UK Horse Racing Tips: Musselburgh

Circus Lion is one to consider after his Redcar second but he hasn't been seen since September and may have a fitness disadvantage against OBLIGATORY and Northerner, who were second and fourth respectively at Catterick last month. The selection was only beaten a neck after weakening close home that day and may find the likely better ground in his favour here.
Prediction : 1st Obligatory 2nd Northerner 3rd Circus Lion

Purple Martini is worth consideration as her course and distance victory in May last year off 1lb higher stands out. She can go well, but may not get the better of KELPIE GREY, who won in a higher grade here recently. He carries a 5lb penalty but is likely to find this opposition even easier to deal with, while Homer Stokes is a tentative suggestion for third place.
Prediction : 1st Kelpie Grey 2nd Purple Martini 3rd Homer Stokes

Whogoesthere caught the eye when third at Southwell last month on his first start of 2024 and if he can transfer that form to the turf, he would be a serious player off this mark. Crack The Kode is another to consider and looks the sort to improve for the first-time cheekpieces, but SCOOPS AHOY is still preferred. Second at Catterick last month, he represents the in-form David O'Meara stable and is within 1lb of his latest winning mark.
Prediction : 1st Scoops Ahoy 2nd Whogoesthere 3rd Crack The Kode

Not beaten far at Newcastle on her first go over this trip, SHIFTER could have plenty of improvement forthcoming and she is only 3lb higher than her success at Redcar two starts ago. The five-year-old can strike on her return at the main expense of the capable Desert Quest, and Carlos Felix. Unexposed and making his handicap debut, Letsbefrank is one to monitor for market support.
Prediction : 1st Shifter 2nd Carlos Felix 3rd Desert Quest

This can go the way of SUMMIT, who made a promising stable debut at Ripon behind a subsequent winner. David O'Meara's well-bred charge is off an unchanged mark and is preferred to East Bank, who would hold strong claims if bouncing back to the form of his success at Newcastle. Giorgio M shaped well when fourth on his return over 6f at Windsor and should appreciate going up in distance.
Prediction : 1st Summit 2nd East Bank 3rd Giorgio M

LEDGER may not have shown much on turf for his previous trainer, but he has improved for Lucinda Russell and is the form horse on the back of some excellent recent efforts at Newcastle. A winner over C&D last August, the veteran Chinese Spirit can give him the most to think about, along with Doomsday, who has been second here on two occasions. Fanzone and Loom Large are entitled to be thereabouts as well.
Prediction : 1st Ledger 2nd Chinese Spirit 3rd Doomsday