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16:30 Musselburgh

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  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 164y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,727
  • 2nd: £805
  • 3rd: £403
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 5.30s
  • Off Time: 16:31:36
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Aleksandar

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Jan Smuts (IRE)

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      El Bravo

      11/1

        1(5)
        Silk - Pink, Royal Blue chevrons and armlets

        Aleksandar

        19 DCD
        9/4
        • Form 864422
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 65

        held up, headway on outer to track leaders 6f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead final strides

        2(1)
        Silk - Red and White stripes, White sleeves, hooped cap

        Jan Smuts (IRE)

        8 t BFC
        9/2
        • Form 224545
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 65

        towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed final strides

        3(2)
        Silk - Light Blue, Purple chevron, Light Blue and Yellow chevrons on sleeves, Purple cap

        Sergeant Pink (IRE)

        23 D
        9/1
        • Form 130-891
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 60

        held up, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out

        4(6)
        Silk - BLACK, YELLOW stripe, check cap

        Titus Bolt (IRE)

        19 C
        5/1
        • Form 1-25944
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 59

        led, quickened pace over 4f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra

        5(7)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, RED Cross of Lorraine and sleeves, quartered cap

        El Bravo

        13 p
        11/1
        • Form 8-80856
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 57

        tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong

        6(3)
        Silk - White and Maroon check, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, Maroon cap

        Geanie Mac (IRE)

        6 p
        25/1
        • Form 477860
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 51

        tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, behind 3f out

        7(8)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, Red sleeves, Emerald Green cap

        Vittachi

        19 p CD
        5/1
        • Form 805722
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-3
        • Official Rating 47

        raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced over 4f out, not a danger after

        8(4)
        Silk - dark blue, light blue seams, light blue sleeves, dark blue stars, light blue cap, dark blue star

        Rocky Two (IRE)

        42 C
        12/1
        • Form 84-7967
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 45

        keen in rear, ridden over 4f out, late headway, never a factor

        In depth

        Verdict

        Jan Smuts hasn't won since May of last year but is still higher in the weights. Aleksandar is on exactly the same mark as when scoring here last summer and has looked on the way back on his two latest starts but it was over 1m3f that Sergeant Pink gained a surprise victory at Carlisle. It's almost two years since VITTACHI won a race but he's now dropped to a lowly mark and his two latest efforts when staying on over shorter on this track suggest this could be his day.

        Formwatch

        Aleksandar 4-1 (10-12) Took keen hold early stages, prominent on inside, ridden over 2f out, close up inside final 100 yards, stayed on, always just held by winner, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Tapis Libre (11-6) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (5) gf in Aug.

        Jan Smuts (IRE) 4-1fav (10-0) Held up, headway 3f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 5 1/4l behind La Bacouetteuse (9-10) at Ripon 2m hcp (6) gs in Aug.

        Sergeant Pink (IRE) 18-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Card High (10-0) by 1/2l, 12 ran.

        Titus Bolt (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Prominent 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3l behind Tourtiere (9-9) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Aug.

        El Bravo 6-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Cassandane (8-6) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Aug.

        Geanie Mac (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) In touch, lost place over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 33 1/4l behind Schmooze (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.

        Vittachi 9-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, no impression on eased down winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Tourtiere (9-9) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Aug.

        Rocky Two (IRE) 10-1 (10-3) Tracked leader and keen, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Dhaular Dhar (11-7) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jul.