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17:40 Musselburgh

visiteastlothian.org Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 100y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 45.80s
  • Off Time: 17:40:34
  • 7 Ran
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9/4

    1(4)
    Silk - Yellow, Black diamond on cap

    Westerly

    16 p D
    9/4
    • Form 61704
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 68

    led after 1f, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, kept on one pace

    2(5)
    Silk - Emerald Green, White stars, armlets and star on cap
    8/1
    • Form 512534
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-6
    • Official Rating 67

    tracked leader, pushed along over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, eased final furlong

    3(6)
    Silk - Emerald green, yellow chevron, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap
    • Form 776062
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-5
    • Official Rating 66

    dwelt, always in rear

    4(1)
    Silk - Maroon, beige chevron, striped sleeves, quartered cap
    5/1
    • Form 422125
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-5
    • Official Rating 66

    led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace, lost 3rd near finish

    5(2)
    Silk - Red, Dark Green hoop

    Mambo Rhythm

    17 v BF
    6/1
    • Form 355526
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-5
    • Official Rating 66

    keen, held up, headway 3f out, led 2f out, soon clear, ridden and ran on

    6(7)
    Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
    • Form 426685
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-4
    • Official Rating 65

    towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, never nearer

    7(3)
    Silk - Black, Orange spots, Black sleeves, Orange cap

    Olymnia

    31
    16/1
    • Form 9-04477
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 60

    raced wide, close up, ridden to press leader over 3f out until 2f out, soon hung right, weakened final furlong

    In depth

    Verdict

    Westerly ran a lot better on the Polytrack last time off today's mark. Avocadeau flopped at Yarmouth last time but is better than that and Silver Duke stepped up on previous efforts when second at Doncaster, though there's no guarantee he'll repeat that run here. Mister Uno's consistent form came to an end at Ripon last month but he may be capable of bouncing back. MAMBO RHYTHM has been disappointing but his latest sixth at Brighton was too bad to be true. We'll give him a final chance with a visor fitted for the first time.

    Formwatch

    Westerly 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Zugzwang (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Aug.

    Avocadeau (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, lost 3rd inside final furlong, last of 4, 27l behind Authorized Too (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.

    Silver Duke (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Dwelt, in rear, headway and in touch 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, no impression with winner, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Pleasant Valley (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.

    Mister Uno (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon no impression, 5th of 6, 7l behind Indira (9-6) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.

    Mambo Rhythm 3-1fav (9-6) Held up in touch, pushed along 5f out, closed 4f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 7, 27l behind Chesil Beach (9-7) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.

    Les Gar Gan (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, not much room and switched left over 1f out, not much room again inside final furlong, one pace, 5th of 12, 4l behind Paddy's Rock (8-11) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.

    Olymnia 20-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, shuffled back towards rear approaching halfway, short lived effort on inside over 2f out,, 7th of 12, 11l behind Ragged Robbin (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Aug.