11 25/1 2.00L 85 62 Mohammed Tabti In rear - no telling impression(op 28/1 and tchd 33/1) 2025-02-10 Catterick 2m3½f Good To S Cla 9/9 50/1 54.00L 114 50 Richie McLernon In touch with leaders - headway and prominent 5th - weakened quickly before 2 out - tailed off(op 33/1) 2025-01-26 Sedgefield 2m1f Soft Cla PU/9 20/1 — 117 — Richie McLernon Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - weakened before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 10/1) 2024-11-12 Fairyhouse (I 2m7½f Good — 8/14 8/1 0.50L 115 104 Peter Smithers In touch with leaders - not fluent 6th - not fluent 7th - pushed along briefly after 8th - lost position after 4 out - dropped to midfield and no impression when jumped slightly right 2 out 2024-10-15 Punchestown ( 2m7f Good — 6/16 12/1 2.75L 116 107 Peter Smithers Held up in rear - headway into midfield after 4 out - kept on after 2 out - jumped slightly right and not fluent last - not reach leaders(tchd 11/1) 2024-10-04 Gowran Park ( 2m4f Good — 6/15 28/1 4.50L 116 113 Peter Smithers In rear - headway before 3 out - stayed on after 2 out - never dangerous(op 20/1) 2024-08-28 Bellewstown ( 2m4½f Good — 14/15 9/1 18.00L 119 72 Mark Walsh Took keen hold - midfield - headway 4th - weakened 3 out(tchd 8/1) Comment Raced in second - lost second 3f out - weakened quickly from 2f out - eased final 110yds(op 10/1) Finishing result Position 5 SP 12/1 (13.000) Beaten (L) 9.00 Total beaten 12.75 OR after 60 In-running comment Raced in second - lost second 3f out - weakened quickly from 2f out - eased final 110yds(op 10/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. ALPINE SIERRA (IRE) (#5) 8yo G · Draw 4 Connections Jockey Lauren Young Trainer Jim Goldie Owner James Callow J S Goldie Pedigree Sire Distorted Humor (USA) Dam Unaccompanied (IRE) Damsire Danehill Dancer Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 14:22 3.25 (Bet365) 21:22 3.50 (Bet365) 07:05 3.75 (Bet365) 07:19 3.50 (Bet365) 07:25 3.75 (Coral) 12:09 3.50 (Bet365) 15:32 3.75 (Coral) 15:48 4.00 (Ladbrokes) ELO Horse 1659.4 (65 runs, 5 wins, 7.7%) Jockey 1606.8 (238 runs, 31 wins, 13.0%) Trainer 1517.8 (4743 runs, 610 wins, 12.9%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m4½f no data Jockey @ 1m4½f no data Jockey @ Musselburgh 26r 4w 15% A/E 1.33 (value) Jockey × trainer 224r 31w 14% A/E 1.16 (value) Trainer @ 1m4½f no data Trainer @ Musselburgh 2338r 221w 9% A/E 0.84 (negative) Sire progeny @ 1m4½f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 378r 66w 17% A/E 0.88 (fair) Dam progeny @ 1m4½f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 39r 3w 8% A/E 0.52 (negative) Damsire grand @ 1m4½f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 4427r 540w 12% A/E 0.91 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-29 Carlisle 1m3f Good Cla 1/7 11/10F won 62 77 Lauren Young Made all - going best over 2f out - ridden and faced challenge over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 6/5 tchd Evens) 2026-05-21 Musselburgh 1m4½f Good Cla 1/6 5/2 won 58 81 Lauren Young Made all - going easily 3f out - pushed along 2f out - ridden briefly inside final furlong - unchallenged(op 3/1) 2026-05-03 Hamilton 1m3f Good Cla 1/8 6/5F won 52 61 Lauren Young Held up in midfield - smooth headway and waiting for room 2f out - switched right and challenging over 1f out - led 1f out - soon went clear - comfortably(op 11/8 tchd 11/10) 2026-04-29 Musselburgh 1m1f Good Cla 3/7 7/4F 0.50L 52 56 Paul Mulrennan In touch with leaders - switched left and headway over 2f out - no extra from over 1f out(op 9/4) 2026-03-30 Wolverhampton 1m½f Standard Cla 2/11 2/1F 0.20L 50 53 Paul Mulrennan Held up in rear - still plenty to do over 2f out - good headway up the centre 1f out - pressed winner towards finish - just held 2026-03-27 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 2/9 7/1 0.05L 