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15:10 Musselburgh

European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.77s
  • Off Time: 15:10:35
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Excel Bolt

Evs

    2
    Silk -

    Crimson Knot (IRE)

    20/1

      1(7)
      Silk - Royal blue and white stripes, white sleeves, royal blue diamonds, red cap

      Beachwood Bay

      28/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      dwelt, behind, brief effort on outside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      2(6)
      Silk - Purple, Mauve chevron, chevrons on sleeves, hooped cap

      Calypso Magic (IRE)

      11/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      chased leaders 2f, soon lost place and behind

      3(1)
      Silk - Black, Pink star, halved sleeves and stars on cap

      Excel Bolt

      Evs
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      made all, driven over 1f out, ran on well to go readily clear inside final furlong, eased near finish

      4(3)
      Silk - Cerise, white circle, cerise sleeves and cap

      Press Release

      12 t
      9/4
      • Form 96
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      with winner, ridden and effort when edged right over 1f out, lost place inside final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd near finish

      5(5)
      Silk - Black and white check, white sleeves, black cap

      Crimson Knot (IRE)

      18
      20/1
      • Form 5
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, not pace of winner

      6(4)
      Silk - Purple, Red chevron, Yellow sleeves and cap

      Dotty Darroch

      33/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      behind and soon outpaced, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to go 3rd near finish, not reach leading pair

      7(2)
      Silk - Yellow, black triple diamond, black and yellow hooped sleeves, yellow cap, black diamond

      Hollyhocks (IRE)

      11
      22/1
      • Form 4
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, one pace and no impression from over 1f out

      Previous results

      2009
      (10)
      Silk -

      Reignier

      5/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      In depth

      Verdict

      Those with experience such as Hollyhocks and Press Release will probably be popular here, but we will take them on with debutant EXCEL BOLT. Bryan Smart's colt is out of 5f winner at two, who was a sister to a dual juvenile winner, and so his pedigree looks very positive. The ground should not be a problem and we will take a chance on him with Paul Hanagan up. Hollyhocks is likely to improve for a nice spin at Hamilton earlier in the month, and with the yard going well enough she is likely to be a threat. The same goes for Press Release, who is tongue-tied for the first time today and failed to handle the track at Chester last time, making that form perhaps worse than his probable ability. On this nice straight course he should be able to do better. Calypso Magic is another whose pedigree suggests that a good debut could be on the cards, though preference today is for Excel Bolt.

      Formwatch

      Beachwood Bay Tobougg colt out of The Terrier.

      Calypso Magic (IRE) Aussie Rules colt out of Calypso Dancer.

      Excel Bolt Exceed And Excel colt out of Dearest Daisy.

      Press Release 33-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride and went right start, behind until raced keenly and headway on outside to go prominent after 2f, soon hung right, driven and outpaced over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 7l behind Dress Up (8-12) at Chester 5f 2yo mdn (3) gs.

      Crimson Knot (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, soon hard driven, effort on outer from well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, eased towards finish, 5th of 7, 5l behind Majestic Myles (9-3) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Apr.

      Dotty Darroch Ad Valorem filly out of Sensible Idea.

      Hollyhocks (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Chased winner until well over 1f out, weakened and lost modest 3rd near finish, 4th of 5, 6l behind Saucy Buck (9-3) at Hamilton 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd.