Racecards
17:40 Musselburgh
RacingTV Handicap (Class 6)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 216y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,593 added
- Winner: £2,782
- 2nd: £828
- 3rd: £414
- 4th: £300
- Form 08541
- Age 3
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 74
mid-division then held up towards rear, slightly keen, edged left and good headway 2f out, every chance 1f out, stayed on
- Form 003110
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Phil Dennis
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, weakened quickly
- Form 542147
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey S A Gray
held up in rear, travelled well on the inner, headway between horses before 1f out, kept on inside final furlong but never involved
- Form 452158
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Jamie Gormley
in rear, smooth headway on the outer 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 687-390
- Age 7
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey P Mulrennan
towards rear of mid-division on the inner, ridden 2f out, slightly hampered and edged right 1f out, never nearer close home
- Form 636100
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey A Mullen
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon struggling and weakened before 2f out, faded quickly and eased
- Form 6-86211
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 62
mid-division, niggled along 3f out, headway before 1f out, then disputed lead 1f out, kept on strongly when ridden inside final furlong, led on the line, game
- Form 8-60352
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
disputed the lead then led, shaken up 3f out, pressed and quickly headed 2f out, weakened
Hajey
13- Form 9-0663
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey T Eaves
prominent then tracked leader in 2nd, pressed leader 2f out and soon hard-ridden, weakened 1f out, faded
Spycracker
21- Form 07772
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 53
mid-division, travelled well and good headway 2f out, disputed lead 1f out, kept on strongly
In depth
Verdict
Madeeh failed in a bid for a hat-trick off today’s mark at Chester and it remains to be seen how Ben Lilly copes with a further 4lb rise having landed a double over 1m6f this month. Roman's Empress beat Spycracker over a shorter trip here three weeks ago and is 6lb higher while Araka Li finished runner-up over 1m3f at Hamilton last time. But GOOD VIEW has the most scope of these and the drop in trip shouldn’t be a problem for David O’Meara’s filly having won by a wide-margin over 2m1f at Pontefract on only her second start handicapping.
Formwatch
Good View (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Close up in rear, headway to track leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Red Tornado (10-1) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Madeeh 6-1 (9-10) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, eased final furlong, last of 12, 29 1/2l behind Mr Chua (10-0) at Chester 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Three Castles 14-1 (9-10) Slightly slow to stride, in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Nakeeta (9-11) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Zabeel Star (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Slowly away, held up, never on terms with leaders, 8th of 10, 5 1/2l behind I Can't Remember (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Maulesden May (IRE) 40-1 (9-11) Always towards rear, 12th of 14, 16 1/2l behind Nakeeta (9-11) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Ezanak (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, last of 10, 26 1/4l behind Flash Point (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Ben Lilly (IRE) Evensfav (9-2) Mid-division, urged to get closer 4f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and took the lead 1f out, kept on, won at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep beating Flash Point (10-1) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Araka Li (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, still every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Viceregent (9-1) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Hajey 40-1 (8-12) Led, headed 3f out, hung left well over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Bollin Margaret (9-9) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Spycracker 8-1 (9-2) Midfield, ridden to chase leader over 3f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong but could not reach winner, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Roman's Empress (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Roman's Empress (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Ridden handy, ridden to lead over 2f out, kept on strongly final 2f, won at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Sep beating Spycracker (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.