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14:20 Musselburgh

Toteplacepot Handicap (div 1) (Class 6)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 30y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 27.60s
  • Off Time: 14:20:41
  • 10 Ran
1(9)
Silk - Pink, Royal Blue chevrons and armlets

Grand Diamond (IRE)

34 p BFCCD
9/4
  • Form 248423
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 65

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched right 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish

2(6)
Silk - Royal blue and yellow diamonds, royal blue sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 712
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 65

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon edged left, beaten over 1f out, weakened final furlong

3(8)
Silk - Black, Black and White check sleeves
11/1
  • Form 341440
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 60

held up in rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, no progress final furlong

4(3)
Silk - Mauve, White hoops, halved sleeves, Mauve cap
  • Form 16-4830
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 58

held up mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, no headway

5(7)
Silk - Emerald Green, White hoop, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White hooped cap
  • Form 430173
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 57

mid-division, headway over 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

6(4)
Silk - Black, Pink epaulets, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

Nufoudh (IRE)

31 DCD
11/2
  • Form 331491
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 56

soon led, raced keenly, clear over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed near finish

7(1)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE diamond, chevrons on sleeves, striped cap
14/1
  • Form P62257
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 55

dropped in start, held up in rear, always behind

8(2)
Silk - Light Blue and Yellow check, Red sleeves and cap

Darfour

33 v D
11/1
  • Form 6-24576
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 54

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no impression

9(5)
Silk - Purple, White cross belts, sleeves and cap
50/1
  • Form 1-06069
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 53

led early, tracked leader, raced keenly, ridden and edged left briefly over 1f out, ran on under pressure to lead near finish

10(10)
Silk - WHITE, dark green stars
  • Form 80000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 47

slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

GRAND DIAMOND can land the opener at the main expense of Ms Sophie Eleanor and Optical Illusion. Jim Goldie has his string in good form at present and Grand Diamond can add to his recent winning tally. He has won over the course and distance and he was only narrowly beaten by Social Rhythm over 1m here last time out. Ms Sophie Eleanor looks the big danger as she is a lightly-raced filly and she shaped with plenty of promise on her handicap debut over 7f here last month. There should be more to come and she has to be respected. Optical Illusion ran with great credit over this course and distance last time and a reproduction of that effort would give him a big chance, but he is infuriatingly inconsistent and on that basis he is taken on. Nufoudh was a narrow scorer at Catterick last time and he has won over the course and distance so he should also be thereabouts come the finish. However, Grand Diamond showed enough last time to make him the one to beat today.

Formwatch

Grand Diamond (IRE) 7-2fav (10-0) With leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Social Rhythm (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.

Ms Sophie Eleanor (USA) 85-40 (9-7) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Dark Moment (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.

Maison Dieu 6-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden and weakened approaching 2f out, 12th of 13, 14l behind Apollo Shark (9-11) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.

Devinius (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Mid div, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 16, 12l behind Kaolak (9-9) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.

Optical Illusion (USA) 7-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Summer Dancer (9-13) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.

Nufoudh (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Always prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, won at Catterick 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug beating Sea Salt (9-5) by hd, 13 ran.

Jamieson Gold (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Prominent, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 11l behind Lordship (8-6) at Ayr 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Aug.

Darfour 25-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, effort over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 16l behind Fremen (9-13) at Hamilton 1m clm stks (6) gs in Aug.

Clumber Place 50-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, soon behind, 9th of 11, 24l behind Lakeman (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.

Ambitious Choice (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Dwelt, never better than rear of mid-division, 12th of 15, 33l behind Winter Haven (9-10) at Roscommon 7f 3yo hcp 47-65 hvy in Aug.