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13:32 Musselburgh

Betway Royal Mile Handicap (Class 3)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £15,462
  • 2nd: £7,251
  • 3rd: £3,627
  • 4th: £1,812
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 41.85s
  • Off Time: 13:33:48
  • 10 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Spirit Catcher (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Dirtyoldtown (IRE)

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Desert Angel (IRE)

      5/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Lime Green, Royal Blue epaulets and cap

        Value Theory (IRE)

        231
        11/1
        • Form 3136-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 96

        in touch, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders

        2(8)
        Silk - Purple, white cross of lorraine and armlets, quartered cap

        Dirtyoldtown (IRE)

        189
        12/1
        • Form 519-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 89

        led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on

        3(9)
        Silk - Emerald Green and White diabolo, White sleeves, quartered cap

        Desert Angel (IRE)

        18 b D
        5/1
        • Form 30119-4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 88

        towards rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish

        4(3)
        Silk - grey, orange seams, orange cap

        Spirit Catcher (IRE)

        175 BF
        7/2
        • Form 12-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 87

        pulled hard, held up, headway to track leader 5f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong

        5(10)
        Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

        Atrium

        159
        9/2
        • Form 31461-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 85

        slowly away, in rear, headway over 1f out, nearest finish

        6(7)
        Silk - emerald green, mauve cap

        Qipao

        175
        12/1
        • Form 11456-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 84

        close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(1)
        Silk - VIOLET, WHITE quartered cap

        Bullet Force (IRE)

        175 C
        6/1
        • Form 221337-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 83

        slow into stride, in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong

        8(6)
        Silk - Yellow, large Black spots and spots on cap

        Baikal

        176
        15/2
        • Form 4642-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 81

        in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms

        9(4)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow diamonds, Emerald Green and White halved sleeves

        Last Hoorah

        169 p
        25/1
        • Form 221231-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 81

        keen tracked leader until 5f out, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out

        10(5)
        Silk - Black, Beige hollow box and cap

        Sunday Justice (IRE)

        210 BF
        20/1
        • Form 515-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 74

        close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        Previous results

        2021
        (4)
        Silk -

        Naamoos (FR)

        11/2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        In depth

        Verdict

        The Johnstons’ yard had four winners at this fixture last year and has won two of the last three renewals of this. SPIRIT CATCHER makes his handicap debut having won a novices' race at Redcar last term and is preferred to stable companions Value Theory and Qipao. Atrium has won a nursery at Newcastle and is 5lb higher while Last Hoorah is a novice winner at Kempton. Baikal went close at Doncaster on October’s handicap bow and is another to consider while Dirtyoldtown and Sunday Justice are others handicapping for the first time.

        Formwatch

        Value Theory (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Led, headed and edged right over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Mise En Scene (9-0) at Goodwood 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Aug.

        Dirtyoldtown (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Disputed lead until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Coroebus (9-1) at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Oct.

        Desert Angel (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Held up, headway and switched right over 1f out, switched left entering final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Odisseo (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Mar.

        Spirit Catcher (IRE) 4-6fav (9-9) Led, increased tempo 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 3, nk behind Windseeker (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.

        Atrium 11-2 (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, led 1f out, ran on well, won at Newcastle 7f (4) pol in Nov beating The Menstone Gem (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.

        Qipao 5-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 3 1/4l behind General Panic (9-0) at Doncaster 7f (3) sft in Oct.

        Bullet Force (IRE) 100-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 15 1/2l behind Luxembourg (9-1) at Doncaster 1m Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Oct.

        Baikal 9-2 (8-5) Unseated rider behind stalls, raced bit wide tracking leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Oh Herberts Reign (8-13) at Doncaster 1m (3) sft in Oct.

        Last Hoorah 9-4 (9-9) Made all, ridden over 2f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Oct beating Seascape Girl (8-11) by 1/2l, 12 ran.

        Sunday Justice (IRE) 6-4fav (9-7) Bumped by rival start, took keen hold, towards rear, asked for effort over 2f out, one paced thereafter, last of 5, 8l behind My Bonnie Lassie (8-11) at Catterick 6f stks (5) gd in Sep.