Musselburgh, Plumpton and Towcester

very poor racing in the U.K. today with not a single one of the 21 races scheduled better than class 4. The flat meeting at Musselburgh has arguably the best card, the grandly-named Mussleburgh Gold Cup at 17.20 CET however is only a class 4 handicap over 1 3/4 miles. Phoenix Flight (Sir Mark Prescott/ Seb Sanders) is the likely favourite here and comes with good all-weather form to his credit, while the 2 German-breds Raucous (Rebecca Carr/ Paul Mulrnnan), a rcnrt winnr her ovr a shortr trip, and Los Nadis (Ptr Montith/ Phillip Makin) hav chamncs of being placed. Rebecca Carr also has fair prospects in the 7 furlongs handicap with top-weight Excusez-Moi, whose form is much better than the figures suggest. At Towcester, top trainer Nicky Henderson, who has trained 99 winners so far this season, should get the century up with either Horsford Hill at 15.10 or Busker Royal an hour later, both with Felix de Giles in the saddle. If they fail, then the Queen´s Pipe Banner can do the trick in the bumper at 18.10. The card at Plumpton is very feeble; two German-breds who could go well here are Safin (Roger Curtis/ Paul O´Neill), who has won on the flat and over hurdles this spring and can now score over fences at 15.30, and Carmond (Brendan Powell/ Tom O´Brien), whose form is poor but meets very weak opposition in the novice handicap chase an hour later.

Betting forecast:
1. Race: Lucayan Dancer - Keisha Kayleigh - Masterofceremonies
2. Race: Jaconet - Rothesay Dancer - Sandwith
3. Race: Striker Torres - Toujours Souriante - Kersivay
4. Race: Stonecrabstomorrow - Just Bond - Golden Penny
5. Race: Phoenix Flight - Danzatrice - Gordonsville
6. Race: Longboat Key - Dazzling Light - Saga De Tercey
7. Race: Dispol Grand - Titus Andronicus - Hysterical Lady