Racecards
14:10 Musselburgh
Icopal Roofing Contractor Amateur Riders' Handicap (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft plcs)(Straight: Soft, Good to Soft plcs)
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,874
- 2nd: £581
- 3rd: £290
- 4th: £145
- Form 109559
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Miss C Jones
outpaced in rear, hung right and headway on wide outside over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 412080
- Age 3
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Miss S Russell
chased leaders on outside, lost place well over 1f out
- Form 060283
- Age 3
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer J A Glover
- Jockey Mr M Seston
always prominent, hard ridden from over 1f out, soon led, stayed on well under pressure
- Form 149530
- Age 3
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer S G West
- Jockey Mr S Walker
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
- Form 143643
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey J M Quinlan
in touch, under pressure halfway, soon weakened
Attrition
22- Form 9553
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey Mr A Jones
chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 140611
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Mr S Murray
led until over 1f out, soon ridden and one pace
- Form 463744
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Justin Newman
held up in touch, headway halfway, every chance entering final furlong, no extra close home
Eilean Eeve
749- Form 890980/
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer A G Foster
- Jockey Grant Cockburn
went right start, held up towards rear but in touch, headway over 1f out, soon no impression
- Form 830798
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer C J Teague
- Jockey D Swift
behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms
In depth
Verdict
Miss Daawe won from a 1lb lower mark at Beverley in July but has shown little since then and Cross Of Lorraine needs to return to the form that saw him record back-to-back wins in the same month to hold any sort of claims here. Monsieur Harvey tends to ride up with the pace but often runs out of juice towards the finish so is hard to back with any confidence. The run of Avertuoso in the first may provide a guide to the chances of Attrition in this race as the first named beat the latter by just over four lengths at Catterick when they were last seen together. Mansii doesn't strike often enough to side with as he has only taken the top honours once from twenty-eight runs. Foreign Rhythm may find it difficult to follow up under penalty after success at Newcastle on very testing ground, but has to be respected. Sands Of Dee will look to turn the tables with FASHION ICON as they were separated by just a short head at Catterick when they last raced together. However we take David O'Meara's filly to confirm the placings and win again today. With the yard in good form and off just 4lb higher she can score.
Formwatch
Cross of Lorraine (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Mid-division stands side, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no chance with centre group, 9th of 14, 14l behind Foreign Rhythm (8-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
Philosophers Stone (FR) 33-1 (9-3) Led, driven over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 9l behind Forever's Girl (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f app hcp (6) pol.
Sands Of Dee (USA) 13-2 (9-3) Raced center chased leader, ridden and every chance when edged right over 1f out, not quicken near finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Downhill Skier (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Drumpellier (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Reared start, mid-division, pushed along 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out farside, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 14th of 15, 12l behind Tamarind Hill (8-11) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Mansii 8-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, switched right over 1f out and again not much room, soon switched right again, every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Swansea Jack (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Attrition 25-1 (10-3) Went right start, tracked leaders, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Avertuoso (11-1) at Catterick 5f am hcp 0-55 (6) sft.
Fashion Icon (USA) 4-1 (10-8) Went right start, made all, under pressure over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, kept on gamely, just held on close home, won at Catterick 5f am hcp 0-55 (6) sft beating Sands Of Dee (11-0) by shd, 11 ran.
Monsieur Harvey 14-1 (8-2) Bumped start, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 12l behind Tenancy (8-3) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy in Sep.
Eilean Eeve 33-1 (9-1) Raced keenly and always towards rear, 11th of 12, 15l behind Chicken Momo (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct '08.
Angelofthenorth 100-1 (8-0) Always in rear, 8th of 9, 8l behind Lesley's Choice (9-0) at Musselburgh 5f clm stks (6) gs.
Foreign Rhythm (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Behind centre, outpaced over 2f out, 8th and still plenty to do over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong to lead final 75 yards, ran on well, won at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy beating Bedloe's Island (9-6) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Miss Daawe 9-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on, not pace of leaders, 4th of 14, 3l behind Select Committee (8-9) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.
Neva A Mull Moment (IRE) 22-1 (10-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 11l behind Fashion Icon (10-8) at Catterick 5f am hcp 0-55 (6) sft.
Somewhere Else 100-1 (7-9) Slowly away, outpaced, never a factor, last of 7, 31l behind Fair Bunny (8-7) at Newcastle 6f fll hcp (5) sft in Aug.