Racecards
19:15 Musselburgh
John Smith's No Nonsense Nursery Handicap (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good plcs)(Straight - Good, Good to Firm plcs)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Form 310
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M Wallace
- Jockey Derek Nolan
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out and weakened over 1f out
- Form 319
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey T Eaves
chased leaders, lost place after 1f, ridden halfway, no impression
- Form 861
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer G R Oldroyd
- Jockey S O'Hara
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 152
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
tracked leaders, effort when not much room over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, headway to lead inside final furlong, driven out
Cayman Fox
20- Form 426635
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey P McDonald
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 6436
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 73
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 771
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer M G Quinlan
- Jockey J M O'Dwyer
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 2225
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey L P Keniry
led, ridden over 1f out, headed not pace inside final furlong
- Form 661
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
slowly into stride, soon outpaced and behind until some late headway final furlong
Upstanding
86- Form 7555
- Age 2
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey P Donaghy
prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance until one pace inside final furlong
- Form 600
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey D Fox
in touch, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Grudge
24- Form 7525
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D W Barker
- Jockey P Cosgrave
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Already a course winner here, Rose Siog has a chance to add to that success at the track in this competitive nursery, with Longoria likely to be a player and Firenza Bond and Glenluji others for the short list. The selection took a maiden over this trip here on debut. Since then she was not disgraced in the Hilary Needler before another decent effort in a class 3 nursery at York last time. The return to a sound surface should help her cause and her overall solid form looks good enough in context here. Longoria got her act together at the third time of asking at Yarmouth last time. Granted, that was only a seller, but the manner of that success suggested that she had got the hang of the game and could go well in better company. She gets that chance here. Firenza Bond was a soft ground Chester winner last time when he showed plenty of guts to land his maiden. This is a trickier proposition and he did not go well when tried at the track before so the jury is out. Of the others Glenluji's defeat of Prigsnov Dancer over c&d has worked out well enough and there may be more to come from him, but preference is for Rose Siog, who can make class tell.
Formwatch
Tan Bonita (USA) 14-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 12l behind Loch Jipp (8-12) at Beverley 5f 2yo lst fll (1) gd in May.
Jennifers Joy (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 6l behind Janina (8-12) at York 5f 2yo lst fll (1) gd in May.
Firenza Bond 10-1 (8-9) Prominent, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, rallied to lead again well inside final furlong, won at Chester 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) sft in Jul beating Foreign Rhythm (8-8) by a nk, 6 ran.
Rose Siog 3-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Lady Rangali (8-6) at York 5f 2yo hcp (3) hvy in Jul.
Cayman Fox 10-1 (8-6) Led, headed well over 1f out, weakening when hung left inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Captain Gerrard (9-0) at Chester 5f 2yo stk (2) hvy in Jul.
Maracana Boy (IRE) 15-2 (8-10) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 8, 7l behind Sauze d'Oulx (9-2) at Leicester 6f 2yo hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Longoria (IRE) 10-11fav (8-6) Dwelt, soon led, clear halfway, ran on, comfortably, won at Yarmouth 5f 2yo sll (6) gd in May beating Secret Meaning (8-0) by 4l, 6 ran.
Speedy Senorita (IRE) 5-6fav (8-6) Tracked leaders, keen, one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 3l behind Penrice Castle (8-9) at Lingfield 5f 2yo fll mdn aut (5) pol in Jun.
Glenluji 8-1 (8-5) Behind and outpaced, soon ridden, headway on out over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Musselburgh 5f 2yo sll (4) gd in Jun beating Prigsnov Dancer (8-12) by a nk, 8 ran.
Upstanding 16-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden 2f out, hampered over 1f out and again inside final furlong, no extra close home, 5th of 8, 5l behind Tan Bonita (8-10) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf in May.
Orpen's Art (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Steadied start, pulled hard early, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 11, well behind Easy Target (9-3) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Grudge 14-1 (9-3) Led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 8l behind Fol Hollow (9-3) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) gd in Jul.