50 57 Lauren Young In rear - switched right and headway from over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - switched right and ran on inside final 110yds - just failed(op 8/1) 2026-03-12 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 2/12 7/2 0.75L 50 56 Paul Mulrennan Took keen hold - towards rear - headway but waiting for room 2f out - led final 110yds - kept on but headed towards finish 2026-02-19 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 8/9 9/1 0.20L 51 40 George Downing Slowly away - in rear throughout(op 17/2 tchd 10/1) 2026-01-31 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 7/12 13/2 0.30L 52 48 Lauren Young Pressed leader - led 3f out - headed 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 7/1) 2026-01-24 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 4/11 4/1 0.20L 53 55 Paul Mulrennan Towards rear - midfield from 3f out - some headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 7/2) 2026-01-10 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 3/9 2/1F 0.30L 53 58 Mr Eireann Cagney Midfield - in touch with leaders 4f out - smooth headway and pressed leader over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 5/2) 2025-12-29 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 5/12 5/1 1.25L 56 57 Billy Loughnane Prominent - no extra inside final furlong(tchd 11/2) 2025-12-16 Newcastle (AW 7f Standard Cla 5/12 9/2 1.00L 56 58 Lauren Young Prominent - kept on from 2f out(tchd 4/1) 2025-12-13 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 3/7 4/1 0.30L 56 58 Alexandra Egan Prominent - soon went second - outpaced and lost position over 2f out - ran on inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 13/2 tchd 6/1; Mkt2 op 5/1 tchd 11/2) 2025-11-22 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 5/12 13/2 0.30L 58 59 Lauren Young Prominent - no extra inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds - lost fourth towards finish(tchd 6/1) 2025-11-01 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 5/13 8/1 1.25L 59 59 Paul Mulrennan In rear - headway over 1f out - not reach leaders(tchd 17/2) 2025-10-27 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 3/8 7/1 0.50L 59 59 Paul Mulrennan In touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - briefly disputed lead over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 5/1) 2025-10-13 Musselburgh 7f Good Cla 3/8 11/4J 0.20L 58 62 Paul Mulrennan In rear - headway over 1f out - went third towards finish - did well in the circumstances(tchd 5/2) 2025-09-30 Ayr 7f Soft Cla 7/8 11/2 2.50L 60 49 Paul Mulrennan Took keen hold - prominent - not clear run when against rail from over 2f out - soon lost ground - switched right over 1f out - stayed on(op 4/1) 2025-08-21 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 12/14 50/1 0.30L 62 55 Kaiya Fraser Steadied start - always behind(op 33/1) Comment Made all - going easily 3f out - pushed along 2f out - ridden briefly inside final furlong - unchallenged(op 3/1) Finishing result Position 1 SP 5/2 (3.500) Beaten (L) 0.00 Total beaten 0.00 OR after 58 In-running comment Made all - going easily 3f out - pushed along 2f out - ridden briefly inside final furlong - unchallenged(op 3/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. JUST DOTTIE (GB) (#6) 8yo M · Draw 6 Connections Jockey Rhys Elliott Trainer R Mike Smith Owner R Michael Smith Pedigree Sire Al Kazeem (GB) Dam Blaise Chorus (IRE) Damsire Singspiel Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 14:22 7.00 (Bet365) 16:02 10.00 (CopyBet) 16:20 9.00 (BetMGM) 21:02 9.50 (CopyBet) 07:05 9.00 (Bet365) 07:15 8.50 (William Hill) 07:25 8.00 (BetTom) 07:32 7.50 (Bet365) 10:24 7.00 (Bet365) 10:41 6.50 (Bet365) 10:49 6.00 (Bet365) 11:20 6.50 (Bet365) 12:21 7.00 (Bet365) 14:21 7.50 (Bet365) 14:40 7.00 (Bet365) 14:48 7.50 (Bet365) 14:54 7.00 (Bet365) 15:42 7.50 (Bet365) 15:57 7.