July 22 / 17.30 Musselburgh

17.30

Good

Lucas Ice Cream Apprentice Handicap (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series)

  • Prize money: £3663.8
  • 1m 0f 208y
  • Class 6
  • 4 runners
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Lucas Ice Cream Apprentice Handicap (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50

Form: 79-646 C

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 8lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Won over the 1m here in June of last year when sporting first-time blinkers and was placed in her next two races; hasn't returned in quite the same form, visored the last twice.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8

(8)

17th Oct 2025

Good

1m 2f 1y

Class 6

17:05 Redcar

Scarriff

10st 6lb

J: Mr Philip Thomas

T: Rebecca Menzies

Campaigned mostly at Musselburgh since June 2024 and yet to win away from that venue; last few efforts don't augur well and switching to Redcar is an unknown.

16/1

8th

3

(2)

13th Sep 2025

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

16:10 Musselburgh

Scarriff

9st 7lb

J: Alfie Redman

T: Rebecca Menzies

Led close home to win four-runner race here (1m1f, good) in July and ran at least as well when close second over that trip last month; contender if judged on that form but needs to better her last couple of efforts.

10/1

8th

5

(6)

26th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

15:50 Musselburgh

Scarriff

9st 7lb

J: Alfie Redman

T: Rebecca Menzies

Both of her wins have been at this track, the more recent last month under Alfie Redman over 1m1f, before finishing runner-up on her next start; below her best at Ripon (1m2f, good to firm) ten days ago but she may well bounce back now returning to this track.

11/2

5/2

Form: 476066

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Departed Dermot Weld's yard for 21,000gns and as a nine-race maiden; there was the odd bit of promise at about this trip and kicks off for a respected new yard in an uncompetitive race.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

9

(10)

23rd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 6

16:57 Windsor

Elvetham

9st 4lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Conrad Allen

Got it together since dropped to this trip on the AW this year, winning a couple of 0-55s on Polytrack, latterly off 5lb lower in first-time blinkers; returns to turf 7lb higher than when last seen on it and will need a career-best effort to take this.

12/1

3rd

3

(5)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

21:00 Kempton (AW)

Elvetham

9st 9lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Conrad Allen

Has a patchy profile but he's won two of his last four starts including a comfortable success at Lingfield (6f; blinkers added) last Thursday; has a penalty but he was as good as ever last time and he's still unexposed at this trip; interesting contender.

4/1

1st

1

(11)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 6

14:55 Lingfield (AW)

Elvetham

9st 9lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Conrad Allen

Returned from break with win at Kempton (6f) last month but two lesser efforts on Tapeta have followed and he's drawn wide here; needs help from the first-time blinkers.

11/2

Form: 740

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Doesn't look on that good a mark even if judged on his best run when fourth over 7f at Thirsk (good); 33-1 for handicap debut at Ayr (7f, good to soft) on Monday when he was slowly away and threatened over 1f out before fading into fifth of ten; likely to build on that at some stage.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

7

(1)

14th Sep 2025

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

16:00 Musselburgh

Gonnae No Dae That

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

No impact in five runs for Adrian Keatley and well-held in his two runs for current yard, latest with tongue-tie (retained); has had wind surgery since but hard to fancy.

14/1

6th

6

(1)

18th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

18:15 Ayr

Gonnae No Dae That

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

No impact in five runs for Adrian Keatley and was a well-held fifth of ten on stable debut here (7f, good) last Monday; still unexposed but he needs improvement with a tongue-tie added at this new trip.

9/1

11

(4)

11th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 50y

Class 6

14:30 Ayr

Gonnae No Dae That

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

No impact in five runs for Adrian Keatley, most recently when third of four in a Musselburgh handicap (1m1f, good) last month; still early days but he needs improvement back in trip for new yard.

16/1

Form: 557-82

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced and it was his handicap debut in which he finished strongly for a close second over 7f at Ayr (good); handicapper has yet to react to that improvement, so he runs off the same mark here, and this could be more his trip.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4

(4)

13th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 15y

Class 6

16:22 Musselburgh

Balmerino

9st 6lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Seven-race maiden; good second over C&D in July (good); hasn't done as well over 1m/1m1f since; cheekpieces now tried; wouldn't rule him out.

7/1

5th

5

(2)

14th Sep 2025

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

16:00 Musselburgh

Balmerino

9st 4lb

J: Joe Fanning

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Improved form on handicap debut when second of eight at Ayr (7f, good) in July; didn't back that up eight days later at this track (1m1f, good) and that race may have come too soon; gelded since and one to note.

9/2

4th

3

(1)

22nd Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 208y

Class 6

17:30 Musselburgh

Balmerino

9st 8lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Lucinda Russell

Lightly raced and it was his handicap debut in which he finished strongly for a close second over 7f at Ayr (good); handicapper has yet to react to that improvement, so he runs off the same mark here, and this could be more his trip.

Evs

Non-runners

Lang Toon Lad

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £10.90
Straight Forecast £11.06
Trifecta £21.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Balmerino

RP RATINGS:

Scarriff

NEWMARKET:

Elvetham

The Times:

Balmerino

Telegraph:

Balmerino

The Guardian:

Balmerino

Daily Mail:

Balmerino

D Express:

Balmerino

Daily Mirror:

Balmerino

The Sun:

Balmerino

The Star:

Balmerino

Daily Record:

Balmerino

POSTDATA:

Scarriff