Racecards
17:05 Musselburgh
Central Taxis Handicap (Class 3)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 7f 30y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Form 565652
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey A Heffernan
held up in touch, hard driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 315363
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey A Elliott
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on well, not reached winner
- Form 06043-0
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey M Stainton
mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on well
- Form 0250-50
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R F Fisher
- Jockey R Ffrench
pulled hard, mid-division, headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 2263-74
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 85
slowly into stride, always behind
- Form 51644-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 84
dwelt, mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 41099-1
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
pulled hard tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5635-04
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey P McDonald
chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out
Northern Fling
181- Form 700064-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey G Bartley
behind, effort over 2f out, soon no impression
- Form 651006-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer N Wilson
- Jockey Martin Lane
slowly into stride, always behind
- Form 99-3927
- Age 6
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Mrs J C McGregor
- Jockey A Mullen
held up in rear, never a factor
- Form 69-1131
- Age 7
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Declan Cannon
always prominent, led over 1f out, soon carried left, headed inside final furlong, rallied and hung right close home
- Form 20423-6
- Age 10
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
behind, some late headway, never nearer
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SNOW BAY missed a tougher assignment earlier in the week and Bryan Smart's patience to see off Beckermet and Deadly Encounter. New tactics have awakened the latent ability of the Bahamian Bounty gelding and unlike many of his progeny, this horse seems perfectly at home on fast ground. He should be capable of progression again. Beckermet has taken on much better opposition. He has been below par on the artificial surfaces and will be suited by a return to turf. Deadly Encounter is tried in first time cheekpieces. He landed plenty of nice bets at Doncaster and appears to be a genuine seven furlong specialist. Dubai Dynamo is very consistent and should be troubling the places. Malcheek seems to show his best form when his hooves can rattle though the handicapper has finally started to propel him back up the weights. Camerooney is fresh from a demolition job in a lady riders handicap. Snow Bay seems best.
Formwatch
Carcinetto (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, effort approaching final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Spirit Of Sharjah (9-2) at Leicester 7f Listed Stakes (4yo+) (1) gf.
Dubai Dynamo 9-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in touch over 5f out, went 3rd over 2f out, ridden and chased winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Snow Bay (8-9) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Damika (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Towards rear, short of room 1f out, 11th of 14, 14l behind Castles In The Air (8-13) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Snow Bay 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden out, won at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf beating Osteopathic Remedy (8-12) by 1l, 11 ran.
Beckermet (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 14l behind Spirit Of Sharjah (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-90) (3) pol.
Desert Dreamer (IRE) 7-2 (8-10) Held up, driven and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 5, 4 1/2l behind Caprio (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f clm stks (6) pol in Jan.
Deadly Encounter (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead post, won at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Mar beating Internationaldebut (9-4) by hd, 19 ran.
Malcheek (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Always prominent, not clear run briefly well over 1f out, soon led and edged right, eased near finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Rubenstar (8-11) by 3l, 8 ran.
Ezdeyaad (USA) 9-2fav (8-12) With leader, led over 1f out, soon headed, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 16, 1 1/2l behind Just Bond (8-10) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Northern Fling 9-1 (9-0) In rear, raced far side from well over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Keys of Cyprus (9-1) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Oct.
Liberty Trail (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Led early, prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Perlachy (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Sendreni (FR) 40-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 7th of 8, 16l behind She's In The Money (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Camerooney 20-1 (9-0) With leader stands side, led that side over 2f out, ridden to lead overall over 1f out, held on near finish, won at Doncaster 7f ldy hcp (4) gf beating Moody Tunes (10-2) by shd, 17 ran.
Stellite 15-2 (8-1) In rear, never on terms, 6th of 8, 11l behind She's In The Money (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.