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17:15

Musselburgh

Great Britain

Edinburgh Gin Cannonball Handicap

Saturday, 6 June 2026

1m·Flat·Class 6·Good·12 runners·£4,187
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th
  1. 1st
    Approaching Dawn (IRE)
    Lauren Young·Jim Goldie
    22/1·23.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Little Ted (GB)
    David Allan·Tim Easterby·beaten 0.3 lengths
    100/30F·4.33
    SP
  3. 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.041.5/100 rating
Doon The Glen
8.50SmarketsSBK· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way41.5/100 rating
Doon The Glen
8.50SmarketsSBK

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

Doon The Glen

Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie · 6yo

41.5/100
+3.1 vs next best (38.4)

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
MarketBest price 8.50 (SmarketsSBK) — 4th pick of 12 in market. AI is contrarian here.

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

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
3110
5yo · G · b
007217
9-0953684937.9
5/1·6.00
SP
22
5yo · M · b
164382
9-0953664838.4
1037
8yo · G · b
22325
9-0650665335.0
18/1·19.00
SP
244
9yo · G · chp
509605
9-0650714932.3
100/30F·4.33
SP
858
4yo · G · bb
695632
9-0347695137.8
9/2·5.50
SP
565
6yo · M · gr
30509
9-0347655629.6
12/1·13.00
SP
676
6yo · G · b
820525
9-0347635141.5
9/1·10.00
SP
989
5yo · M · b
54623
9-0145654738.0
5/1·6.00
SP
4911
4yo · G · b
642404
9-0145634334.3
20/1·21.00
SP
11103
4yo · G · bt
05096
9-0145584325.2
28/1·29.00
SP
7111
4yo · F · bv
39570
9-01455928.8
33/1·34.00
SP
11212
6yo · G · ch
56875
9-0145514137.9
22/1·23.00
SP

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.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

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

Racing Post pick: Nakatomi

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

Betting forecast

Formbook

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

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

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