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16.10

Good

Edinburgh Cup Handicap

  • Prize money: £25770
  • 1m 0f 208y
  • Class 2
  • 8 runners
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Edinburgh Cup Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Form: 3-12

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 95

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2nd

2

(2)

3rd May 2026

Good

1m 0f 68y

Class 2

15:15 Hamilton

Haayimm

9st 10lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Edward Bethell

Gelded after last season's run; highly unlikely that the 1-8 favourite gave his running when this son of Gleneagles beat him at Pontefract (1m, good to soft) but he's a well-bred improver and unexposed.

3/1

1st

6

(5)

7th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 6y

Class 4

14:27 Pontefract

Haayimm

9st 1lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Edward Bethell

Gelded since showing promise with third-place finish at Beverley (8.5f, soft) where he was the sole newcomer in a field of eight; open to progress and is one of the better contenders.

9/2

OUR TIP

Form: 117-0

Last run: 53 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 85

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12th

1

(5)

14th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:10 Newmarket

Pandemonium

9st 11lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Showed his autumn form over 7f on soft/good to soft; well held in the Horris Hill when bidding to take his record to 3-3; however, gained his wins in good style and may have more to offer back down in class.

13/2

7th

4

(7)

25th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:10 Newbury

Pandemonium

9st 2lb

J: James Doyle

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Cost 375,000gns as a yearling; two from two, namely wins over 7f at Yarmouth (soft; readily) and Redcar (good to soft; easily defied penalty); brings potential to this higher grade and looks interesting.

7/2

Form: 1-1389 C

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 85

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9th

14

(13)

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

13:25 Goodwood

Strength Of Spirit

8st 6lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: K R Burke

Three-time winner at 7f-1m and steadily progressive until a below-par effort at Chester (7.5f) most recently; may bounce back but this is no easy task off current mark in such a competitive affair.

16/1

8th

10

(7)

7th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 127y

Class 2

15:40 Chester

Strength Of Spirit

8st 12lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Winner of Chester seller (7f) last June and has shown progress to add two handicaps elsewhere (overall record is 3-6); good third at Haydock (1m, good to firm) most recently; holds solid claims and should go well.

6/1

Form: 13P-3

Last run: 63 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

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3rd

3

(3)

4th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 3

13:25 Musselburgh

Monoceros

9st 2lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Iain Jardine

Well bred (his dam was second in the Oaks), cost 750,000gns as a yearling and made a winning start for Charlie Appleby at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) last summer; however, he didn't build on that and he was pulled up in a nursery on his final outing; sold for just 25,000gns in February, gelded and probably best watched on debut for a new stable.

12/1

1

(6)

25th Sep 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:25 Newmarket

Monoceros

9st 11lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Won on debut on the other Newmarket course (7f, good to firm) last month then kept on for third under a penalty when odds-on for Leicester novice (7f, good); the step up in trip looks a firm plus on nursery debut (his dam was second in the Oaks) and his trainer has won the last two runnings.

2/1

Form: 7212-5

Last run: 41 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

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5th

4

(6)

26th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:35 Wetherby

Evening Blues

9st 8lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Stephen Hanlon

1m maiden winner at Dundalk (AW) for Ger Lyons in November, his fifth start; absent since second in a claimer over that C&D in December and, given his tendency to race too freely, removing the hood on this stable debut looks risky.

13/2

2nd

6

(12)

29th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

16:01 Dundalk (AW)

Evening Blues

9st 7lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: G M Lyons

Disappointing favourite when last seen at the Curragh in early June (6f) since when he's been gelded (now hooded); did give the very smart and unbeaten Albert Einstein something to think about when a clear second the time before at Naas (6f); remains promising and should stay 7f.

6/4

Form: 3-1216

Last run: 9 days

W: 8st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

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6th

3

(4)

28th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

20:20 Sandown

Blues And Royals

9st 9lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Michael Bell

Dual AW winner this year but he's fine on turf too and ran creditably when second of ten at Musselburgh (again 1m, good) in April; up 5lb for latest Kempton success three weeks ago but likely he can do better again.

11/2

1st

1

(3)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Blues And Royals

9st 9lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Michael Bell

Solid effort to justify favouritism on his C&D comeback in March, having been gelded, when held up off an ordinary pace; backed that up when one of three to come away behind a cannily ridden winner on turf latest and holds leading claims upped 2lb.

9/4

Form: 321-53

Last run: 26 days

W: 8st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 78

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3rd

11

(5)

11th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 4

19:47 Windsor

Magical Merlot

9st 6lb

J: David Egan

T: Ed Dunlop

Ended four-race 2yo campaign with clear win in Brighton novice (1m, good to firm) in October; never looked like winning on his seasonal/handicap debut at Southwell last month; may need more of a test.

12/1

5th

5

(6)

7th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Magical Merlot

9st 6lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ed Dunlop

Ended four-race 2yo campaign with clear win in Brighton novice (1m, good to firm) in October, having previously run well over 7f on Tapeta here; gelded during 173-day break; open to improvement in handicaps this year.

7/1

Form: 678-12

Last run: 31 days

W: 8st 3lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 75

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2nd

4

(9)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Victory Ace

9st 7lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: John Butler

Picked up from Roger Varian for 40,000gns last autumn and had excuses on debut for his current yard (then gelded); easy to back, travelled well and got there in the nick of time on his 7f Lingfield comeback; improvement left upped 3lb.

6/1

1st

2

(3)

14th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

17:00 Lingfield (AW)

Victory Ace

9st 9lb

J: David Probert

T: John Butler

Picked up from Roger Varian for 40,000gns last autumn; absent and gelded since said to have finished stiff behind on his debut for this yard (among the winners lately) four months ago; the market will guide now handicapping.

6/1

Betting Forcast

4/1 Haayimm, 13/2 Pandemonium, 8/1 Strength Of Spirit, 6/1 Monoceros, 10/1 Evening Blues, 5/1 Blues And Royals, 6/1 Magical Merlot, 9/2 Victory Ace