Ruinous can give Reed boost

Tim Reed, who rode on the opening jumps card at Mu s s e l b u r g h in 1987, bids to win today’s Saltire Raceday feature event at the venue.

Now a successful trainer, based alongside Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, he saddles RUINOUS, one of five declared runners for the racingtv.com Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase over two miles.

The gelding, formerly trained in Ireland by Gavin

Cromwell, will have his initial run for new connect ions hav ing changed hands for £16,000 at Goffs Sales in September.

It will be the five-yearold’s first appearance since his comfortable debut over fences in a beginners chase at Downpatrick in August.

INDEFATIGABLE can live up to her name in the Racing TV Mares’ Hurdle at Kempton.

P a u l W e b b e r ’ s Cheltenham Fe s t i v a l heroine returns over jumps for the first time since her last-ditch triumph in the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle in March.

On the basis of that success , and several previous performances over shorter than these extended three miles, she can be expected to relish the extra distance in this Listed race.

Indefatigable should be ready to run close to her best form after a highlyrespectable return on the

Flat on Lingfield’s Polytrack. SELECTIONS

KEMPTON: 12.50 Captain Morgs, 1.25 Shishkin, 2.00 INDEFATIGABLE (NAP), 2.35 Lock’s Corner, 3.10 Morning Spirit, 3.45 Pisgah Pike.

MUSSELBURGH: 11.35 He a d s c a r f Lil , 12 .05 Ruinous, 12.40 Sidi Ismael, 1.15 Mint Gold, 1.50 Vino’s Choice, 2.25 King’s Wharf, 3.00 Green Zone, 3. 35 Pakie’s Dream.

DOUBLE: Indefatigable and Ruinous.