Plenty More To Come From Grey Musaalem

Jun 15 2008 By Gordon Brown

WILLIAM HAGGAS has his string in great nick and, fresh from landing Wednesday's Lanark Silver Bell, I fancy Lester Piggott's son-in-law to strike with MUSAALEM (3.25).

The Newmarket trainer has saddled around a winner every two days in the past fortnight and his charge hasn't tasted defeat yet in two previous races including when dotting up on his handicap bow at Yarmouth.

Dropping back in trip won't be a worry for this free-running grey and I reckon he's got plenty of improvement left in the locker.

SWOP (2.20) can get favourite backers off to a flier in the opener, which is staged over the straight Lincoln mile.

SNOWY INDIAN (4.0), a well-bred type, is sure to love the extra distance of the fillies handicap as she emerges from winter quarters for Sir Michael Stoute and Kerrin McEvoy.

The same trainer-jockey combination look booked for a Royal winner in the 1m 4f maiden with DRUM MAJOR (4.35), owned by the Queen.

God loves a trier and in horsey terms Robin Bastiman-trained speedster BORDERLESCOTT (3.35) doesn't know how to run a bad race. He bids for the feature event at Salisbury.

Last year he was second, never beaten more than half a length, in six races for his Scots owner Jimmy Edgar and on three occasions he was pipped by a short nut including when just touched off in the Stewards' Cup.