Racecards
13:50 Musselburgh
Edinburgh Gin Classic Handicap (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f 33y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £17,000 added
- Winner: £9,180
- 2nd: £4,310
- 3rd: £2,156
- 4th: £1,078
- Form 5230-40
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Louis Steward
tracked winner until 4f out, edged left approaching 3f out, soon lost touch
- Form 2471-79
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey S A Gray
raced wide, tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 112-623
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey P Mulrennan
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 02230-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
towards rear, hampered approaching 3f out, never nearer
- Form 54340-7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
dwelt, held up, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
- Form 977-350
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey G Lee
tracked leaders, pushed along to chase winner 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed towards finish
- Form 5113-42
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J Fanning
in touch, wide and headway 2f out, ridden and kept one pace final furlong
- Form 365-0D4
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 80
led, pushed along and headed entering final furlong, ridden and rallied gamely to lead again towards finish
- Form 3DD-880
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey D Swift
reluctant to leave stalls, behind, never a factor
In depth
Verdict
MANIGORDO (NAP) initiated a course and distance double when getting the better of Abduction last August. He’s been steadily coming to hand this season and holds Gioia Cieca and Liamarty Dreams on the form book and the latter finished ahead of Billyb when fourth at Thirsk latest. Ann Duffield’s gelding and No Nay Nicki finished 1-2 at Doncaster last summer but Richard Fahey’s filly is much better off at the weights today.
Formwatch
Home City (IRE) (8-11) last of 16, 20 1/4l behind City Walk (9-7) at Meydan 6f hcp gd in Feb.
Billyb (FR) 5-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, not clear run 1f out, plugged on same pace, 9th of 15, 5 1/2l behind Scottish Summit (9-7) at Thirsk 7f hcp (3) gd in May.
Abduction (FR) 5-2fav (9-9) Close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Walking On Clouds (9-5) at Ayr 6f hcp (3) gd in May.
No Nay Nicki (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Held up towards rear, switched right over 2f out, soon not clear run, headway entering final furlong, no impression on leaders, 8th of 20, 6 1/4l behind Eligible (9-4) at York 7f hcp (4) gf in May.
Kalganov (FR) 40-1 (9-7) Last to break, held up behind leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon driven along and no impression, well beaten over 1f out, last of 7, 36l behind It Just Takes Time (9-5) at Thirsk 6f hcp (3) hvy in May.
Gioia Cieca (USA) 12-1 (9-10) In touch in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, hampered when well held over 1f out, 17th of 20, 15 1/4l behind Eligible (9-4) at York 7f hcp (4) gf in May.
Manigordo (USA) 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Espressoo (9-7) at Ayr 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Liamarty Dreams 14-1 (8-13) Prominent, pushed along and led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon headed, kept on, no extra final 110 yards, 4th of 15, 1 1/2l behind Scottish Summit (9-7) at Thirsk 7f hcp (3) gd in May.
Archduke Ferdinand (IRE) 125-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, switched left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 20, 8 3/4l behind Eligible (9-4) at York 7f hcp (4) gf in May.