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16:50 Musselburgh

Bank Of Ireland Handicap (Class 5)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 33.49s
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Bendarshaan

4/6

    1(1)
    Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow hoop and sleeves, White cap

    Bendarshaan

    14
    4/6
    • Form 705269
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-0
    • Official Rating 75

    made all, driven over 1f out, kept on gamely

    2(2)
    Silk - Pink, Light Green sash and sleeves, White cap

    Considine (USA)

    2 D
    4/1
    • Form 461747
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 60

    tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, held close home

    4(4)
    Silk - YELLOW, BLACK sash, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK stars and star on cap

    Rouge Et Noir

    7
    10/1
    • Form 104385
    • Age 7
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 50

    held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression

    5(5)
    Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, armlets and cap

    Speightstown

    17 t
    9/2
    • Form 17-0605
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-8
    • Official Rating 68

    tracked leaders and keen, driven over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong

    3(3)
    NR

    Ostfanni (IRE)

    38
    • Form 01/672-6
    • Age 5
    • Weight 8-10
    • Official Rating 57

    Nonrunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    Bendershaan is the class act here and give weight and a beating to Considine and Rouge Et Noir. Mark Johnston's five-year-old was running off a mark of 90 last season and so does a appear very well handicapped at the moment. He found the twelve furlongs last time on the short side and is better judged on his previous second to Jeepstar over the trip at Beverley. A repeat of the effort should suffice against this opposition. Considine landed a Redcar contest off a slightly higher mark at the start of last month. He has been a bit disappointing since but there have been excuses and at his best he would be a major threat. Rouge Et Noir is closely matched with Considine on that Redcar running and he didn't do too badly last time when fifth to Celtic Carisma, he should be involved in the finish. At the time of writing Ostfanni was down to run at Carlisle on Sunday, if he does take his chance here he could prove better than the only other runner Speightstown. However if running up to his best Bendarshaan will be very difficult to beat and he gets our vote.

    Formwatch

    Bendarshaan 8-1 (11-1) Held up, driven along early straight, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 12, 13l behind Bollin Thomas (10-5) at Epsom 1m 4f amt hcp (3) gd in Aug.

    Considine (USA) 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 26l behind Golden Boot (9-9) at Chester 2m hcp (5) sft.

    Rouge Et Noir 5-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Celtic Carisma (7-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) gf.

    Speightstown 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon one pace and beaten, 5th of 7, 5l behind Mpenzi (9-3) at Bath 1m 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Aug.

    Ostfanni (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Greenwich Meantime (10-0) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.