In-form Almnadia can score for Butler

Gerard Butler’s Almnadia came good last Monday when the three-year-old filly came fast and late to deny Mountsorrel by a neck in a selling handicap - and she can repeat the trick at Musselburgh tomorrow.

Connections had to go to 9,400 guineas to keep the daughter of Alhaarth after she scored at Pontefract, having also forked out 4,800 guineas after she had won a similar event at Lingfield last month.

She now has the chance to prove her worth by completing a hat-trick in the Miller Genuine Draft Fillies’ Handicap at the Scottish track.

She showed a decent turn of foot at the West Yorkshire venue and looks to be improving sufficiently to defy a 6lb penalty and make her mark in this grade.

Ayr trainer Linda Perratt can strike with Xanadu in the Kronenbourg 1664 Le Garcon D’Or Handicap.

Her six-year-old sprinter found six furlongs too far at Redcar last time but reverts back to the minimum trip having won over that distance at Hamilton in May.

Chief Cashier can settle winning bets for his supporters with victory in the £10,000 added Tote Exacta Stakes (Showcase Handicap) at Bath.

Andover handler Toby Balding’s faithful servant retains his form remarkably well and showed his turn was near when third to Autumn Rain in a competitive handicap at Newbury on his latest start.

Balding’s brother Ian, who trains at Kingsclere, can make it a family double by saddling Speed Cop to capture the EBF Evershot Maiden Stakes.

The two-year-old daughter of Cadeaux Genereux is taking a big drop in class here after finishing fourth to Romantic Liaison in the Group Three Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot.

She had plenty of useful fillies behind her that day and she won’t have a better chance of losing her maiden tag.

Victory Flip can also get off the mark after two valiant efforts by winning the Duck Hill Maiden Auction Fillies’ Stakes at Ripon’s evening meeting.

Reg Hollinshead’s charge went close to scoring at Pontefract last Monday when she was caught close home by Miss Takeortwo. She can gain compensation over this easier track.

Imtihan had to play second fiddle last time behind the in-form Sentinel at Salisbury but Barry Hills’ three-year-old colt can go one better in the Ripon Land Rover Handicap.

Finally at Windsor, Godolphin introduce interesting three-year-old filly Cunas in the Comec Voice & Data Maiden Fillies’ Stakes.

By Irish River out of the 1993 1000 Guineas heroine Sayyedati, Cunas was third to the smart Silent Honor in a private trial at Nad Al Sheba in April and should be fully wound up for her racecourse debut proper.