Racecards
18:50 Musselburgh
Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Amateurs' Handicap (Class 6)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 415426
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey D Swift
held up, headway halfway, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 0/5116-0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey Mr C Huxley
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden to lead 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong
- Form 68-4414
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey Mr Ben Brisbourne
held up, headway on inside 6f out, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, took 2nd near finish
Rightful Ruler
652- Form 336096/
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer N Wilson
- Jockey Mr M J J Smith
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon one pace
- Form 2806-22
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey Mr S Walker
mid-division inside, headway 7f out, led over 6f out, driven clear 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
- Form 637-377
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey Mr M Garnett
chased leaders, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f out, no impression
- Form 900-509
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 41
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey Mr G R Smith
always towards rear
Arcangela
20- Form 80-304F
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey Mr James Waggott
mid-division, headed and in touch halfway, ridden and weakened 4f out
- Form 9/166-38
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer Mrs J C McGregor
- Jockey Mr B Adams
always behind
- Form 966-007
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 37
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey Mr S Pearce
always behind, never dangerous
- Form 0/7308-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 38
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey Mr P Callaghan
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out
Bournonville
31- Form 077967
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 35
with leader, lost place over 7f out, soon behind
Chisel
28- Form 00980/0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 30
- Trainer M Wigham
- Jockey Mr J Pearce
always behind
Welcome Spirit
257- Form 0/00-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 20
- Trainer J S Haldane
- Jockey A Nicol
led, headed over 6f out, soon behind
In depth
Verdict
A wide open handicap gets proceedings under way and many would have chances on there best form but the principals look to be Kristiansand, York Cliff and Rule For Ever and the narrow vote is given to Kristiansand. The selection was a fair second behind Freeloader last time out. That form looks rock solid and off the same mark here he looks the one to be on. York Cliff rates the main danger Gallieo Figaro but he should win more races than he does and at likely odds he looks worth taking on. Rule Forever is another that could go well on his best form but he has yet to win off a mark this high and is taken on with this in mind. Of the remainder Ostfanni is better with more cut in the ground while Arcangela's best form is over a shorter trip and for the winner we return to Kristiansand.
Formwatch
Rule For Ever 13-2 (9-0) Prominent, ridden along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 15l behind Vice Admiral (8-5) at Beverley 2m hcap (5) gf in May.
Ostfanni (IRE) 4-1fav (9-11) Prominent, pushed along over 5f out, ridden to challenge over 3f out, weakened over 1f, 10th of 15, 13l behind I'll Do It Today (9-5) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr.
York Cliff 5-1jt-fav (9-6) Prominent, driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, 4th of 16, 4l behind Gallileo Figaro (9-8) at Newcastle 2m hcap (6) gs.
Rightful Ruler 8-1 (9-2) Held up in touch until weakened 2f out, 6th of 12, 9l behind Love Angel (8-11) at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) hrd in Sept '05.
Kristiansand 5-1jt-fav (8-10) Held up, headway 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 16, nk behind Gallileo Figaro (9-8) at Newcastle 2m hcap (6) gs.
Mulligan's Pride (IRE) 13-2 (8-10) Started slowly and towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 7th of 13, 2l behind Vice Admiral (8-10) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
On Every Street 12-1 (8-12) Towards rear, pushed along over 6f out, never dangerous, 10th of 13, well behind Silver Mont (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f Stks (41-45) (7) fbs in May.
Bournonville 20-1 (8-12) Held up behind, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 13, 14l behind Silver Mont (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f Stks (41-45) (7) fbs in May.