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16:45 Musselburgh

TurfTV In Betting Shops For Royal Ascot Handicap (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 30y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,000 added
  • Winner: £1,943
  • 2nd: £578
  • 3rd: £289
  • 4th: £144
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 29.11s
  • Off Time: 16:45:46
  • 9 Ran
2(2)
Silk - White and Maroon check, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, Maroon cap
5/1
  • Form 3-06378
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 62

slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway 4f out, going well behind leaders when switched left over 1f out, ridden to chase winner soon after, held close home

3(7)
Silk - White, Purple stripe, White and Purple hooped sleeves, Light Green cap
5/2
  • Form 561-435
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 62

broke well, held up towards rear, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer

4(6)
Silk - White, Maroon chevrons, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, White cap
9/2
  • Form 8/780-14
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 55

mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

5(1)
Silk - Purple, Yellow sleeves, Red and Yellow striped cap
7/2
  • Form 78-0412
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 55

tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

6(5)
Silk - Red, Royal Blue epaulets and armlets, quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 92020-4
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 51

held up, ridden on outside over 2f out, always in rear

7(4)
Silk - BLACK, ORANGE cross belts, WHITE cap
8/1
  • Form 85-7705
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 51

tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, led and edged right over 1f out, held on well

8(9)
Silk - Dark Blue and Mauve diamonds, Dark Blue sleeves and cap
12/1
  • Form 7-80436
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 49

led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

9(3)
Silk - Maroon, yellow epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 888-847
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 45

slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden and effort over 2f out, no impression

10(8)
Silk - Royal blue and white diamonds, white and red striped sleeves, royal blue cap
  • Form 7060-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 45

tracked leader until ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong

1(10)
NR
  • Form 167352
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 64

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

SECOND REEF and Drive Home finished behind Shunkawakhan over a longer trip here last month but Tom Cuthbert's nine-year-old is better off at the weights today and will have needed his comeback run. He gets a tentative vote in a race that probably won't take much winning. Powerful Pierre, who was engeged at Beverley last night, was only beaten a nose off this mark on that track nine days ago and should go close again if taking his chance, while Hellbender can confirm recent Hamilton running with Bernice. Blues Jazz was a fair fourth over 5f at Hamilton last time but has been found wanting over longer trips in the past.

Formwatch

Berbice (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 10l behind Jobe (9-6) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.

Hellbender (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Held up behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Jobe (9-6) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.

Blues Jazz 13-2 (8-11) Mid-division farside, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Doc Hay (9-13) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.

Shunkawakhan (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Prominent, led over 6f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Ra Junior (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.

Second Reef 100-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 12, 7l behind Ra Junior (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.

Drive Home (USA) 40-1 (8-13) Soon led, headed over 6f out, pressed leader, ridden and edged left 2f out, hung right 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 7l behind Ra Junior (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.

Eilean Eeve 9-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 7l behind Hayek (10-3) at Hamilton 6f am hcp 0-60 (6) gd.

Balance On Time (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 18l behind On The Cusp (9-5) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gs.

Shamo Hill Theatre 66-1 (8-4) Dwelt and went left start, hung right after 1f, chased leaders, ridden after 3f, soon lost place, tailed off over 2f out, last of 12, well behind Fremen (9-3) at Redcar 1m clm stks (4) gf in Sep.

Powerful Pierre 12-1 (9-1) In touch, headway on inside 2f out, switched left over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, strong challenge close home, just failed, 2nd of 11, ns behind Thinking (8-8) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.