Racing Preview - The Alan Steel Asset Management Raceday

Ian Williams has his eye on Musselburgh’s £30,000 feature race with his Worcestershire raider Silent Age.

The top-weight, ridden by Paul Mulrennan, bids to follow up a recent all-the-way strike at Sandown in the Alan Steel Management 50th Anniversary Handicap over 1m1f.

As he also illustrated on the first two runs of his career when trained by Charlie Appleby, if he is allowed to dominate from the front he can be hard to peg back and the handicapper has raised him 6lbs for that latest win 18-days ago.

Silent Age could have competition for making the running this time however as Bubbles Wonky, Individualism and The Trickster have won from close to, or at the head of, affairs.

Big Fun has the best form on offer in the opening Alan Steel For Tax Planning EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes.

Trained by Kevin Ryan and ridden by Tom Eaves, he drops back to the minimum trip after close seconds at Pontefract and Hamilton Park.

Six-time Carlisle scorer Detective bids for his first Musselburgh success in the Alan Steel For Retirement Planning Handicap.

He’s never finished closer than third on four previous outings at the East Lothian venue with one of the runs a pulled-up effort on his sole appearance in a chase two years ago.

His trainer Dianne Sayer is certainly in great form as she landed big prizes on the Flat and over jumps at Newcastle and Cartmel during the weekend. 

For more information contact Gordon Brown on 07850 258063 for Scottish Racing.