Racecards
16:15 Musselburgh
Betfair Bonus Scottish Racing Mile Series Final Handicap (Class 4)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good (Straight Course: Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £14,755
- 2nd: £4,428
- 3rd: £2,460
- 4th: £1,475
- Form 031311
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey G Whillans
mid-division on outside, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never able to challenge
- Form 214138
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 80
in touch, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden and behind
- Form 929011
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Neil Farley
held up towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, switched left and headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong to go 3rd near finish, not reached leading pair
- Form 822430
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
mid-division, lost place and behind over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
- Form 765267
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey G Bartley
held up behind, outpaced on outside over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 561267
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey Shane Kelly
towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression when lost 3rd near finish
- Form 312121
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
in touch, ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 24-6041
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer P Holmes
- Jockey Noel Garbutt
with leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner final 110 yards
- Form 880120
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 67
in touch on outside, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well final 110 yards
- Form 426522
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Lee Newman
tracked leading pair, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression when lost place inside final furlong
- Form 448455
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Ross Atkinson
tracked leaders on inside, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression
- Form 466511
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey Julie Burke
never better than mid-division
- Form 819000
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Danielle Mccreery
led narrowly, headed and outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 352770
- Age 6
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey P M Quinn
held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
In depth
Verdict
I'm Super Too won more cosily than the official winning margin suggests at Hamilton last time and is 8lb higher as he bids for his hat-trick along with SWIFTLY DONE. The latter has been hit with a 9lb rise after scoring at Ayr recently when over three lengths ahead of runner-up Music Festival. There should be more to come with Neil Farley's claim helping his cause and he gets the nod. Sabratha is another seeking a hat-trick, though she appears to have a stiffer task stepping up in trip, while Thinking also arrives in fine form but is upped in class. Irish import Imperator Augustus has scope for improvement after opening his account at Carlisle in July and looks the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
I'm Super Too (IRE) 5-2fav (9-8) Raced keenly in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug beating Master Of Dance (8-11) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Ravi River (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 18, 13l behind French Hollow (8-9) at York 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.
Swiftly Done (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Held up in last place, switched right over 1f out, smooth headway soon after, led inside final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug beating Music Festival (9-6) by 4l, 8 ran.
Cono Zur (FR) 14-1 (9-12) Led until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 15, 14l behind I'm Super Too (9-8) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
High Resolution 10-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 7th of 16, 9l behind I'm Super Too (8-11) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Solar Spirit (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, hard ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, faded, 7th of 15, 8l behind I'm Super Too (9-8) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Thinking 9-2fav (9-4) Pressed leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, won at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug beating Seldom (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 17 ran.
Imperator Augustus (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Prominent, left in lead 5f out, ridden and hung left 2f out, hung right over 1f out, clear final furlong, ran on, won at Carlisle 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul beating Ted's Brother (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Focail Eile 7-1 (8-9) Raced stand side, always in rear, 12th of 13, 18l behind Swiftly Done (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Music Festival (USA) 7-2 (9-6) Held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, effort entering final furlong, driven and stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Swiftly Done (9-10) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Fibs And Flannel 9-2 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 7l behind I'm Super Too (9-8) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Sabratha (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Made all, took keen hold, kept on gamely, just held on, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jul beating Istiqdaam (9-6) by nk, 6 ran.
Global 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 14l behind Hot Rod Mamma (9-6) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Berbice (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon under pressure and weakened, 13th of 15, 22l behind I'm Super Too (9-8) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.