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17:50 Musselburgh
Kier Construction Handicap (Class 6)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 100y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 6-00828
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer J Feane
- Jockey B A Curtis
held up, in touch, in rear, headway to lead over 2f out, edged right towards inside rail over 1f out, soon ridden, clear inside final furlong, stayed on, comfortably
- Form 778-8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
soon pressed leader, ridden 3f out, lost place when short of room over 2f out, tailed off over 1f out
- Form 85706
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 55
tracked leaders, in 4th, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, one pace over 1f out, no impression in 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 430054
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Shirley Teasdale
tracked front pair, ridden and lost place over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression
- Form 932227
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey T Eaves
led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace when short of room over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
John James Feane is 0-5 with UK raiders this term but posted an excellent 5-15 performance in 2015 so his runners are to be feared. His French import, INVERNATA (NAP), was an excellent second at Tramore on her second start for the yard before supported into favouritism for a Tipperary handicap when things simply did not pan out for her in a messy contest. The run is best ignored and a return to her Tramore form should see her go close off topweight. Keith Dalgleish fires a double salvo courtesy of Ryan The Giant and Magical Lasso, preferred in that order, as the Fastnet Rock gelding had been knocking hard at the door until posting a moderate effort just two days ago. He's better than that and rates a threat. Baileys Galaxy has shown little but it's always dangerous to write off lightly-raced Mark Johnston handicappers.
Formwatch
Invernata (FR) 9-2fav (9-1) Held up, soon rear of mid-division, not much room under 4f out, headway into mid-division over 1f out, kept on same pace without threatening, 8th of 16, 5 3/4l behind Not Just Any Girl (8-8) at Tipperary 1m 1f hcp gf in Aug.
Baileys Galaxy (FR) 12-1 (8-9) Always behind, last of 8, 13 1/4l behind Coronation Day (9-4) at Thirsk 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
King Julien (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Tracked leader until 7f out, soon outpaced, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Crimean Tatar (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Magical Lasso (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Intalza (9-6) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Ryan The Giant 4-1fav (8-7) Slowly away, mid-division, led over 8f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 17l behind Canny Style (8-9) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (6) gs in Aug.