Racecards
14:00 Musselburgh
Royal Scots Club Nursery (Class 6)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 715
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 34739
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 0354
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Connor Beasley
made all, ridden over 2f out, held on near finish
- Form 66659
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey D C Costello
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression
- Form 65550
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd towards finish
- Form 845
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey P Mulrennan
went right start, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace
- Form 39665
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
slowly away, mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner final furlong held near finish
- Form 504
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey J P Sullivan
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, lost 3rd place towards finish
- Form 5400
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J R Weymes
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
Verdict
QUEEN CELESTE faded quickly in soft ground in a Class 2 event at Windsor last time. She should show up to better effect in this having won a novice event at Haydock before that. Hot Hannah was beaten less than a length when fourth in a blanket finish at Catterick and she’s preferred to stablemate Not Now Nadia. This looks less competitive than My Cherry Blossom’s recent task over track and trip but Khelly's Edge and Monte Cinq’s best efforts have been on the all-weather so far.
Formwatch
Queen Celeste (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 5, 21 1/4l behind Mrs Danvers (8-12) at Windsor 5f fll stks (2) sft in Jun.
Monte Cinq (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Raced wide, chased leaders, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Merry Banter (9-3) at Ripon 5f (5) gd in Aug.
Hot Hannah 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 4th of 11, 1/4l behind Four Dragons (9-1) at Catterick 5f (5) gd in Sep.
Zebedee Cat (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, driven and lost place over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 15 1/4l behind Coolfitch (9-0) at Carlisle 5f (5) gs in Jul.
Emerald Secret (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Led until over 1f out, held when hampered approaching final furlong, faded, 10th of 12, 14 1/2l behind Kruger Park (9-5) at York 5f mdn stks (3) gs in Sep.
Not Now Nadia (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Norwegian Highness (9-0) at Thirsk 5f mdn stks (4) sft in Aug.
My Cherry Blossom 10-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Frozen Kiss (8-10) at Musselburgh 5f (5) gd in Sep.
Khelly's Edge 10-1 (9-0) Went right start, soon led and 3 lengths clear, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Dandy Flame (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.
Vocalisation (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 19, 14 1/4l behind Swallow Street (9-4) at Redcar 6f (6) gf in Sep.
Lights 16-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Prancelina (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f (6) pol in Sep.
Nyx 25-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, in touch, hung right well over 1f out, soon lost place, last of 9, 29 1/4l behind Sky Gypsy (9-0) at Pontefract 5f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.