Racing TV Handicap – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

16:25

Racing TV Handicap

Date 2026-04-29

Distance 1m208y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Weather Clear

Temp 3°C

Wind 3mph S

Rain 0%

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (2)	Alpine Sierra Brown J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	127	—	478222	52	75	59	30d	—	—	-7	19.5	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Has gone close on AW on last three starts; obvious claims back on turf
1 (5)	Spirit Catcher Chestnut J:Clifford Lee T:Philip Kirby	J:Clifford Lee T:Philip Kirby	135	—	008-00	60	67	49	21d	—	—	-18	11.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Out of sorts since returning from an absence; major revival needed
3 (8)	Drumcondra Chestnut J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	133	b	245-47	58	72	36	6d	—	—	-10	7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Twice second here last year but needs to shrug off a lesser run at Beverley six days ago
5 (9)	Esque Elegance Chestnut J:Conor Whiteley(7) T:Stephen Hanlon	J:Conor Whiteley(7) T:Stephen Hanlon	128	v	322661	53	71	53	9d	—	—	+5	16.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Made it 21st time lucky on AW last week; claims under a penalty if in similar form
9 (7)	On The Bubble Bay J:Greg Fairley T:Gary Rutherford	J:Greg Fairley T:Gary Rutherford	121	—	37546-	46	71	64	190d	—	—	-5	2.8	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Some fair efforts here in 2025 but 1-27 on Flat overall; off 190 days; others stronger
2 (3)	Pallas Lord Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Donald Whillans	J:Ben Robinson T:Donald Whillans	134	t	245106	59	72	54	43d	—	—	+3	8.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Better known as an AW specialist but he has run well here before
8 (1)	Miss Raincloud Grey J:William Pyle T:Tracy Waggott	J:William Pyle T:Tracy Waggott	121	p	308-60	46	68	44	95d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Placed on AW last autumn but lost her way completely since; cheekpieces reached for
7 (4)	Come On John Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Alison Hamilton	J:Rowan Scott T:Alison Hamilton	126	p	55080-	51	68	39	177d	—	—	-2	1.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Badly out of sorts when last seen in the autumn
NR (6)	Staffordshire Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Darragh Keenan T:Jennie Candlish	132	—	40-719	57	69	50	49d	—	—	—	1.8	—	—
Came good on AW in February; saddle slipped since, so that run can be ignored

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Alpine Sierra	2/1	2/1	2/1
Spirit Catcher	15/8	15/8	2/1
Drumcondra	4/1	9/2	4/1
Esque Elegance	10/1	9/1	9/1
On The Bubble	11/1	11/1	11/1
Pallas Lord	16/1	16/1	14/1
Miss Raincloud	28/1	28/1	28/1
Come On John	50/1	33/1	40/1
Staffordshire	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Alpine Sierra

19.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 11 Odds: 8

2/1

2nd

Esque Elegance

16.3

OR: 0.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 3.1

10/1

3rd

Spirit Catcher

11.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

2/1

Pallas Lord

8.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Drumcondra

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

On The Bubble

2.8

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Staffordshire

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Come On John

1.1

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Miss Raincloud

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spirit Catcher	60	67	49
Pallas Lord	59	72	54
Drumcondra	58	72	36
Staffordshire	57	69	50
Esque Elegance	53	71	53
Alpine Sierra	52	75	59
Come On John	51	68	39
On The Bubble	46	71	64
Miss Raincloud	46	68	44

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Drumcondra	6d ago	Quick return
Esque Elegance	9d ago	Quick return
Spirit Catcher	21d ago	Fit
Alpine Sierra	30d ago	Fit
Pallas Lord	43d ago	Fit
Staffordshire	49d ago	Fresh
Miss Raincloud	95d ago	Long break
Come On John	177d ago	Long break
On The Bubble	190d ago	Long break