Struth’s win would not be a big surprise

Charlie Johnston has no doubt aimed Struth at the Virgin Bet Queen’s Cup at Musselburgh all winter and the plan can come to fruition.

With £100,000 up for grabs at the venue’s richest race, a field of 14 has been declared.

The last time Struth was seen, he went out on his sword in the November Handicap, which had been rearranged at Newcastle.

That is not unusual for one from the yard but he held his form remarkably well, only finishing outside of the top four at Royal Ascot, Glorious Goodwood and in the Silver Bell at Hamilton.

Individualism can give the yard another winner in the Virgin Bet Royal Mile Handicap.

Karl Burke’s Poet Master has the look of a Group horse going into the Virgin Bet Silver Arrow Handicap.

Burke’s Looking For Lynda might be a bit of value in the Virgin Bet Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap, while Dan Skelton’s Playful Saint arrives as the freshest horse in the My Pension Expert Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle at Haydock.

Paul Nicholls sends Largy Poet all the way from his Ditcheat base to Carlisle for the Hospice At Home Charity Partner 2024 Novices’ Hurdle.

SELECTIONS

CARLISLE: 1.55 Chumlee, 2.30 The Big Jetaway, 3.05 Largy Poet, 3.40 Go Boy, 4.15 Clovis Island, 4.50 Largy Train, 5.25 Follow Charlie.

HAYDOCK: 1.30 Ask Lileen, 2.05 Playful Saint, 2.40 Secret Trix, 3.15 Riders Onthe Storm, 3.50 Captain Claude, 4.25 Cream Of The West, 5.00 Good Work.

MUSSELBURGH: 1.50 Individualism, 2.25

POET MASTER (NAP), 3.00 Looking For

Lynda, 3.35 Struth,

4.10 Clockwatcher,

4.45 American Affair, 5.20 Fiver Friday, 5.50 Walsingham.

WOLVERHAMPTON: 5.30 Ludo’s Landing, 6.00 Volkan

Bey, 6.30 Nocturnal, 7.00 Road To Wembley, 7.30 Blue Yonder, 8.00 King Of Speed, 8.30 Smasher.