Racecards
15:05 Musselburgh
RSP Consulting Engineers Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 563935
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
dwelt, towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, just held close home
- Form 82-0885
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Connor Beasley
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
- Form 2413-66
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey P J McDonald
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 352532
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Rebecca Bastiman
- Jockey D Tudhope
mid-division, headway and not much room over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
- Form 760706
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs Marjorie Fife
- Jockey S H James
tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened
- Form 00-0070
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey J P Sullivan
always behind
- Form 885343
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey P Mulrennan
in touch in 4th, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon pressed, just held on
- Form 004797
- Age 11
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 625804
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey George Chaloner
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
Verdict
Royal Brave is usually thereabouts at this level without winning. He was placed again at Beverley last time but VIMY RIDGE may prove too good in this. The latter has yet to win this year but has tumbled down the weights and drops down in class today. The veteran Captain Dunne is another sliding down the handicap while One Boy finished ahead of Rock Canyon when placed at Ayr recently and the latter was due to run at Hamilton yesterday. Harmonic Wave won over track and trip last year but remains 4lb higher.
Formwatch
Vimy Ridge 28-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, kept on, 5th of 21, 2 1/4l behind Lincoln (9-7) at Ayr 5f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Ayresome Angel 20-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Market Choice (8-9) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Harmonic Wave (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Apricot Sky (9-9) at Ripon 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Royal Brave (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Held up, headway towards inside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on into 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Astrophysics (9-2) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Savannah Beau 7-1 (9-7) Slowly away, in touch, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 6th of 18, 2 1/2l behind Bronze Beau (8-11) at Redcar 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Thorntoun Lady (USA) 14-1 (8-7) Raced stands side, always in rear, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 12 1/2l behind Singeur (9-4) at Doncaster 5f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
One Boy (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon switched right, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 3rd of 19, 1 1/2l behind Euxton (8-7) at Ayr 5f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Captain Dunne (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 7th of 18, 2 1/2l behind Bronze Beau (8-11) at Redcar 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Rock Canyon (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Behind, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Keene's Pointe (9-2) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.