Racecards
16:45 Musselburgh
Robert Purvis Plant Hire Ltd Handicap (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 168y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,704
- 2nd: £2,888
- 3rd: £1,443
- 4th: £722
- Form 441544
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 86
close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 121241
- Age 13
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Rachael Grant
keen led after 1f, pushed along over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, headed post
- Form 835324
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey P Mulrennan
led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 253452
- Age 8
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey Joe Doyle
close up in rear, ridden and no impression 2f out
- Form 052211
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, joined leader inside final furlong, led post
Verdict
Liberty Red is the only one of these not stepping up in class but something went amiss with him at Carlisle last time. Dhaular Dhar was winning for the fourth time this year when successful over a longer trip here recently but is upped a further 7lb and DONNA GRACIOSA makes more appeal. She has also been raised 7lb but won with plenty to spare over 1m4f here earlier in the month and the hat-trick beckons for Mark Johnston's filly. Love Marmalade still looks a shade high in the weights and Bowdler's Magic has not won since 2012 now.
Formwatch
Liberty Red (GER) 11-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, lost place 4f out, behind over 2f out, tailed off, last of 4, dist behind Thunder Pass (9-10) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Dhaular Dhar (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up in 4th, smooth headway into 2nd 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong, won at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Sep beating Trafalgar Rock (9-4) by 3l, 7 ran.
Love Marmalade (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Ronald Gee (8-8) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Bowdler's Magic 9-1 (10-0) Held up in mid-division on inside, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd last strides, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Harvey's Hope (9-5) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Donna Graciosa (GER) 2-1fav (9-3) Tracked leader, led 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Sep beating Titus Bolt (9-2) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.