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Course: Musselburgh
Date: 12th Oct 2026
Distance: 5f (0m5f1y)
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 6
Prize: £3,664
Runners: 14
Going Detail: GOOD TO SOFT (GoingStick: 7.1)
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Royal Duke CD
5yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Lauren Young(5)
Trainer: R. Mike Smith
Galston, E Ayrshire
Owner: Steve Dick
Breeding
Sire: Music Master (GB)
Dam: Royal Duchess (GB)
Damsire: Dutch Art (GB)
Comment
Royal Duke has finished third in each of his last two starts, a fifth three starts back and a winner four starts back, and has run over today's trip and going. A 22-day break is fine, but our rating of 49 ranks him only tenth of 14 from draw 13.
Race History for Royal Duke
Never Dark CD
9yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Jack Nicholls(3)
Trainer: Iain Jardine
Carrutherstown, D'fries & G'way
Owner: Alison Walker Sarah Cousins
Breeding
Sire: No Nay Never (USA)
Dam: Dark Missile (GB)
Damsire: Night Shift ()
Comment
Never Dark has been below his best lately, seventh last time out and seventh again three starts back, though he's yet to win in his last six and has run over today's trip and going before. Back within 14 days, he's rated 57 by us against an official 49, from draw 10.
Previous Trainers
- Andrew Balding (until 2020-09-14)
Previous Owners
- J C Smith (until 2020-09-14)
Race History for Never Dark
Pickersgill BF
4yo ch Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Greg Fairley
Trainer: Iain Jardine
Carrutherstown, D'fries & G'way
Owner: Platform Interior Solutions Partners
Breeding
Sire: Starspangledbanner (AUS)
Dam: Ponty Acclaim (IRE)
Damsire: Acclamation (GB)
Comment
Pickersgill signed off with a fourth last time out just two days ago, so she arrives fit, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Winless in her last six, she's our pick on overall profile, with 135 lb from stall seven the only mild concern.
Previous Trainers
- Ms Sheila Lavery (until 2025-10-20)
Previous Owners
- Iain Jardine Racing Ltd (until 2026-04-07)
- Ms Sheila Lavery (until 2025-10-20)
- John Lavery (until 2025-05-05)
Race History for Pickersgill
Whiskey Kisses
3yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Shay Farmer(5)
Trainer: R. Mike Smith
Galston, E Ayrshire
Owner: The Sneakers
Breeding
Sire: Mehmas (IRE)
Dam: Jessica Rocks (GB)
Damsire: Fastnet Rock (AUS)
Comment
Whiskey Kisses was second three starts back and third in two of her last six, so she has the profile of a consistent type, and she has run over today's trip and going. Our rating has her second of 14, but she is winless and has finished ninth last time out, which is the main risk.
Previous Trainers
- George Scott (until 2026-03-25)
Previous Owners
- West Loudoun Racing Club (until 2026-08-21)
- Elb Bloodstock Ltd (until 2026-03-25)
Race History for Whiskey Kisses
Fear And Fast CD
4yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Sam James
Trainer: Jim Goldie
Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
Owner: Lets Be Lucky Racing 38 Steven Wilson
Breeding
Sire: Massaat (IRE)
Dam: Mayfair Lady (GB)
Damsire: Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
Comment
Fear And Fast showed he can win when scoring two starts back, but he was a seventh last time out and a seventh three starts back, so consistency is a concern. He has run over today's trip and going and returns after 22 days, though our rating ranks him ninth of 14.
Previous Trainers
- Ismail Mohammed (until 2025-07-02)
Previous Owners
- Abdulla Al Mansoori (until 2025-07-02)
Race History for Fear And Fast
Canaria Queen CD
6yo bl Mare (GB)Connections
Jockey: Duran Fentiman
Trainer: Tim Easterby
Great Habton, N Yorks
Owner: The Senators
Breeding
Sire: Pastoral Pursuits (GB)
Dam: Gran Canaria Queen (GB)
Damsire: Compton Place (GB)
Comment
Top of our ranking at 68, Canaria Queen has twice finished second in her last six runs and has run over today's trip and going, returning after 16 days; the risk is that she was unplaced last time and is yet to win, while carrying 134 lb from draw 3.
Previous Owners
- Habton Racing (until 2024-07-26)
- Habton Racing Club (until 2024-01-09)
- The 1891 Group Partner (until 2023-11-24)
- Habton Racing Club (until 2023-07-26)
Race History for Canaria Queen
Invincible Crown CD
4yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: James Sullivan
Trainer: Ruth Carr
Stillington, N Yorks
Owner: Grange Park Racing Viii Mrs R Carr
Breeding
Sire: Inns Of Court (IRE)
Dam: Nurse Dee (IRE)
Damsire: Kodiac (GB)
Comment
Invincible Crown was a sixth last time out, following back-to-back wins two and three starts back, and he's turned out again after just seven days; he has run over today's trip and going, but a stable out of form (1/25) and a rating of 57, ranked eighth of 14, hold him back.
