K eith Dalgleish has sent out more than 950 winners from his stable in South Lanarkshire since 2011, but said in February that he intends to hand in his licence later this year to “do other things for a while”, and that his 1,000th winner “might be a good time to go out”.
It will be a significant loss for Scottish racing if or when his yard winds down, but Dalgleish should still be a force on the northern scene for a few months yet and his four-year-old Good Show (3.35) is an interesting contender for the Queen’s Cup Heritage Handicap, the feature event on Musselburgh’s valuable card on Saturday.
Good Show did not see a track until late August in his three-year-old season, when a debut success prompted his trainer to give him a try in the Group Three Cumberland Lodge at Ascot.
That proved to be a step too far on only his second start, but he had no luck at all in running before finishing a close second at Nottingham next time up. Haydock Park 1.30 Bubble Dubi 2.05 Global Famenglory 2.40 Feivel 3.15 Farmer’s Gamble 3.50 Stylish Moment 4.25 Here Comes The Man 5.00 Fazayte Newton Abbot1.40 Inneston 2.15 Kap Chidley 2.50 Iberio 3.25 Le Ligerien 4.00 Western General 4.35 Galop Du Bosc 5.10 Good Time Ahead Musselburgh 1.50 Lion Of War 2.25 Abduction (nb) 3.00 Vintage Clarets 3.35 Good Show (nap) 4.10 Treasure Storm 4.45 Vadamiah 5.20 Judgment Call 5.50 Don’t Look Back Carlisle 1.55 Houi Cherie 2.30 Lisloran 3.05 Grain D’Oudairies 3.40 You Say Nothing 4.15 Aazza 4.50 Paddy The Horse 5.25 Limited Reserve Wolverhampton 5.30 Jenny Ren 6.00 Ramz 6.30 Secret Contact 7.00 Okeanos 7.30 Canadiansmokeshow 8.00 Another Angel 8.30 Inexplicable Dalgleish has an excellent record with handicap debutants on the Flat – a level stakes