Racecards
14:35 Musselburgh
100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Selling Stakes (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 104y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,400
- 2nd: £2,535
- 3rd: £1,268
- 4th: £634
- Form 241-007
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Connor Beasley
slowly into stride, soon switched left and chased leader, ridden over 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on
- Form 119652
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey A Mullen
chased leaders, steadied after 2f, ridden and headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 100073
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Grant Tuer
- Jockey S H James
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on
- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey P Mulrennan
in rear pair, well behind final 4f, tailed off
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P D Niven
- Jockey Cam Hardie
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out
- Form R
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer E Bethell
- Jockey P J McDonald
slowly away, soon chasing leaders, lost place over 2f out
- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Amie Waugh
always in rear, well behind final 4f, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Redcar third Skilled Warrior has only tried this trip once before and finished tailed off. There is nothing between Achnamara and EDGE OF DARKNESS on official ratings but the former has shown nothing this year whereas the Johnston three-year-old staged something of a revival at Redcar nine days ago.
Formwatch
Achnamara 125-1 (10-1) Toward rear but in touch, outpaced before 3f out, ridden when dropped to last before 2f out, finished nine lengths detached, last of 7, 13 1/2l behind Vaguely Royal (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Edge Of Darkness (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden and edged left to rail 2f out, kept on, headed final strides, 2nd of 10, nk behind Award Dancer (9-4) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Skilled Warrior (IRE) 18-1 (9-13) Raced in third early, remained handy throughout, chased leading pair from 1f out, kept on but always held by front pair inside final 110 yards, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Pillar Of Hope (10-1) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Big Hamish 150-1 (9-10) In rear, detached halfway, never on terms, last of 10, 33l behind Love Lies (9-2) at Ayr 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Beauty Blaze (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Rear mid-division, pushed along and tailed off after 3 out, pulled up before next, at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Glowing Flame 22-1 (9-7) Refused to race, at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Eternal Sunshine 20-1 (8-13) Slowly away, outpaced, pushed along halfway, kept on to go poor 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 14 3/4l behind Canaria Queen (8-13) at Musselburgh 5f stks (5) gs in Sep.