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20:25 Musselburgh

Loretto School Selling Stakes (Class G)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Straight Course: Good to Firm, Firm in Places)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.56s
  • 17 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sharp Hat

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Victoria Park (IRE)

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Joyce's Choice

      14/1

        1(1)
        Silk - BEIGE, BLACK epaulets, ORANGE cap

        Sharp Hat

        3
        9/4
        • Form 500100
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-9

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well

        2(17)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink stars, Royal Blue cap, Pink star

        Alfie Lee (IRE)

        242
        33/1
        • Form 000060-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4

        prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        3(14)
        Silk - White, Red and White striped sleeves, Black and Red check cap

        Bannister

        7
        11/2
        • Form 060-000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4

        prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong

        4(8)
        Silk - Red, Yellow diamond on body and cap, Red sleeves, Yellow stars

        Cark

        79
        8/1
        • Form 4500-50
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4

        prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

        5(10)
        Silk - Red and White check, Black sleeves, White armlets, Black cap

        Danakim

        7
        25/1
        • Form 0000-00
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4

        prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

        6(15)
        Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

        Grasslandik

        9
        14/1
        • Form 065500
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-4

        in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace

        7(2)
        Silk - White, Maroon stripe, Light Blue cap

        Joyce's Choice

        126
        14/1
        • Form 0040-00
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        led, ridden over halfway, headed over 1f out, no extra

        8(4)
        Silk - Purple and Yellow stripes, Purple sleeves, Yellow stars, Purple cap, Yellow star

        Magical Fool

        104
        50/1
        • Form 000/000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        soon outpaced, always behind

        9(12)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink stars, Royal Blue cap, Pink star

        Northern Svengali (IRE)

        242
        50/1
        • Form 060400-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-4

        prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        10(9)
        Silk - Black, Yellow hoop, diabolo on sleeves

        Pleasure Time

        32 v
        10/1
        • Form 00-4000
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-4

        prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        11(13)
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE hollow box and star on cap

        Italian Affair

        10
        10/1
        • Form 043004
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-13

        prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace

        12(7)
        Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE disc and sleeves, hooped cap

        Lucky Star

        7
        14/1
        • Form 640000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        13(11)
        Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves

        Mystical Charm (IRE)

        9
        25/1
        • Form 000-600
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        chased leaders, ridden over 3f, kept on one pace

        14(3)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Chimichanga (IRE)

        111 b
        50/1
        • Form 00000-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        always behind, lost touch from halfway

        15(6)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow sash, White sleeves, Light Blue and Yellow hooped cap

        Feizor (IRE)

        226
        33/1
        • Form 330500-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        behind, never a factor

        16(16)
        Silk - Scarlet, Gold sash and sleeves, Yellow cap

        In The Gloaming (IRE)

        10
        50/1
        • Form 5500-00
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        always behind

        17(5)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

        Victoria Park (IRE)

        9
        14/1
        • Form 006
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        slowly into stride, soon outpaced, ridden over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        There is a large turnout for the seller but most can safely be ruled out, and if we narrow it down to a short-list of Mystical Charm, Italian Affair, Bannister and Sharp Hat, we should come up with the winner, with Sharp Hat taken to successfully give weight away. David Chapman's veteran has a plum draw in stall one and would have eaten this lot for breakfast a few seasons ago. As a two-year-old he was actually ridden to victory by Frankie Dettori at Doncaster and although a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then, he has managed to visit the winner's enclosure on a few more occasions, despite having had a number of excuses made for various defeats in the past. He is still no back number judged on his recent pillar-to-post success at Southwell and there was no way he could have won at Nottingham three days ago as he stumbled soon after the start. This looks a suitable opportunity to make amends, although Dandy Nichols could prove a threat with his trio, the best of whom could be Bannister whose duck-eggs disguise the fact that he had plenty of ability in the past as his win under Johnny Murtagh at York three years ago proves. He can make the frame.