15:15 Musselburgh

KINNEGAD LAD (best price 7-2), like most of Sir Gerhard’s rivals at Down Royal two months ago, were made to look like second class citizens, but it’s not every day of the week he is going to bump into a horse of that calibre and today’s contest should provide Shane Crawford’s gelding with a good deal more comfort than proved to be the case on debut. 

Not overly fancied to make a winning start 37 days ago, hence his 22-1 SP, the son of Scorpion kept on well enough in the closing stages to finish a respectable fifth of the 12-strong field and with the race speed figures strongly suggesting it was a bumper of some substance (third won since), he probably won’t have to improve a massive amount to figure prominently in this much weaker event.

Kineeggad Lad - 1pt @ 7/2

16:05 Wolverhampton

The last time INTERNATIONAL LAW (best price 7-1) ended up in Class 6 company off this sort of mark he ran out a comfortable winner over today’s C&D, so it makes perfect sense to stay loyal to Anthony Brittain’s grey despite a lack of success since. 

Although well beaten on his last two starts, Newcastle wouldn’t naturally be his ideal bag, while last latest effort here was in a hot Class 4 contest when they sprinted off the front following a very slowly run affair. Prior to those defeats, the son of Exceed And Excel had once again gone well at this level when third at his happy hunting ground and on balance, he appears to be slightly overpriced using all the data about him and his rivals.

International Law - 0.5pts e/w @ 7/1