Racecards
14:15 Musselburgh
Marriott Dalmahoy Handicap Hurdle (Class D )
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm
Plutocrat
33- Form 2/540-41
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer L Lungo
- Jockey L Berridge
held up mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, ridden next, weakened 2 out
Silvertown
15- Form 11/PP-P2
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer L Lungo
- Jockey G Berridge
held up and keen, headway to lead 5th, ridden and under pressure 2 out, hit last, ran on well
Kasthari (IRE)
231- Form 311P-6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey A Dobbin
tracked leaders, challenged approaching 3 out, soon ridden, every chance when hit last, one pace run in, lost 2nd close home
- Form 04FP0-2
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey P Robson
in touch, weakened from 3 out
- Form 016451
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey C Rafter
led to 5th, chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened last
- Form 5410-P0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey F Keniry
mid-division, lost place 7th
Lease
27- Form 442330
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer John G Carr
- Jockey Ms N Carberry
held up in touch, ridden 3 out, one pace and no impression from next
- Form 055041
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Mrs S C Bradburne
- Jockey M Bradburne
held up, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, kept on well from last, took 2nd close home
- Form 1/040-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey A Ross
tracked leader, weakened 3 out
I Got Rhythm
11- Form 4306-00
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey R McGrath
held up in touch, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
Cosmic Case
43- Form 0-33454
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey K Mercer
behind, ridden and headway 3 out, kept on from last
- Form 5-450
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A R Dicken
- Jockey K Renwick
always behind, weakened approaching 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 324040
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer B Mactaggart
- Jockey P Buchanan
held up, ridden 3 out, weakened next
In depth
Verdict
Plutocrat can defy topweight against Kasthari, with The Biker and Sovereign State likely to play a part. Plutocrat jumped well when scoring at Sedgefield last month, beating World Vision comfortably enough to suggest that a rise in the weights will not be enough to stop him from making a bold bid to follow up. Bodfari Signet was back in fourth that day and has since franked the form but does not look good enough to turn the tables on Len Lungo's charge. A bigger danger will be Kasthari who lines up on the back of a decent campaign on the Flat this autumn. However, he will start shorter than he should because of his stable, and is worth taking on. The Biker shaped well on his Kelso return and will pay his way for Peter Monteith in due course, while Sovereign State has more to do than when winning at Catterick. The selection's stablemate Silvertown showed his first form for some time when second to Bodfari Signet, but makes nowhere near as much appeal as Plutocrat.