The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)

Don’t Miss Milby at Hamilton

RACING: Burke likely to add to tally with promising filly

- DAVID CLOUGH

MISS MILBY goes in the opening Toolsaver Maiden Auction Fillies’ Stakes at Hamilton and looks another likely winner for in-form Karl Burke on the back of her promising Beverley debut.

PAVERS PRIDE was also a runner-up at the Yorkshire track last time and, equipped with a first-time visor, has prospects of going one better on his second start for Paul Midgley in the Indigo Unified Communicat­ions Handicap.

MIDNIGHTS LEGACY can reward those with patience and stamina by delivering in the final race of 10 on a marathon card at Haydock.

Alan King’s colt was put up 7lb for winning by just a head over this course two weeks ago, but was far from flattered by his margin of victory and finished strongly enough to suggest the extra two furlongs of the Billinge Handicap will be spot on.

The three-year-old hails from

afamous dual-purpose family which has done King and the owners so proud over the years – and after consecutiv­e victories in two of only three career outings to date, he could well be one of the best in the line.

If so, a rating of 88 looks feasible to keep the stable’s fine form going after their golden treble at Royal Ascot last week.

If staying power is required to stick around for Midnights Legacy in the last, the early birds could be in business too with Highest Ground in the opener.

It will be no surprise to see Waldkonig help make the market in the Newtonle-willows Novice Stakes, providing potential value in the obvious alternativ­e.

Waldkonig has already been beaten once at short odds this season, into a near five-length third over just short of this trip at Newmarket.

John Gosden’s colt has been all the rage in many big-race ante-post lists for much of the winter, thanks to his pedigree as a Kingman halfbrothe­r to Arc winner Waldgeist as well as an eyecatchin­g debut win at Wolverhamp­ton in early December.

He did not convince on his return, though, and there could well be mileage in taking him on again with another unbeaten three-year-old who holds

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