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1581.4 (27 runs, 5 wins, 18.5%) Jockey 1464.7 (576 runs, 33 wins, 5.7%) Trainer 1433.3 (1814 runs, 135 wins, 7.4%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m4½f no data Jockey @ 1m4½f no data Jockey @ Musselburgh 57r 5w 9% A/E 0.87 (fair) Jockey × trainer 59r 3w 5% A/E 0.63 (negative) Trainer @ 1m4½f no data Trainer @ Musselburgh 313r 18w 6% A/E 0.72 (negative) Sire progeny @ 1m4½f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 360r 49w 14% A/E 1.03 (fair) Dam progeny @ 1m4½f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 14r 4w 29% A/E 2.22 (value) Damsire grand @ 1m4½f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 2739r 351w 13% A/E 0.93 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-21 Musselburgh 1m4½f Good Cla 4/6 5/1 1.75L 58 79 Rhys Elliott Held up in rear - headway on outer 3f out - lost third under 2f out - weakened from 1f out(op 6/1) 2026-04-23 Perth 2m Good Cla 6/12 14/1 3.00L 106 97 William Maggs Midfield - headway and pressed leaders before 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 16/1) 2025-09-30 Ayr 1m7f Soft Cla 3/9 11/10F 0.20L 58 62 David Allan Took keen hold - prominent - led 2f out - headed over 1f out - no extra when lost second inside final 110yds(op Evens) 2025-09-19 Ayr 1m5f Soft Cla 1/13 10/1 won 52 60 Clifford Lee Prominent - ridden 2f out - soon went second - ran on inside final furlong - led towards finish(op 12/1) 2025-09-08 Perth 2m Good Cla 4/5 22/1 0.20L 106 109 Henry Brooke Raced in fourth - dropped to last 3 out - headway last - ran on(tchd 20/1) 2025-08-18 Ayr 6f Good To F Cla 4/5 125/1 4.75L — 46 Andrew Mullen Slowly away - always behind(op 80/1 tchd 150/1) 2025-07-03 Perth 2m Good Cla 5/7 15/8F 11.00L 107 100 Sean Bowen Towards rear - some headway after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/4 tchd 7/4) 2025-06-08 Perth 2m Good Cla 3/9 7/2 4.00L 108 108 Sean Bowen In touch with leaders - left in third 2 out - ridden and disputing second last - no extra run-in - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 3/1) 2025-05-15 Perth 2m Good Cla 1/7 2/1F won 105 109 Sean Bowen Held up in rear - headway after 4 out - pressed leader 2 out - soon led - ridden and kept on run-in(op 11/4) 2025-04-24 Perth 2m Good To S Cla 1/15 10/1 won 96 109 Ben Smith Held up in rear - steady headway from 4 out - led 2 out - clear when mistake last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 14/1) 2024-09-09 Perth 2m Good Cla 6/8 11/1 4.00L 97 91 Ben Smith Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway against near rail before 2 out - weakened before last(op 8/1) 2024-07-14 Perth 2m Good Cla 6/11 3/1 3.50L 97 88 Ben Smith Midfield - mistake 2 out - kept on approaching last - no impression (jockey said mare was never travelling)(op 10/3) 2024-06-06 Uttoxeter 2m Good Cla 3/11 9/2 0.50L 97 97 Ben Smith Held up in rear - some headway but waiting for room 3 out - hit 2 out - keeping on when not fluent last - hung left run-in - went third inside final 110yds (jockey said mare hung badly left-handed in straight) 2024-05-16 Perth 2m Good To S Cla 1/9 7/2J won 92 97 Ben Smith Held up in rear - headway 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - ridden approaching last - led narrowly last - kept on well and went clear run-in - comfortably(op 4/1) 2024-04-25 Perth 2m Soft Cla 5/13 7/1 4.75L 94 85 Ben Smith Held up in last - headway after 3 out - soon no impression - stayed on run-in(op 6/1) 2023-09-11 Perth 2m Soft Cla 7/8 9/1 0.75L 96 86 Sean Bowen Held up in rear - some headway 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 8/1) 2023-08-01 Perth 2m Good To S Cla 8/8 2/1F 1.25L 96 95 Mr S Connor Towards rear but in touch with leaders - hit 5th - switched left just before 2 out - weakened after 