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14:00 Musselburgh

Buy Your 2013 Annual Members Badge Today Mares' Only Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,599
  • 2nd: £763
  • 3rd: £382
  • 4th: £191
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 49.10s
  • Off Time: 14:00:51
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap

Doyly Carte

209 D
8/11
  • Form 129-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leader, led after 3 out, easily

2
Silk - Maroon, white and maroon halved sleeves, maroon and white quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 34P-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 98

always towards rear

3
Silk - Black and white diamonds, red and black striped sleeves, red cap, white spots
10/3
  • Form 8/323-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 100

tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd before 3 out, chased winner after last, kept on and no impression

4
Silk - Beige, purple chevrons, light blue sleeves, purple armlets, red cap
25/1
  • Form P36P-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 92

led, headed after 3 out, mistake next, lost 2nd after last, kept on same pace

5
Silk - Sea Green, White cross belts, White cap, Green spots
50/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up mid-division, pulled up before 4 out

6
Silk - Dark Blue, White spots on sleeves, White cap
  • Form P7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up towards rear, pulled hard, weakened from 4 out

7
Silk - White, red epaulets, red and white halved sleeves, white cap, red diamond
28/1
  • Form 9-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up towards rear, weakened from 4 out

8
Silk - White, Dark Blue cross belts, diabolo on sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Light Blue stars
66/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

always behind

9
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK sleeves, PINK and ROYAL BLUE striped cap
  • Form 432-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, weakened from 3 out

In depth

Verdict

There's just a chance that Issabella Gem will prove a bit better than she's shown so far but this should rest between DOYLY CARTE and Golden Sparkle. The latter has been placed in all four of her runs over hurdles so far, including over 2m4f here a year ago, but she lacks the scope of Donald McCain's mare who had decent form in bumpers last season, winning on her debut at Catterick in January, and shouldn't fail through lack of fitness. It's difficult to see any of the others winning unless something befalls the market leaders.

Formwatch

Doyly Carte 12-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, switched right after about 3f, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 20, 26l behind Eleven Fifty Nine (11-1) at Aintree 2m 1f N H flat lst (1) gd in Apr.

Erycina (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Mid-division, blundered 2 out, never dangerous, pulled up before last, in a race won by Lucia Bay (11-2) at Newcastle 2m mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan, 11 ran.

Golden Sparkle (IRE) 6-5fav (10-10) Tracked winner throughout, not fluent 2nd, ridden and no impression approaching last, 2nd of 7, 14l behind Moulin De La Croix (10-10) at Hexham 2m mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Jun.

Goodlukin Lucy 25-1 (10-7) Led from 1st, took keen hold, mistake 2nd, headed before 4 out, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Royal Opera (10-13) at Kelso 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar, 8 ran.

Granny Blackwood 20-1 (10-0) Held up mid-division, weakened over 3f out, last of 11, well behind One For Hocky (10-10) at Newcastle 2m mdn nhf (6) gs in Mar.

Issabella Gem (IRE) 66-1 (10-2) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway on inside after 4 out, chased leaders under pressure next, soon ridden and no impression, 7th of 11, 37l behind Ifandbutwhynot (10-12) at Newcastle 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Oct.

Kathlatino 20-1 (10-10) In touch, ridden approaching 2out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 39l behind Allbarkanobite (10-10) at Hexham 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Oct '11.

Lady Gargoyle 25-1 (8-2) Led, headed 5f out, soon behind, 11th of 13, 33l behind Zenarinda (8-9) at Redcar 1m 2f sell stks (5) sft in Oct (flat).

Lady Of Verona (IRE) 3-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, one paced, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Rowdy Rocher (10-11) at Hexham 2m Conditional Nat Hunt Flat Race (4-6yo) (5) gd in Oct '11.