It often pays to race prominently over this course and distance, with the tight turn for home coming up fast and the ability to handle the bend is a key attribute. One with an outstanding record at this venue is Gweedore , who has four course-and-distance wins with a further four places from nine runs. However, Katie Scott’s stable star was seen only once last season (tailed off) and he’s not beaten many home in two all-weather starts this year. In the same ownership, Dain Ma Nut In returns after a hat-trick of wins at a mile (including two here) last year. This trip may prove insufficient but he has an ideal draw (stall one) for his front-running tactics. Another bidding for four on the spin is Oriental Prince representing Jim Goldie, who is a master of eking out more from handicappers on a roll, but it’s worth noting this four-year-old’s improved form has come on the all-weather over sprint trips and he’s 9lb higher than his latest win (7lb rise and 2lb out of the handicap). Gaining a seventh win in nine starts may not be straightforward with pace pressure likely from his inside. Ramazan looks a horse to follow this term and he has a reasonable first-up record having been placed first time out in his last two campaigns. He was unlucky not to land a big handicap last season, particularly in the Great St Wilfrid when second from the wrong side of the draw, and his end-of-season Doncaster run can be excused. Stepping back up in trip on quicker ground will help. One that will appreciate a strong gallop over seven furlongs is New Image , who made an encouraging start for David O’Meara in 2024, winning four, including a course-and-distance handicap and a valuable Shergar Cup handicap. Having won on his reappearance last season, the lightly raced five-year-old should give another good account. Analysis by Phill Anderson Ground update The going is good at Musselburgh after a period of settled weather, with no more watering due to take place before Sunday's fixture. Clerk of the course Rory Innes said: "We have good ground and we could get to just being on the quicker side of good by raceday. There's the potential for a millimetre of rain on Saturday night and maybe another during racing on Sunday, but that wouldn't make a difference. The track's in great condition." What they say Chris Wall, racing manager for KHK Racing, owner of Ramazan He’s been mostly consistent for us and that means he’s stayed high in the handicap. He normally takes a run or two to get into form, so hopefully he’ll run another nice race and then we’ll be looking to be competitive in bigger targets from the summer onwards. Craig McClymont, racing manager for Lamont Racing, owners of Gweedore and Doin Ma Nut In Gweedore has been a brilliant horse for us and Katie [Scott] feels he's come on massively for his recent runs. We’re pretty hopeful he can run a good race. We turned down six figures from Hong Kong last year for Doin Ma Nut In and he’s in really good shape for this. The one thing we’re not sure about is the ground, so there’s a chance he might come out and go straight for the Silver Arrow Handicap back at Musselburgh next week. Jim Goldie, trainer of Oriental Prince He’s in good form but he’s gone up the handicap a good bit. Amie Waugh rides him, takes three pounds off and has won on him, which is a help. Key to the race is going to be whether Gweedore gets to the bend in front, or if we do. If we do, he’ll have a good chance. Looking for free bets? Racing Post have got the best offers, all in one place. Visit racingpost.com/freebets to find out more.