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20:40 Musselburgh

John Smith's No Nonsense Handicap (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.57s
  • Off Time: 20:40:14
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Smiddy Hill

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Bond Becks (IRE)

    11/4

      3
      Silk -

      Alugat (IRE)

      5/2

        1(2)
        Silk - Purple, Light Green spots

        Lady Bahia (IRE)

        24 b CDD
        8/1
        • Form 636513
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 65

        reared start, always behind

        2(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoop, chevrons on sleeves, White cap

        Smiddy Hill

        9 BFD
        11/2
        • Form 600-242
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 60

        made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well

        3(3)
        Silk - Red, White epaulets, Red sleeves, White stars, quartered cap

        Strawberry Patch (IRE)

        10 p BFCDD
        8/1
        • Form 005129
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 56

        towards rear, ridden 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish

        4(8)
        Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

        Bond Becks (IRE)

        10 D
        11/4
        • Form 99-3041
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 50

        in touch, ridden to chase winner well over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression

        5(4)
        Silk - Red and White diamonds, hooped sleeves, White cap

        Oceanico Dot Com (IRE)

        42 CDD
        28/1
        • Form 000800
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 53

        chased winner, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden and weakened

        6(1)
        Silk - BEIGE, BLACK epaulets, ORANGE cap

        Sharp Hat

        10 CDD
        8/1
        • Form 401435
        • Age 12
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 50

        chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out

        7(9)
        Silk - Purple and White stripes, Purple sleeves, White stars

        Alugat (IRE)

        1 p CDD
        5/2
        • Form 407421
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 50

        chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

        8(6)
        Silk - White and Maroon check, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, Maroon cap

        Oeuf A La Neige

        87
        25/1
        • Form 7-00000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 47

        behind and soon outpaced, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer

        9(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink stars, Royal Blue cap, Pink star

        Mutayam

        10 t D
        100/1
        • Form 60-0000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 38

        chased leaders, lost place 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong

        10(10)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink stars, Royal Blue cap, Pink star

        Northern Svengali (IRE)

        20 t D
        100/1
        • Form 9-78000
        • Age 10
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 37

        chased leaders, ridden and no impression approaching final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Bond Becks looks the value in the finale with Smiddy Hill and Alugat both worth noting. The selection carries a penalty for his latest success at Ayr and could still be well treated. His form this year has been on the up and his latest win was deserved and following up on that is not beyond him. Smiddy Hill has been catching the eye of late finishing a close second to Davids Mark at Yarmouth last time out and another bold run will be expected. Alugut ran his race of the season at Catterick last time out when second to Chairman Bobby and if able to capitalize then he can run well again. But for the winner we return to Bond Becks

        Formwatch

        Lady Bahia (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Dwelt and towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Rudi's Pet (8-5) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.

        Smiddy Hill 9-2fav (9-7) Chased leaders, hung right from over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Davids Mark (8-2) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-60 (6) frm in Jul.

        Strawberry Patch (IRE) 6-1jt-fav (9-10) Chased leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, no impression and edged right inside final furlong, 9th of 15, 5l behind Bond Becks (9-2) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.

        Bond Becks (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Led centre group, ridden over 1f out, led overall entering final furlong, kept on, won at Ayr 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul beating Rosie's Result (8-8) by 1l, 15 ran.

        Oceanico Dot Com (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Led stand side group, headed over 2f out, soon beaten, 12th of 13, 9l behind Never Without Me (9-5) at Ripon 5f hcap (5) gf in Jun.

        Sharp Hat 7-1 (9-7) Chased leader centre, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure final furlong, 5th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Bond Becks (9-2) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.

        Alugat (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, hard ridden and wandered over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to go 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, nk behind Chairman Bobby (8-7) at Catterick 5f clm (6) gf in Jul.

        Mutayam 100-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon in touch centre, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 8l behind Bond Becks (9-2) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.