Previous Trainers
- Richard Hughes (until 2024-10-07)
Previous Owners
- Eamonn J Kelly (until 2024-10-07)
Race History for Invincible Crown
Lucius Aurelius D
4yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Shane Gray
Trainer: Kevin Ryan
Hambleton, N Yorks
Owner: John Kelly John Mcneill Kevin Mowatt
Breeding
Sire: Zoustar (AUS)
Dam: Excelette (IRE)
Damsire: Exceed And Excel (AUS)
Comment
Lucius Aurelius arrives on a high after a third last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going, but he's winless in his last six and was beaten into eighth or ninth in three of the four runs before that. Carrying 129 lb from draw 2, he looks a mid-pack type on our rating of 59.
Race History for Lucius Aurelius
Ganesha D
5yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Paul Mulrennan
Trainer: Phillip Makin
Middleham, N Yorks
Owner: J Toes J Oloan
Breeding
Sire: Showcasing (GB)
Dam: My Lea (IRE)
Damsire: Dandy Man (IRE)
Comment
Winless in his last six, Ganesha was fifth last time out and has been no better than that in recent starts, while 144 days off is a concern; he has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 59 sits above his official 56, but 128 lb from stall 8 asks plenty.
Race History for Ganesha
Ski Angel CD
6yo b Mare (GB)Connections
Jockey: Zak Wheatley
Trainer: R. Mike Smith
Galston, E Ayrshire
Owner: Riverside Racing
Breeding
Sire: Harry Angel (IRE)
Dam: Excelette (IRE)
Damsire: Exceed And Excel (AUS)
Comment
Ski Angel is winless in her last six, though she has finished second in her last two outings and has run over today's trip and going before. Ranked 13th of 14 on our figures, she is hard to fancy off 119 lb from stall 9, even after 30 days off.
Previous Trainers
- John Quinn (until 2023-06-13)
Previous Owners
- Drew Ailsa Russell (until 2024-10-02)
Race History for Ski Angel
Albegone CD
8yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: David Allan
Trainer: Tim Easterby
Great Habton, N Yorks
Owner: D B Mrs C Lamplough Partner
Breeding
Sire: Alhebayeb (IRE)
Dam: Pacngo (GB)
Damsire: Paco Boy (IRE)
Comment
Albegone arrives in cracking nick, second last time out and a winner two starts back, with just 12 days since that run and experience of today's trip and going. The main risk is 134 lb off an official mark of 62, plus a ninth three starts back showing his form can wobble.
Race History for Albegone
Kyber Crystal CD
7yo gr Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Amie Waugh(3)
Trainer: Rebecca Menzies
Morden, Durham
Owner: Rmr Syndicate 1
Breeding
Sire: El Kabeir (USA)
Dam: Lapis Blue (IRE)
Damsire: Invincible Spirit (IRE)
Comment
Kyber Crystal is winless in her last six, finishing sixth last time out and no better than fifth in that spell, so she is hard to fancy; she has run over today's trip and going, and a 22-day break is fine. Our rating of 47 ranks her last of 14.
Previous Trainers
- Alexandra Dunn (until 2023-09-16)
- Adrian Paul Keatley (until 2022-06-05)
Previous Owners
- Racehorse Ownership Club (until 2024-11-18)
- Ontoawinner And O Lane (until 2022-06-05)
Race History for Kyber Crystal
Sixcor CD
8yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Finlay Bassett(7)
Trainer: Linda Perratt
East Kilbride, S Lanarks
Owner: Linda Perratt Racing
Breeding
Sire: Sixties Icon (GB)
Dam: Roccor (GB)
Damsire: Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)
Comment
Sixcor looks hard to fancy, having finished a fifth last time out and a sixth two starts back, with just one win in his last six, and our figures rank him 12th of 14. On the plus side, he has run over today's trip and going, is back after 17 days, and runs off 121 lb from stall 14.
Previous Trainers
- Mick Channon (until 2021-05-28)
Previous Owners
- North Allerton Racing (until 2023-09-21)
- Linda Perratt Racing Club (until 2023-09-07)
- Miss L A Perratt (until 2021-09-22)
- M Channon (until 2021-05-28)
- Derek And Jean Clee (until 2020-12-13)
Race History for Sixcor
With Glory
3yo ch Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Lexie Clarkson(7)
Trainer: Linda Perratt
East Kilbride, S Lanarks
Owner: David Orr
Breeding
Sire: Cotai Glory (GB)
Dam: With Virtue (GB)
Damsire: Iffraaj (GB)
Comment
With Glory is winless in her last six, finishing eighth last time out and no better than a fifth three starts back, so she is hard to fancy. She has run over today's trip and returns after 22 days, while our rating of 48 ranks her 11th of 14.
Previous Trainers
- Iain Jardine (until 2025-10-01)
Previous Owners
- Ian Jones (until 2025-10-01)
Race History for With Glory
