MUSSELBURGH 3.00

David and Nicola Barron’s MERESIDE ANGEL showed plenty of ability as a two-year-old, steadily improving and scoring on his fourth start – a 5f nursery at Ripon. He failed to add to his tally as a three-year-old, disappointing in three of his four starts, with the highlight of a his season a four-length third to Sherdil in a  5f Beverley handicap. However, he looks to have been revitalised by a 254-day break and returned to action at Pontefract in April with an eye-catching 18-1 third to Reigning Profit, beaten less than two-lengths and faring best of the runners to come from off the pace. That form looks strong – the winner, second and fifth all won their next starts – and he can return to winning ways from his favourable high draw. Buy in the Spreadex 50-25-10 market or take a price in the fixed odds betting.

Recommendation: Back MERESIDE ANGEL in Musselburgh 3.00

MUSSELBURGH JOCKEYS

Backing all of BEN CURTIS‘ mounts at Musselburgh would have found 32 winners from 171 bets (18.7% strike-rate) for a profit of £25.04 to a £1 level stake at SP and he has a fine book of rides at the Scottish venue today. Charlie Johnston’s newcomer ZACHARY (2.00) might be able to contribute some early points in the opening novice event, as can Katie Scott’s NOBLE CAPTAIN (2.30), who could improve in the first-time tongue-tie on his handicap debut. David and Nicola Barron have a ten from 35 (28.6% strike rate) record since the beginning of 2022 (at the time of writing) when booking Curtis to ride and have decent chances with handicappers MERESIDE ANGEL (3.00) as mentioned above and AHAMOMENT (3.30), who may be able to offer more now stepping back in trip.

Adam Nichol’s TRAILBLAZER (4.00) got stuck in the mud on his latest outing but showed some fair form over middle distances on the all-weather this winter and may be able to bounce back now stepping up in trip on this better ground. Liam Bailey’s pair FANZONE (4.30) and ESSENICAL (5.05) have fair claims of collecting points in open handicaps. Buy BEN CURTIS in the Musselburgh Jockeys market with Spreadex. Fixed odds punters might want to combine some of his rides in a multiple bet.

Recommendation: Buy BEN CURTIS in Musselburgh Jockeys

Please note that the picks recommended in this blog post are based on past performance and should not be considered a guarantee for future winning outcomes, and it is important to remember that spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your initial stake/deposit. The views within this preview are those of Andrew Mount, professional tipster and journalist, and not those of Spreadex.