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15:40 Musselburgh

Scottish Racing Your Better Bet Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 37.43s
  • Off Time: 15:40:34
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Royal Amnesty

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Lochiel

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Grand Art (IRE)

      12/1

        1(6)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap, LIGHT BLUE diamond

        Wild Fell Hall (IRE)

        25 D
        14/1
        • Form 211-998
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 77

        tracked leaders, ridden and led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened

        2(4)
        Silk - Mauve, White hoops, halved sleeves, Mauve cap

        Key Decision (IRE)

        16
        10/3
        • Form 582
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 75

        led until ridden and headed over 2f out, gradually weakened

        3(5)
        Silk - Dark Green, White seams, White sleeves, Dark Green armlets, White cap

        Grand Art (IRE)

        208
        12/1
        • Form 251168-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 73

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace

        4(1)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue and White hooped sleeves and cap

        Kames Park (IRE)

        2 DC
        7/2
        • Form 591682
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 67

        steadied start, behind, made headway and tracked winner from over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

        5(3)
        Silk - Black, Pink star, Black sleeves, Pink spots

        Royal Amnesty

        10 b
        4/1
        • Form 412131
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 66

        held up towards rear, smooth headway to track leaders until not clear run over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, led close home

        6(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White spots on sleeves, White cap

        Lochiel

        15
        7/1
        • Form 47233-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 66

        tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home

        7(2)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), RED sleeves and cap

        Moonwalking

        13
        8/1
        • Form 3870-07
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 63

        towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon chased leaders until weakened final furlong

        8(7)
        Silk - White and Light Blue stripes, White sleeves, Light Blue stars

        Marieschi (USA)

        31
        10/1
        • Form 404-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 60

        towards rear, effort and headway halfway to chase leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        Wolverhampton claiming stakes winner Kames Park has struggled in better races since then and looks best left out of calculations here, with a safer bet looking to be Royal Amnesty, who gets the vote ahead of Lochiel. The last mentioned looks to be going the right way judged by his reappearance success in a Hamilton maiden and he has to be respected on his debut in a handicap off what seems a fair mark. Alan Swinbank's Key Decision has improved with each start and has to be considered but seems a shade high in the weights at present, while Wild Fell Hall is hard to recommend on recent form and looks plenty high enough in the weights. The vote then goes to recent Hamilton winner Royal Amnesty, who is taken to supplement that success and follow up here off his 6lb higher mark.

        Formwatch

        Wild Fell Hall (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Keen, led 1f, tracked leader until 7f out, remained prominent until ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 8, 14l behind Folio (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.

        Key Decision (IRE) 40-1 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead again inside final furlong, headed and no extra near finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Criterion (8-8) at Thirsk 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gd.

        Grand Art (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, 8th of 12, 12l behind Hibiki (8-5) at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Oct.

        Kames Park (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Amanda Carter (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp (5) gf.

        Royal Amnesty 15-2 (8-8) Held up, headway from over 3f out, ridden over 2f out to lead inside last, driven out, won at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Pianoforte (8-10) by 3/4l, 9 ran.

        Lochiel 11-4 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Hamilton 1m 3f mdn aut stk (6) gs beating Livvy Inn (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.

        Moonwalking 20-1 (8-4) Held up, ridden over 4f out, soon under pressure, weakened, 7th of 8, 25l behind Bentley Brook (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f hcap (4) fbs.

        Marieschi (USA) 40-1 (8-11) Always rear division, 15th of 18, 31l behind Blue Spinnaker (9-6) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.