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15:30 Musselburgh

Cruden Group Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,881
  • 2nd: £1,155
  • 3rd: £577
  • 4th: £289
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 29.37s
  • Off Time: 15:30:53
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Sohcahtoa (IRE)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Royal Bonsai

    9/2

      1(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, checked sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

      Sohcahtoa (IRE)

      7 BF
      9/4
      • Form 304302
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 69

      held up off the pace in 5th, headway to 4th over 3f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead final stride

      2(4)
      Silk - Black, White chevrons on sleeves, White cap

      Bradbury (IRE)

      13 p C
      2/1
      • Form 6-14683
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 68

      raced in 3rd and off the pace, lost 3rd over 2f out, went 3rd again over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - White, dark green spots on sleeves, purple cap

      Artisan

      12
      9/2
      • Form 20-1056
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 65

      slowly into stride, raced in 4th and off the pace, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, soon behind, tailed off

      4(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow seams, diamonds on sleeves, Yellow cap

      Spruzzo

      6 DCD
      13/2
      • Form 293149
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 64

      raced wide 1f, led, clear 11f out until 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, chased leader until over 1f out, soon no extra in 4th

      5(2)
      Silk - White, Maroon Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

      Royal Bonsai

      149 D
      9/2
      • Form 34243-4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 59

      tracked clear leader, closed 5f out, led 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra and caught final stride

      6(5)
      Silk - Graham Tartan, White cap

      Spiders Star

      7 D
      33/1
      • Form 3470-08
      • Age 9
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 50

      steadied start, held up last, ridden and struggling 5f out, never a factor

      In depth

      Verdict

      Sohcahtoa finished runner-up over a shorter trip here last week but remains hard to recommend as his losing streak stretches back to 2008. Winning hurdler BRADBURY looks a safer proposition as he scored of a slightly lower mark on the Flat here in May and went close when third over today's trip at Newcastle last time. James Bethell's charge gets the nod given the rest of the opposition arrive out of sorts. Spruzzo is 9lb higher than June's C&D victory and has been well beaten since while three-time winning hurdler Royal Bonsai is having his first start since March and has yet to score on the level.

      Formwatch

      Sohcahtoa (IRE) 3-1fav (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway and switched to inner 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Stormy Morning (9-11) at Musselburgh 1m 5f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gd.

      Bradbury (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, steady headway 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Come Here Yew (9-0) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.

      Artisan 13-2 (9-11) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 14, 16l behind Song Of The Siren (9-9) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.

      Spruzzo 14-1 (8-10) Led, headd over 8f out, reminders over 7f out, weakened over 4f out, 9th of 10, well behind Bowdler's Magic (9-7) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gd.

      Royal Bonsai 9-4 (9-4) Tracked leader until 8f out, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Fantino (9-10) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.

      Spiders Star 12-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon struggling, tailed off, 8th of 9, 42l behind Callisto Moon (9-6) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.