Racecards
15:20 Musselburgh
Totescoop6 Tradesman's Derby Handicap (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Form 443-023
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey A Elliott
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 104-790
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J R Best
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up mid-division, weakened 2f out
- Form 82-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 82
held up and raced wide, ridden and headway over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 3-176
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey R Winston
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, just failed
- Form 0512-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 431-21
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey F Norton
held up and pulled hard, ridden over 2f out, hung left and stayed on final furlong
- Form 0461-03
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey D J O'Donohoe
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 5-418
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung badly left and headed inside final furlong, kept on
Celt
22- Form 76-44
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey N Mackay
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, staying on when not much room briefly inside final furlong, one pace
- Form 520-011
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 73
held up, effort over 3f out, never dangerous
- Form 3765-32
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey T Eaves
tracked leaders, weakening when not much room over 1f out
Stop On
37- Form 334-41
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey C Catlin
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 0-64813
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
pushed along behind, outpaced over 3f out
In depth
Verdict
Suzi's Decision was good value for her success at Pontefract over 1m2f last month, should appreciate the extra two furlongs today and is taken to defy what initially seems a harsh 10lb rise in the weights, with Paul D'Arcy's filly getting the verdict over Gala Casino Star and Stop On. The last mentioned opened her account at the fifth time of asking when landing a Folkestone maiden last month and looks reasonably well treated for her debut in this grade but she is not certain to stay this far so looks best watched. Mark Johnston's Yes Mr President was beaten a long way out at Chester last time and is better than he showed that day but is hard to back with any confidence. Resplendent Light is far from certain to stay this far, while Bourse takes a big step up in distance having not run further than a mile previously. Richard Fahey's Gala Casino Star comes into this in good form having won his last two starts and looks fairly treated off just a 4lb higher mark than when landing a mile handicap at Newcastle last week but he is less likely to appreciate this trip than Suzi's Decision, who gets the vote.
Formwatch
The Betchworth Kid 14-1 (8-6) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, soon bumped, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Patkai (9-4) at Haydock 1m 4f 3yo hcp (2) gd in May.
Ruff Diamond (USA) 33-1 (8-9) Pushed along over 3f out, always behind, last of 14, 12l behind Strategic Mission (8-10) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in May.
West With The Wind 5-2 (9-3) Dwelt, soon chased leader, led approaching 3f out, ridden over 2f out, pressed entering final furlong, stayed on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Swinging Sixties (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gf in May.
Sundowner (IRE) 16-1 (8-3) Held up in rear, pushed along over 4f out, stayed on final 2f, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Strategic Mission (8-10) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in May.
Step This Way (USA) 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, driven over 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 7th of 12, 7l behind Collection (9-3) at York 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Suzi's Decision 4-5fav (9-5) Prominent, ridden along and headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Pontefract 1m 2f fll hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May beating Amanda Carter (10-0) by 4l, 9 ran.
Resplendent Light 8-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden along and headway over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Full Speed (9-1) at York 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Yes Mr President (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) In touch, reminders halfway, ridden 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 9, 41l behind Allied Powers (8-10) at Chester 1m 4f 3yo hcp (3) gd in May.
Celt 7-2 (9-0) Held up, steady headway on outside over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no impression final furlong, lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Allied Powers (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo hcp (4) gd in May.
Gala Casino Star (IRE) 5-2 (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along and slightly outpaced over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in May beating Celtic Strand (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Society Venue 9-2 (8-13) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on to take 2nd towards finished, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Stock Market (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) gf in May.
Stop On 10-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, challenged from 2f out, driven to lead entering final furlong and stayed on well, won at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) gs in May beating Shy (8-6) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Bourse (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Hampered at start and towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Shadowtime (9-2) at Beverley 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in May.