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14:39 Musselburgh

Betway Holyrood Handicap (Class 2)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 1y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £50,000 added
  • Winner: £25,770
  • 2nd: £12,085
  • 3rd: £6,045
  • 4th: £3,020
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.27s
  • Off Time: 14:41:29
  • 11 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Dark blue, red chevron, white sleeves, red cap, white star
28/1
  • Form 120201-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 105

in touch, pushed along over 1f out, kept on one pace

2(11)
Silk - Yellow, black chevrons, white sleeves, black stars and cap

Dakota Gold

161 D
4/1
  • Form 207339-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 101

tracked leader, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out

3(7)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue triple diamond and armlets
  • Form 70121-6
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 101

tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish

4(1)
Silk - White, emerald green cross of lorraine,  chevrons on sleeves, pink cap

Zarzyni (IRE)

35 p BF
13/2
  • Form 012-222
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 99

towards rear, wide and headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead when edged left towards finish

5(2)
Silk - Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star
18/1
  • Form 431026-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 98

raced wide held up, pushed along halfway, never a factor

6(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds, White cap, Dark Blue diamonds

Makanah

161 DCD
5/1
  • Form 026346-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 97

in touch, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish

7(3)
Silk - Black, orange seams and sleeves, black cap

Raasel

164 h D
13/2
  • Form 611111-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 94

raced wide in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong

8(9)
Silk - Orange, emerald green spots, emerald green sleeves, orange spots, emerald green cap
16/1
  • Form 523209-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 88

in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out

9(10)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap
10/3
  • Form 344112
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 86

led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on

10(8)
Silk - Black, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap, Yellow stars
25/1
  • Form 112675-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 86

towards rear, ridden and switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

11(5)
Silk - Purple, Yellow stars and sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple stars
25/1
  • Form 98-6416
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-1
  • Official Rating 85

in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Mick Appleby has won two of the last three renewals and will likely have RAASEL fully wound-up for this nice prize. The latter rattled-up a five-timer last autumn and can continue his good progress this year. Zarzyni returned a beaten favourite on the all-weather for the third time in a row last month and is 9lb higher than when going close in this last year. He finished ahead of Copper Knight and Justanotherbottle on that occasion but the former won at Doncaster in October with Dakota Gold, Makanah, Sunday Sovereign and Indian Sounds all well beaten. Fine Wine arrives in good form but looks vulnerable if the usual front-running tactics are employed.

Formwatch

Copper Knight (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to press leader inside final furlong, joined winner post, won at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct beating Boundless Power (8-12), 14 ran.

Dakota Gold 7-1 (9-3) Prominent, led 5f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd soon after, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 15, 9 3/4l behind King's Lynn (9-6) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) sft in Nov.

Justanotherbottle (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Went left start, led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 6th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Volatile Analyst (9-8) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) gs in Mar.

Zarzyni (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Keen in rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, nk behind Whittle Le Woods (8-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Mar.

Sunday Sovereign 14-1 (9-1) Dwelt close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Copper Knight (9-3) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct.

Makanah 40-1 (9-3) Held up and behind, headway between horses chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 5l behind King's Lynn (9-6) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) sft in Nov.

Raasel 5-6fav (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and switched left over 2f out, ran on strongly to lead just inside final furlong, kept on, won at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) sft in Nov beating Sir Titus (8-9) by nk, 8 ran.

Indian Sounds (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Led on near side rail, headed halfway, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Night On Earth (8-11) at Newcastle 5f hcp (3) pol in Nov.

Fine Wine (FR) 6-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed just over 1f out, held by winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Rayong (8-4) at Pontefract 5f hcp (2) gs in Apr.

Call Me Ginger 17-2 (8-13) Stumbled badly leaving stalls, soon recovered chasing leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Magical Spirit (9-4) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.

Be Proud (IRE) 4-1 (9-12) Keen held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Rolfe Rembrandt (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.