3:05 Musselburgh Tips

Impressive in the Berkshire National with an 11L win from Lord Accord, who is a Devon yardstick. Went up 9 lbs for that. He flopped in the Welsh National but was beaten far out there, and with the ground being weird that day and having lost a shoe it can be written off. Dropped a pound as a result. Back form of 2nd to Haiti Couleurs in the NH Challenge Cup at Cheltenham looks strong. Received 3 lbs from the winner there, who’s now being talked about as a Gold Cup contender; however, doubtful IMO. Decent horses behind, with the 3rd Listed-placed and the 4th won a Grade 3 handicap and a Listed handicap since. Was also the only real challenger to Protektorat in the Fleur de Lys despite giving him 4 lbs. The more classy runner usually does well in this race