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15:50 Musselburgh

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  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 33y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,500 added
  • Winner: £2,862
  • 2nd: £1,344
  • 3rd: £672
  • 4th: £336
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 29.18s
  • Off Time: 15:50:59
  • 7 Ran
1(5)
Silk - YELLOW, brown cross belts, royal blue cap

Hajjam

11 D
11/2
  • Form 608242
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 73

steadied start, held up last, outpaced halfway, headway out wide over 1f out, went never nearer 3rd towards finish

2(6)
Silk - Yellow, Red disc, Yellow sleeves, Red stars, Red cap
18/1
  • Form 083058
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 73

led over 1f, tracked leader, led again inside final 2f, narrowly headed when badly hampered entering final furlong, no chance after, weakened into 4th towards finish

3(7)
Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond
  • Form 873/3-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 72

pulled hard, led over 5f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out

4(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, White hollow box, sleeves and cap
10/3
  • Form 1/360-83
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 70

chased leaders, challenged over 1f out, carried right inside final furlong, led final 150 yards, stayed on well

5(1)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Form 988352
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 68

held up in 5th on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong

6(2)
Silk - Black, beige epaulets, armlets and cap
16/1
  • Form 354-040
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 71

slowly into stride, held up off the pace in last pair, pushed along on inside over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f

7(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red seams, striped sleeves, Red cap, Royal Blue star
  • Form 234551
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 63

tracked leaders, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, led and hung right entering final furlong, headed and no extra final 150 yards

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

King Of Tonga is on a long losing run but is well drawn for a front-runner and he can’t get much lower in the weights. A drop back to 7f might aid his cause while Distinction has only gone up a pound after getting off the mark on soft going at Ayr. HAJJAM and Oso Rapido filled the places behind Tamaska at Doncaster 11 days ago. Both were closing at the finish and Liam Bailey’s top weight can confirm that form on the same terms and go one better here. The Weed Machine is a maiden reappearing after a 600-day break while Parys Mountain appears to have lost his way.

Formwatch

Hajjam 14-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and pressed leader over 1f out, kept on well, 2nd of 12, nk behind Tamaska (8-11) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gf in Aug.

Parys Mountain (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Raced keenly in mid-division, headway out wide over 3f out, chasing leaders and hung left 2f out, weakening when slightly hampered soon after, 8th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Glengarry (9-0) at Thirsk 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.

The Weed Machine (IRE) 11-8fav (8-12) Slow into stride, outpaced after 2f, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind National Anthem (10-0) at Southwell 6f stks (5) pol in Jan.

Oso Rapido (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Raced towards rear nearside, ridden and good headway well over 2f out, hung left from over 1f out, stayed on well, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Tamaska (8-11) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gf in Aug.

King Of Tonga (IRE) 10-1 (9-13) Midfield, pushed along 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Empirestateofmind (9-1) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (5) gd in Aug.

Billian (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Midfield, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 16 3/4l behind Northern Express (9-6) at York 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Distinction (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, strong run out wide inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Ayr 7f hcp (6) sft in Aug beating Asmund (9-12) by nk, 12 ran.