Racecards
20:55 Musselburgh
Greg And John Musselburgh Memphis Handicap (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 1-33556
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey J Garritty
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 430550
- Age 8
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey G Lee
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, one pace final 75 yards
- Form 463567-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 61
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed final 75 yards, ran on
- Form 3062-11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Connor Beasley
prominent, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 5-96355
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J P Sullivan
mid-division, headway when not clear run and hampered over 1f out, unable to challenge
- Form U80624
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer C J Teague
- Jockey R Ffrench
towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, led final 75 yards, ran on
- Form 748-675
- Age 9
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey George Chaloner
not much room start, in rear, effort over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
- Form 8980
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J Riches
- Jockey Nathan Evans
went right start, in rear, headway over 2f out, hung right and weakened from over 1f out
Verdict
RIO DEVA arrives in much the best form bidding for a hat-trick after victories at Catterick and Hamilton last time. She makes most appeal raised only 3lb. Thornaby Princess is getting closer and can figure along with Summer Isles, who drops down a grade for this along with course and distance winner Bunce. Little Belter has yet to win in 23 attempts while last year’s winner Busy Bimbo makes a belated seasonal debut and is 3lb higher than when last successful.
Formwatch
Summer Isles 10-1 (9-4) Led, hard driven over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened, 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Crombay (8-13) at Thirsk 5f hcp fll (5) gd in May.
Bunce (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Outpaced and always towards rear, 10th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Economic Crisis (9-1) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Busy Bimbo (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Oldjoesaid (9-3) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Rio Deva (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Led 2f, prominent, led again over 1f out, driven out, won at Hamilton 5f hcp (6) gs in Jul beating Lady Elizabeth (9-0) by nk, 5 ran.
Mininggold 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, lost place when not much room over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 6 1/4l behind September Issue (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Thornaby Princess 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Under Approval (9-0) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Ya Boy Sir (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, outpaced towards rear, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Culloden (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Lowrie 50-1 (8-2) Pressed leader in stands side group, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 11, 11 1/4l behind Searanger (9-4) at Redcar 5f hcp (6) gs in Jun.
Little Belter (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway halfway, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 6th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Indastar (9-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Jul.