Racecards
18:25 Musselburgh
Loretto School Selling Stakes (Class E)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form 400-000
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
towards rear stands' side, ridden halfway, no impression
- Form 0/06000-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer Mrs G Rees
- Jockey Tony Culhane
chased leaders stands' side, pushed along over 3f out, soon hard ridden and never dangerous
- Form 50-0000
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer H McWilliams
- Jockey S Hitchcott
soon pushed along in mid-division stands' side, ridden over 2f out, no headway after
- Form 03-0000
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Alex Greaves
led far side, headed over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 30-3340
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey D Mernagh
chased leaders far side, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 054000
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey T Williams
chased leaders stands' side, ridden to stay in touch over 2f out, kept on final furlong
Square Dancer
271- Form 004000-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
chased leaders far side, ridden halfway, soon behind, eased final furlong
- Form 00-0000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
chased leaders stands' side, pushed along halfway, soon ridden and no extra final 2f
- Form 6-00060
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
chased leaders stands' side, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Dazzling Quintet
299- Form 002050-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer C Smith
- Jockey Dean McKeown
led stands' side, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on inside, not pace of winner
- Form 5100-00
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
mid-division stands' side, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 060060
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey Dale Gibson
chased leader far side, ridden to stay in touch over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 00520-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Miss L Perratt
- Jockey P Hanagan
always behind stands' side
- Form 0000-00
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey R Lappin
raced along centre, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 40/00-00
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Miss L Perratt
- Jockey R Winston
mid-division stands' side, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
- Form 06000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer Miss L Perratt
- Jockey O Pears
in rear stands' side, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
A particularly weak race that will take little winning. Threat is perhaps excused a poor effort last time on account of the testing conditions and is better judged on his earlier third at Newcastle. Northern Svengali would have strong claims if reproducing the same level of form that saw him placed in Lingfield handicap earlier in the year but his more recent efforts have been disappointing and he does not have the best of draws. Wilson Blyth is thrown in last year's form but he appears on the downgrade and there was no encouragement for the first-time visors on his latest start. Both King Of Peru and Perigeux are capable but neither can be backed with confidence on recent evidence.