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown on this occasion)(op 7/2) 2023-06-23 Market Rasen 2m½f Good Cla 3/8 9/2 3.00L 97 97 Gavin Sheehan Prominent - lost ground after 3 out - rallied home turn - led before 2 out - hit 2 out - headed approaching last - outpaced run-in(op 5/1) 2023-06-11 Perth 2m Good To S Cla 5/12 13/2 3.75L 97 92 Richie McLernon Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - weakened gradually after last(op 11/2) 2023-05-18 Perth 2m Good Cla 1/8 9/2 won 91 97 Ryan Mania In rear - headway 3 out - went second before 2 out - ridden and led approaching last - kept on well and went clear towards finish(tchd 11/2) Comment Held up in rear - headway on outer 3f out - lost third under 2f out - weakened from 1f out(op 6/1) Finishing result Position 4 SP 5/1 (6.000) Beaten (L) 1.75 Total beaten 3.75 OR after 58 In-running comment Held up in rear - headway on outer 3f out - lost third under 2f out - weakened from 1f out(op 6/1) ============================================================================== HEAD-TO-HEAD (6 past meetings between today's runners) ============================================================================== 2026-05-21 · Musselburgh · 1m4½f · Class 5 · Good Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap 1 Alpine Sierra (IRE) won SP 5/2 2 Spirit Catcher (IRE) 1.75L SP 2/1F 3 Star Cast (GB) 0.30L SP 3/1 4 Just Dottie (GB) 1.75L SP 5/1 5 Cougar (JPN) 9.00L SP 12/1 6 Spit Spot (GB) 11.00L SP 28/1 2026-04-29 · Musselburgh · 1m1f · Class 6 · Good Racing TV Handicap 1 Spirit Catcher (IRE) won SP 2/1 3 Alpine Sierra (IRE) 0.50L SP 7/4F 2026-01-24 · Newcastle (AW) · 1m2f · Class 6 · Standard Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap 3 Star Cast (GB) 1.50L SP 100/30 4 Alpine Sierra (IRE) 0.20L SP 4/1 2026-01-10 · Newcastle (AW) · 1m2f · Class 6 · Standard Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Amateur Jockeys' Handicap 1 Star Cast (GB) won SP 12/1 3 Alpine Sierra (IRE) 0.30L SP 2/1F 2025-11-22 · Newcastle (AW) · 1m · Class 5 · Standard Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap 4 Star Cast (GB) 2.50L SP 22/1 5 Alpine Sierra (IRE) 0.30L SP 13/2 2025-07-03 · Perth · 2m · Class 4 · Good AEJ Facilities Management Handicap Hurdle 3 Spit Spot (GB) 0.75L SP 9/2 5 Just Dottie (GB) 11.00L SP 15/8F ============================================================================== AI RACE VERDICT ============================================================================== Pace scenario: Likely steady pace with no obvious lone speed — Star Cast and Spirit Catcher tend to race prominently while Alpine Sierra and Cougar are closers; suits hold-up types in a tactical contest. Narrative: Small-field Class 5 handicap at Musselburgh with three obvious players. Spirit Catcher arrives in red-hot form (won 1m1f here, 2nd at Ripon 4 days ago) and tops the RPR ranks at 83, with the only doubt the step up in trip. Alpine Sierra is the obvious danger after a Hamilton win 18 days ago and looks well-treated against Spirit Catcher on 2lb worse terms. Star Cast brings the strongest form figures (716311) but is unproven over 1m4f, while Cougar is proven over the trip yet out-of-form. Just Dottie and Spit Spot have stamina/fitness questions respectively. Recommended: Spirit Catcher Top RPR (83) in the field, arrives off a comfortable C&D win and a fighting 2nd at Ripon four days ago. Form clearly best in the race; only doubt is the step up to 1m4f but the staying-on Ripon 2nd suggests trip extension is fine. Alternative: Alpine Sierra Won well at Hamilton 18 days ago, consistent placed form (822231), highest horse Elo in the field at 1659, and only 2lb worse off with Spirit Catcher for 2.25l. Logical insurance. ============================================================================== Generated 2026-05-30 18:09 UTC · HorseRacingValue.com · race rac_11944933