Racecards
14:39 Musselburgh
Betway Holyrood Handicap (Class 2)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 5f 1y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £25,770
- 2nd: £12,085
- 3rd: £6,045
- 4th: £3,020
- Form 120201-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
in touch, pushed along over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 207339-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Connor Beasley
tracked leader, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 70121-6
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 101
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish
- Form 012-222
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey B A Curtis
towards rear, wide and headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead when edged left towards finish
- Form 431026-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
raced wide held up, pushed along halfway, never a factor
- Form 026346-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Miss J A Camacho
- Jockey P Mulrennan
in touch, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 611111-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
raced wide in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
- Form 523209-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Cam Hardie
in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 344112
- Age 5
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey J P Sullivan
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
Call Me Ginger
176- Form 112675-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey P Mathers
towards rear, ridden and switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 98-6416
- Age 6
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Amie Waugh
in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Mick Appleby has won two of the last three renewals and will likely have RAASEL fully wound-up for this nice prize. The latter rattled-up a five-timer last autumn and can continue his good progress this year. Zarzyni returned a beaten favourite on the all-weather for the third time in a row last month and is 9lb higher than when going close in this last year. He finished ahead of Copper Knight and Justanotherbottle on that occasion but the former won at Doncaster in October with Dakota Gold, Makanah, Sunday Sovereign and Indian Sounds all well beaten. Fine Wine arrives in good form but looks vulnerable if the usual front-running tactics are employed.
Formwatch
Copper Knight (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to press leader inside final furlong, joined winner post, won at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct beating Boundless Power (8-12), 14 ran.
Dakota Gold 7-1 (9-3) Prominent, led 5f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd soon after, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 15, 9 3/4l behind King's Lynn (9-6) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) sft in Nov.
Justanotherbottle (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Went left start, led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 6th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Volatile Analyst (9-8) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) gs in Mar.
Zarzyni (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Keen in rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, nk behind Whittle Le Woods (8-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Sunday Sovereign 14-1 (9-1) Dwelt close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Copper Knight (9-3) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Makanah 40-1 (9-3) Held up and behind, headway between horses chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 5l behind King's Lynn (9-6) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) sft in Nov.
Raasel 5-6fav (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and switched left over 2f out, ran on strongly to lead just inside final furlong, kept on, won at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) sft in Nov beating Sir Titus (8-9) by nk, 8 ran.
Indian Sounds (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Led on near side rail, headed halfway, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Night On Earth (8-11) at Newcastle 5f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Fine Wine (FR) 6-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed just over 1f out, held by winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Rayong (8-4) at Pontefract 5f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Call Me Ginger 17-2 (8-13) Stumbled badly leaving stalls, soon recovered chasing leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Magical Spirit (9-4) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Be Proud (IRE) 4-1 (9-12) Keen held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Rolfe Rembrandt (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.