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20:25 Musselburgh

Nairn's Oatcakes Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 100y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 41.69s
  • Off Time: 20:25:34
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Park's Prodigy

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Royal Straight

    5/1

      1(4)
      Silk - White and Maroon check, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, Maroon cap

      Royal Straight

      5
      5/1
      • Form 231510
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 70

      held up, riden and headway on outer over 1f out, driven and stayed on near finish

      2(6)
      Silk - Pink and black (quartered), black sleeves, white stars, black and pink quartered cap

      Hydrant

      28
      2/1
      • Form 3-32153
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 69

      led 1f, tracked leader until over 3f out, remained close up, ridden and short of room from over 1f out, not pace to challenge

      3(2)
      Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

      Safebreaker

      12 p D
      9/1
      • Form 23-9038
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 67

      held up, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out

      4(5)
      Silk - SAXE BLUE, YELLOW armlets, BLUE and RED quartered cap

      Grand Diamond (IRE)

      9 p C
      3/1
      • Form 2339-32
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 65

      took keen hold, held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, not pace to to challenge

      5(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White braces, Orange cap

      Park's Prodigy

      34 BFCD
      3/1
      • Form 0-21433
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 61

      keen tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on

      6(1)
      Silk - White and Maroon check, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, White cap

      Balwearie (IRE)

      10 D
      28/1
      • Form 0303/S-4
      • Age 9
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 50

      led after 1f, ridden 3 lengths clear over 3f out, headed and lost four places inside final furlong

      Previous results

      2009
      (4)
      Silk -

      Mooted (UAE)

      5/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      2008
      (8)
      Silk -

      Chookie Hamilton

      4/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13

      In depth

      Verdict

      The step back up in trip will suit HYDRANT who is preferred to Grand Diamond and Park's Prodigy. A mark of 69 looks feasible for the selection who comes here on the back of a fair third at Carlisle. His win at Southwell came over 11 furlongs so the step back up in trip will suit and a bold bid is expected. Royal Straight was in good form before a recent Carlisle run however the longer trip should help today although it must be said he looks a tad high in the weights, so a bigger threat could be Safebreaker whose Lady Eclair form reads well and he is slowly edging down to a tidy handicap mark. The consistent Grand Diamond continues to give his running and his recent Ayr form has been franked by the winner, whilst Park's Prodigy is also rated a player on his Catterick third to Hel's Angel but the subsequent effort at Ripon wasn't quite so hot. The vote goes to Hydrant.

      Formwatch

      Royal Straight 16-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up mid-division, raced stands side from over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final, 12th of 15, 13l behind Ailsa Craig (9-3) at Carlisle 1m hcap (4) gf.

      Hydrant 18-1 (8-8) Prominent, led over 3f out, headed final furlong, soon driven and no extra, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Brushing (8-8) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.

      Safebreaker 6-1 (8-11) Mid-division, outpaced 4f out, behind final 2f, last of 8, 20l behind Ubi Ace (9-4) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.

      Grand Diamond (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon under pressure, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind That'll Do Nicely (8-11) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.

      Park's Prodigy 15-8fav (9-1) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra last 100 yards, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Patavium (9-2) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.

      Balwearie (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Took keen hold, prominent, led 9f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 16l behind Amazing King (8-12) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.