Racecards
14:20 Musselburgh
Champagne Pommery Cuvee Louise Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 104y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,234
- 2nd: £2,456
- 3rd: £1,227
- 4th: £614
- Form 016886
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leaders, close up 8f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 5-51813
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
dwelt, in rear, pushed along 4f out, wide and headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 565311
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
led, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, headed final strides
- Form 727-112
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey Jason Hart
in touch, headway on inner over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, led final strides
Tendentious
27- Form 04208-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 9-89225
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey P Mulrennan
towards rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders
- Form 0321-40
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Billy Garritty
close up, went 2nd 8f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on
- Form 674366
- Age 8
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 55
keen prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong
Verdict
Fairmac has returned to the same mark as when scoring here back in April and drops down in class along with GIBSIDE (NAP). Tim Easterby’s charge won at York last month with A La Francaise well behind. The latter had earlier finished runner-up to Simple Star at Hamilton when Smart Lass was third. Freak Out looks worth another try over this longer trip having completed a double over 1m2f at Beverley.
Formwatch
Fairmac 12-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 9l behind Melakaz (9-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Gibside 11-4fav (9-6) Handy, pushed along and led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, faded final 110 yards, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Dark Moon Rising (9-13) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Freak Out (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Close up, led after 3f, ridden 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jul beating Bringbackmemories (9-8) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Simple Star (IRE) 15-8jfav (9-11) Not much room start, held up towards rear, headway when not much room 3f out, soon switched right, switched left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Sophiesticate (9-9) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Tendentious 18-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, went close 3rd 5f out, led well over 3f out and pushed along, headed well over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Robert Johnson (9-0) at York 2m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
A La Francaise 5-1 (9-3) Held up off the pace in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, never seriously involved, 5th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Gibside (9-4) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Can't Stop Now (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Slowly away, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Ayr Poet (9-11) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Smart Lass (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Raced wide, towards rear, headway and close up over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 8, 9l behind Spanish Hustle (9-1) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (6) gs in Jul.