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15:45 Musselburgh

Smithies Bar & Isle Of Skye Handicap (Class E)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 53.72s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Burley Firebrand

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Hula Ballew

    25/1

      3
      Silk -

      Call of The Wild

      8/1

        1(10)
        Silk - Gold and Black check, Pink sleeves and cap

        We'll Meet Again

        11
        5/1
        • Form 000-031
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        missed break, towards rear, never dangerous

        2(9)
        Silk - Purple, Light Green epaulets

        Call of The Wild

        11
        8/1
        • Form 0-03560
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-6

        slowly into stride, soon mid division, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

        3(11)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved), quartered cap

        Skiddaw Jones

        18
        5/1
        • Form 000-1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5

        missed break, always behind

        4(7)
        Silk - Black and Orange (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Black spots and spots on cap

        Burley Firebrand

        14
        8/1
        • Form 060-03
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed briefly over 1f out, ridden out

        5(2)
        Silk - Mauve, Yellow epaulets, Yellow cap

        Hula Ballew

        18
        25/1
        • Form 30-3004
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        in touch, headway over 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong

        6(1)
        Silk - Red, Grey stars, Red sleeves and cap

        Ro Eridani

        27
        20/1
        • Form 0-6020
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        raced wide, led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened

        7(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White cross belts, striped sleeves, quartered cap

        Machrihanish

        14
        50/1
        • Form 0006-6
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        towards rear, never dangerous

        8(6)
        Silk - Red and White (quartered), Red sleeves, White spots

        Niembro

        3
        16/1
        • Form 0-4000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        mid division, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression final 2f

        9(5)
        Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond

        Kirkham Abbey

        16 v
        3/1
        • Form 06-1601
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        mid division, pushed along 3f out, ridden and one pace final 2f

        10(3)
        Silk - BROWN, ORANGE hoop and sleeves

        Miss Ocean Monarch

        11
        9/1
        • Form 033324
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 3f out, one pace under pressure

        11(8)
        Silk - Red, Yellow diamonds on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Crystal Colleen (IRE)

        6
        16/1
        • Form 60-3554
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        in touch, ridden 3f out, no extra final 2f

        In depth

        Verdict

        A competitive race in which recent winners We'll Meet Again, Skiddaw Jones and Kirkham Abbey are sure to be popular. We'll Meet Again took advantage of a lenient handicap mark to land a prize over seven furlongs at Thirsk. Disappointing over further last term, the breeding suggests that nine furlongs shouldn't be beyond him and we will give him a tentative vote to follow up for Dale Gibson. Skiddaw Jones scored at 50/1 on his last racecourse appearance and certainly won't be trading at those odds today. He is held in high regard by his trainer but a 9lb rise looks harsh for a win in such a modest contest. Michael Jarvis won't have many horses with such a low rating as Kirkham Abbey but he has earnt his corn this term with two victories on the all-weather. His turf form does leave him with a couple of questions to answer and on breeding, it is possible that he may have preferred a little more cut in the ground. The market should serve as the best guide. Call Of The Wild and Miss Ocean Monarch have had plenty of chances but have become frustrating to follow. A more likely danger looks to be Burley Firebrand. His recent third at Nottingham was his best effort to date and his odds are likely to be quite sizeable given that the stable are not in the same form as they were earlier in the season. However, a 4lb rise for a recent success does not look harsh for We'll Meet Again and we will offer him as our selection in this tricky handicap.