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16:10

Musselburgh

Great Britain

Edinburgh Cup Handicap

Saturday, 6 June 2026

1m1f·Flat·Class 2·Good·7 runners·£25,770
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 7th
  1. 1st
    Blues And Royals (IRE)
    Pierre-Louis Jamin·Michael Bell
    9/2·5.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Pandemonium (IRE)
    Oisin Orr·Simon & Ed Crisford·beaten 0.1 lengths
    22/1·23.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Strength Of Spirit (IRE)
    Paul Mulrennan·K R Burke·beaten 0.2 lengths
    9/4J·3.25
    SP
Race time
1m 51.25s+1.35s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Blues And Royals (IRE))

In touch with leaders early - prominent after 2f - ridden over 1f out - pressed leader final 110yds - led final strides

AI top-rated Evening Blues (score 61.8) finished 7th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 6.50 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.061.8/100 rating
Evening Blues
13.00Bet365· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way61.8/100 rating
Evening Blues
13.00Bet365
Place portion settles at 3.40 · 1/5 odds · 3 places

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

Evening Blues

David Allan · Stephen Hanlon · 3yo

61.8/100
+2.8 vs next best (59.0)

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Freshness10% weight
    85very strong
    41d since last run (fresh)
  • Form20% weight
    62average
    Last 6: 7-2-1-2-5
  • Ratings50% weight
    62average
    OR 84 · RPR 100 · TS 94
  • Trainer20% weight
    50average
    Stephen Hanlon: 1/5 winners last 14d (20%)
MarketBest price 13.00 (Bet365) — 7th pick of 8 in market. AI is contrarian here.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
225
3yo · G · bpFT P
1170
8-13851004252.6
22/1·23.00
SP
334
3yo · G · b
11389
8-138510110058.1
9/4J·3.25
SP
547
3yo · G · b
13P3
8-12841009754.9
12/1·13.00
SP
756
3yo · G · bh
72125
8-12841009461.8
13/2·7.50
SP
161
3yo · G · b
31216
8-08801039355.4
9/2·5.50
SP
478
3yo · G · b
32153
8-06781039856.5
9/4J·3.25
SP
682
3yo · G · b
67812
8-037510255.1
8/1·9.00
SP
3
3yo · G · b
312
9-09951037759.0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 16:10 Musselburgh on 6 June 2026?

Blues And Royals (IRE) won the 16:10 Musselburgh at SP 5.50. Ridden by Pierre-Louis Jamin. Trained by Michael Bell.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 16:10 Musselburgh?

No — the AI top pick (Evening Blues) finished 7.

What were the placings in the 16:10 Musselburgh?

Top finishers: 1. Blues And Royals (IRE) (5.50), 2. Pandemonium (IRE) (23.00), 3. Strength Of Spirit (IRE) (3.25).

What was the winning time for the 16:10 Musselburgh?

The winning time was 1m 51.25s, 1.35s slower than standard.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Off his featherweight, VICTORY ACE is tipped to gain revenge on Blues And Royals and those two are top of the list.

Racing Post pick: Victory Ace

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

2/1 Magical Merlot, 4/1 Blues And Royals, 9/2 Strength Of Spirit, 6/1 Victory Ace, 7/1 Monoceros, 15/2 Evening Blues, 16/1 Pandemonium

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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