The Briefing: latest news as English and Welsh runners zero in on Musselburgh

A quiet and sparse start to the week but recent events have proved you do not need big fields for excitement and upsets.

Musselburgh has attracted more raiders from south of the border than usual with the likes of Tom George, Kim Bailey and Ian Williams making the trek along with Peter Bowen from Wales.

Lingfield's heavy ground has also thinned fields a little but the four-runner veterans' handicap chase is as intriguing as any other.

Wolverhampton wraps up the day with eight races, finishing at 7.00.

Going report

Musselburgh (first race at 12.15) Good (GoingStick: 6.3)
Distances: 12.15 & 2.45 +21yds, 12.45 & 2.15 +10yds, 1.15 & 3.15 -70yds, 1.45 -35yds

Lingfield (12.30) Jumps - heavy; Polytrack - standard to slow Distances: 1.00 & 2.00 +11yds, 1.30 +12yds, 2.30 +10yds, 3.00 +18yds)

Wolverhampton (AW) (3.30)
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Market movers

1.00 Lingfield - Ablaze 6-1 (from 9-1)
2.00 Lingfield - Chief Brody 2-1 (from 11-4)
3.00 Lingfield - Some Can Dance 5-1 (from 8-1)

What to back

Gavin Beechleads the tipping team for members, backed up by the Tips Box, brimming with top selections from our other experts.

Signposts Sweetspots points the way to stats-based runners of interest.

What to read

Nicky Henderson pays tribute to My Tent Or Yours on his retirement.

My Tent Or Yours (near side) on his way to International success at CheltenhamCredit: Mark Cranham

Kitty Trice reportson the deserved first big-race win for Charbel in the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon.

What to watch

All roads this week lead back to Cheltenham on Saturday, so catch up with an update on BetVictor Gold Cup winner Baron Alco from his trainer Gary Moore ahead of the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup.

Check out our popular Cue Card feature on The New One, who has won three of the last five runnings of Saturday's Unibet International Hurdle at Cheltenham and was second to My Tent Or Yours last year.

The best of Racing Post Sport

Everton host Watford in the Premier League's Monday night game and Mark Langdon has the bet.

Dan Williams is short and to the point in his assessment of Girona's chances as they travel to Athletic Bilbao in La Liga this evening.

Final thought

The 5.30 at Wolverhampton might be worth watching. It features the debut of Clerisy, who is a Kingman half-sister to Breeders' Cup Mile winner Expert Eye and from the same stable of owner-breeder Khalid Abdullah and trainer Sir Michael Stoute.

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