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14:45 Musselburgh
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- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 170y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £3,050
- 2nd: £1,405
- 3rd: £702
- 4th: £352
- Form 52P4UP
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer A Nicol
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leader after 2nd, led 5th until next, led 13th, headed after 3 out, weakened last
- Form 5-53333
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
jumped left at times, led 2nd, headed 5th, led next, headed 13th, blundered and beaten from 2 out
- Form 454411
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Miss Alisa McClung
held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, mistake 3 out, no impression
- Form 577411
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey S Mulqueen
led until 2nd, chased leaders, went 2nd before not fluent 4 out, challenged 3 out, soon led, 1/2 length up when tightened and hampered 2nd horse up towards finish, ridden out
- Form 51-2462
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
chased leaders, not fluent and pecked 11th, mistake 14th, weakened before 4 out
- Form 133-862
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey C O'Farrell
held up in rear, headway 4 out, went 2nd before last, 1/2 length down when tightened up and hampered by winner against rail towards finish, held after
- Form 926F-85
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey Dylan Johnston
held up towards rear, headway after 14th, outpaced 4 out, no extra 2 out, mistake last
- Form 4376-60
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A Wilson
- Jockey Thomas Willmott
mid-division, lost place after 5th, pushed along 7th, not fluent 11th, behind next
- Form 1P-P679
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer V Thompson
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
mid-division on outside, closed 3rd, lost place after 6th, well beaten before 14th, pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Tokaramore arrives on a hat-trick but has had a break and she won’t enjoy any give in the ground. Raecius Felix is well treated on past form but ran poorly here two weeks ago and seems better over shorter. Shanbally Rose is having a first run over fences so this can go to RAPID RAIDER, who has gone up another 7lb but won over 3m between the flags and seems to be on an upward curve. Six One Nine was second at Sedgefield last month but has a much longer trip to cope with here.
Formwatch
Spider's Bite (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place quickly after 5 out, soon pulled up, at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Raecius Felix (IRE) 3-1 (11-9) Led, headed 6th, tracked winner until 12th, weakened 4 out, 3rd of 5, dist behind Magna Sam (11-12) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Tokaramore 9-4fav (11-11) Held up in 4th, lost place 4th, not fluent 7th, headway 10th, outpaced 3 out, rallied before last, stayed on well final 100 yards, led towards finish, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Roll Of Thunder (10-3) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Rapid Raider (IRE) 7-2fav (10-7) Tracked leaders, joined leader 13th, led 2 out, ridden out, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Nov beating Destiny Is All (10-12) by 2l, 10 ran.
Six One Nine (IRE) 11-4 (11-8) Led, reminders and joined 7th, ridden before 4 out, headed 3 out, left distant second last, kept on, 2nd of 6, 8 1/2l behind Obey The Rules (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Lastofthecosmics 12-1 (10-11) Hampered 1st, in touch, headway 4 out, ridden when left 2nd 3 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 13l behind Elixer (10-0) at Musselburgh 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Shanbally Rose (IRE) 18-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, ridden and beaten in 5th 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 17 1/4l behind Jaunty Soria (11-5) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Saint Jude (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Always in rear, 11th of 16, dist behind You Some Boy (10-8) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Scorpo (IRE) 125-1 (10-0) Close up, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Light Flicker (11-9) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) sft in Dec.