17:15 Musselburgh

Edinburgh Gin Cannonball Handicap

1m · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 12 runners · £4,187 · Saturday, 6 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th

1st
Approaching Dawn (IRE)
Lauren Young·Jim Goldie
22/1·23.00
SP
2nd
Little Ted (GB)
David Allan·Tim Easterby·beaten 0.3 lengths
100/30F·4.33
SP
3rd
War Memorial (GB)
Cian Horgan·Lawrence Mullaney·beaten 0.2 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP

Race time

1m 39.75s+2.05s vs std

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

In-running (Approaching Dawn (IRE))

“Walked to post - switched sharply right soon after start - held up in last - still plenty to do 3f out - soon rapid headway against far rail - ridden and led narrowly over 1f out - headed final 110yds - rallied and led again towards finish”

AI top-rated Doon The Glen (score 41.5) finished 6th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 9.00 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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Nakatomi

All of these find winning hard these days. NAKATOMI has at least been threatening and he earns a speculative nod.

Forecast 4/1 War Memorial, Little Ted, Nakatomi, 7/1 Doon The Glen, 8/1 Monhammer, On The Bubble, 10/1 Samra Star, 14/1 Zebra Star, 16/1 Pebble Dash, 20/1 Freak Encounter, 33/1 Mavetheforcebewivu, Approaching Dawn

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Doon The Glen

Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie · 6yo

Top-rated of 12

score 41.5 · +3.1 clear of next best (38.4)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Freshness10% weight
70strong
8d since last run (quick turnaround)
Trainer20% weight
43below average
Jim Goldie: 7/41 winners last 14d (17%)
Form20% weight
41below average
Last 6: 8-2-0-5-2-5
Ratings50% weight
36below average
OR 47 · RPR 63 · TS 51

MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — Musselburgh 1m

full course data →

Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.20).

Low (1–4)

IV 0.85

Mid (5–8)

IV 0.97

High (9–12)

IV 1.20

Today: On The Bubble (draw 9) and War Memorial (draw 10) get the bias; Samra Star (draw 2) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 126 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	12	Approaching Dawn J: Lauren Young(5) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 12 6yo · G · ch	56875	9-01	45	51	41	37.9	22/1·23.00 SP
2	4	Little Ted J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby · draw 4 9yo · G · chp	509605	9-06	50	71	49	32.3	100/30F·4.33 SP
3	1	War Memorial J: Cian Horgan(5) · T: Lawrence Mullaney · draw 10 5yo · G · b	007217	9-09	53	68	49	37.9	5/1·6.00 SP
4	9	Pebble Dash J: Barry McHugh · T: Gary Harrison · draw 11 4yo · G · b	642404	9-01	45	63	43	34.3	20/1·21.00 SP
5	6	Zebra Star J: Amie Waugh(3) · T: R Mike Smith · draw 5 6yo · M · gr	30509	9-03	47	65	56	29.6	12/1·13.00 SP
6	7	Doon The Glen J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Jim Goldie · draw 6 6yo · G · b	820525	9-03	47	63	51	41.5	9/1·10.00 SP
7	11	Mavetheforcebewivu J: Tom Eaves · T: Alan Brown · draw 1 4yo · F · bv	39570	9-01	45	59	—	28.8	33/1·34.00 SP
8	5	Nakatomi J: Rhys Elliott(5) · T: Alan Brown · draw 8 4yo · G · bb	695632	9-03	47	69	51	37.8	9/2·5.50 SP
9	8	On The Bubble J: Greg Fairley · T: Gary Rutherford · draw 9 5yo · M · b	54623	9-01	45	65	47	38.0	5/1·6.00 SP
10	3	Monhammer J: Andrew Mullen · T: Linda Perratt · draw 7 8yo · G · b	22325	9-06	50	66	53	35.0	18/1·19.00 SP
11	10	Freak Encounter J: Sean Kirrane · T: Donald Whillans · draw 3 4yo · G · bt	05096	9-01	45	58	43	25.2	28/1·29.00 SP
—	2	Samra Star J: Finlay Bassett(7) · T: Linda Perratt · draw 2 5yo · M · b	164382	9-09	53	66	48	38.4	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:15 Musselburgh on 6 June 2026?

Approaching Dawn (IRE) won the 17:15 Musselburgh at SP 23.00. Ridden by Lauren Young. Trained by Jim Goldie.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:15 Musselburgh?

No — the AI top pick (Doon The Glen) finished 6.

What were the placings in the 17:15 Musselburgh?

Top finishers: 1. Approaching Dawn (IRE) (23.00), 2. Little Ted (GB) (4.33), 3. War Memorial (GB) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:15 Musselburgh?

The winning time was 1m 39.75s, 2.05s slower than standard.

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