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16:15 Musselburgh

Celebrating Musselburgh Festival 2023 Nursery (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 1y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £4,187
  • 2nd: £1,965
  • 3rd: £982
  • 4th: £491
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.58s
  • Off Time: 16:17:52
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Indication Spirit (IRE)

11/8

    2
    Silk -

    Travel Candy (IRE)

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Be Here Now

      10/1

        1(3)
        Silk - White, Black seams, White sleeves, Black stars, White cap, Black star

        Indication Spirit (IRE)

        20 CD
        11/8
        • Form 21
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 68

        wore hood to post, chased leader, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on and always doing enough

        2(9)
        Silk - Light blue, yellow seams, yellow sleeves, light blue stars, light blue cap

        Torvar (IRE)

        57
        17/2
        • Form 545
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 68

        raced keenly, soon chased leaders on rail, ridden and hung right over 1f out, switched left to rail inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders

        3(1)
        Silk - Brown, Brown cap, Beige star

        Travel Candy (IRE)

        13 D
        6/1
        • Form 76131
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 67

        went right start, chased leaders out wide, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on towards finish but always held

        4(8)
        Silk - Turquoise with black striped cap

        Tees Douge (FR)

        13 p BF
        11/2
        • Form 02463
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 67

        quickly away, led on rail, hung right and headed under pressure over 1f out, continued to hang badly right inside final furlong, weakened

        5(5)
        Silk - White, emerald green epaulets, armlets and cap

        Lochaber

        13 h
        17/2
        • Form 4465
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 65

        off the pace in last pair, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, edged right and headway between horses inside final furlong, ran on well in closing stages

        6(6)
        Silk - Maroon, white seams, white sleeves, maroon stars, maroon cap, white star

        Moyola

        55 t
        12/1
        • Form 836
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 65

        raced keenly chasing leaders, shaken up and unable to quicken inside final furlong, kept on same pace towards finish

        7(4)
        Silk - Light blue and purple (quartered), white sleeves, purple armlets

        Be Here Now

        27
        10/1
        • Form 869
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 64

        held up off the pace in last trio, pushed along 3f out, good headway out wide under pressure over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge

        8(2)
        Silk - WHITE, BLACK seams, WHITE sleeves, BLACK stars, RED cap

        Mehigburn (IRE)

        10
        22/1
        • Form 656
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 63

        raced keenly and soon outpaced in last pair, never a factor

        9(7)
        Silk - WHITE, BLACK seams, WHITE sleeves, BLACK stars, YELLOW cap

        Riverview Law

        13
        40/1
        • Form 270
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 56

        outpaced and always in rear, never a factor, tailed off

        In depth

        Verdict

        Travel Candy beat Tees Douge and Lochaber in one of these at Catterick and may still be improving. Harry Russell’s claim helps offset a 5lb rise in the weights but she may struggle to get the better of the unexposed INDICATION SPIRIT, who won her maiden here at the start of the month with the minimum of fuss. Torvar should do better now trying his luck in handicaps and looks best of the rest.

        Formwatch

        Indication Spirit (IRE) 5-4fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Musselburgh 5f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul beating Willolarupi (9-7) by 3/4l, 7 ran.

        Torvar (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, weakened final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Hala Emaraaty (9-7) at Redcar 5f stks (4) gf in May.

        Travel Candy (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Handy, led well over 1f out, pushed along 1f out, ridden and hung left inside last, stayed on, won at Catterick 5f (6) gd in Jul beating Bazball (9-1) by 1/2l, 14 ran.

        Tees Douge (FR) 10-3fav (9-8) Dwelt, mid-division, pushed along and headway in centre well over 1f out, drifted left and every chance inside last, no extra, 3rd of 14, 1/2l behind Travel Candy (9-6) at Catterick 5f (6) gd in Jul.

        Lochaber 13-2 (9-11) Dwelt, in rear, pushed along halfway, kept on, never on terms, 5th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Travel Candy (9-6) at Catterick 5f (6) gd in Jul.

        Moyola 33-1 (9-5) Handy in centre, pushed along well over 1f out, soon ridden and jockey dropped whip, weakened inside last, 6th of 8, 6l behind Ganesha (9-7) at Hamilton 5f mdn stks (4) gf in May.

        Be Here Now 16-1 (9-7) In touch, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 11 1/2l behind Due For Luck (9-5) at Carlisle 5f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.

        Mehigburn (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, minor headway inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 8l behind Loaded Gun (9-7) at Chester 5f stks (4) sft in Jul.

        Riverview Law 66-1 (9-0) Handy, pushed along 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, last of 12, 14 1/4l behind Make It Easy (9-2) at Catterick 5f mdn fll stks (5) gd in Jul.