Racing Review & Preview - The Racing TV Raceday & Portobello Cup Raceday

Lucinda Russell, who has saddled a combined total of 100 winners over jumps and on the Flat at Musselburgh, has her eye on the East Lothian venue’s feature event on Wednesday.

Rory The Cat, ridden by locally-born Andrew Mullen,  and Archie Young-ridden Two Auld Pals, represent the Kinross handler in the £20,000 Portobello Cup Handicap, which at 2m 2f, is the longest race staged on the Flat in Scotland.

The former, a comfortable course winner over 1m 6f nineteen-days ago, also stuck twice over hurdles at Musselburgh in November and January last season. 

Rivals to the Russell duo include Simple Star and Yorkindness, who were second and third last year with the first-named only pipped by a neck.

Russell struck at Musselburgh on Tuesday when Dain Ma Nut In saw her reach a century of winners at the east of Scotland track.

The Oisin Orr-ridden 13/8 chance was an impressive scorer in the Racing TV Restricted Maiden Stakes.

“We’ve had a lot of winners at Musselburgh in recent years but funnily enough it used to be a place where we didn’t have much luck,”

said Russell, whose tally consists of 95 jumps winners and five on the level.

Other Scottish success came after Linda Perratt stuck with 50/1 outsider Hard Nut while Jim Goldie was on the mark with home-bred Braes Of Doune.

For more information contact Gordon Brown on 07850 258063 for Scottish Racing