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15:40 Musselburgh

Lothian Handicap (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 50.11s
  • 11 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow halved, quartered cap
66/1
  • Form 335669/
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 80

prominent, ridden halfway, soon beaten, virtually pulled up

2(3)
Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap
7/2
  • Form 214-732
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 78

held up, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten

3(10)
Silk - White, Orange star, armlets and star on cap
16/1
  • Form 20034-7
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 73

always towards rear

4(1)
Silk - Royal blue, white hoop, chevrons on sleeves, red and white quartered cap
  • Form 51327-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 72

prominent and mid-division after 5f, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten

5(9)
Silk - Black, Yellow triple diamond, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow diamond
5/2
  • Form 623631-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 68

tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, switched left over 2f out, kept on but not reach winner

6(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink hoop and sleeves, quartered cap

Golden Boot

56 BFD
11/1
  • Form 150-884
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 67

mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten

7(8)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, BEIGE hoop

Zoltano (GER)

706 CD
7/1
  • Form 122310/
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 65

mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten

8(7)
Silk - Purple, White hoop, White sleeves, Purple hoops, White cap
16/1
  • Form 1470-70
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 69

soon led, ridden 3f out, kept on well

9(5)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

Gone Too Far

148 v CD
12/1
  • Form 31/1163-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 60

tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace

10(6)
Silk - White and Light Blue stripes, White sleeves, Light Blue stars
10/1
  • Form 88-7323
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 56

prominent, ridden over 3f out, gradually weakened

11(11)
Silk - Black and White diabolo, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

Sconced (USA)

986 CDDC
33/1
  • Form 874350/
  • Age 11
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 35

mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace

In depth

Verdict

Rare Coincidence gets a tentative vote over the likes of Hernando's Boy, Trance, Gone Too Far and Golden Boot to name but a few. Stamina is obviously the key in this two-mile event on softish ground, and with a fair racing weight, Rare Coincidence is taken to come good. Roger Fisher's charge is a confirmed front-runner and has been staying on well when headed on the all-weather on each of his three outings over middle-distances at Wolverhampton this month. His last visit to the winner's enclosure was actually over hurdles at Uttoxeter in November when he galloped on relentlessly through the rain-softened ground, and we can expect Francis Norton to try and dominate from start to finish here. Trance will not mind the cut in the ground either and his turn is near, but the concession of over a stone to the selection makes his task tough. Hernando's Boy has not run since scoring over hurdles at Huntingdon in December, while Gone Too Far finished third over timber here in February and Golden Boot was a beaten favourite at Wolverhampton who will appreciate the step back up in trip. Alan Munro seems to have the knack of judging the pace in staying contests judged by his exploits on Sergeant Cecil so it will be interesting to see if he can get Kristensen into this at the business end. In any case though we expect Rare Coincidence to lead from pillar to post.

Formwatch

Bernardon (GER) (9-1) Always towards rear, 9th of 11, 13l behind Aghnoyoh (8-11) at Cologne 1m Grp 2 (A) sft in Sept '01.

Trance (IRE) 10-3 (9-10) Held up, headway 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, nk behind He's A Star (8-9) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.

Kristensen 15-2 (8-8) Held up, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 8, 28l behind Kylkenny (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.

Vicious Prince (IRE) 40-1 (8-5) Held up, in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 17l behind Newnham (8-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.

Hernando's Boy 9-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, kept on well, won at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Nov beating Grey Plover (9-4) by 5l, 17 ran.

Golden Boot 9-2fav (10-13) Held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace, 4th of 11, 3l behind Bid For Fame (10-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f amt hcp (5) pol in Feb.

Zoltano (GER) 8-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 17, 32l behind George Stubbs (7-10) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-90 (C) gs in Apr '04.

John Forbes 28-1 (8-7) Led and keen, headed after 1f, ridden over 2f out and soon weakened, 10th of 11, 12l behind Cordier (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.

Gone Too Far 18-1 (8-7) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, eased when beat inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 14l behind Rooftop Protest (9-7) at Musselburgh 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Nov.

Rare Coincidence 7-2fav (8-10) Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Birthday Star (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcap (6) pol.

Sconced (USA) 20-1 (8-4) Led, pushed along and headed over 7f out, soon beaten, last of 10, well behind Kahyasi Princess (9-5) at Haydock 2m hcp 0-75 (E) gf in Jul '03.