Racecards
14:30 Musselburgh
Racing Uk On Channel 425 Selling Stakes (Class G) (Class G)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Form 300
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey R Winston
towards rear, ridden over 2f, soon not much room, kept on final furlong, not reached leaders
- Form 11254
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no extra close home
- Form 000
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer J Weymes
- Jockey T Hamilton
prominent, ridden halfway and soon weakened
- Form 05055
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 6054
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer J Wainwright
- Jockey T Eaves
made all, ridden halfway and kept on well
- Form P
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer Miss L Perratt
- Jockey R Ffrench
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 5050
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden halfway and weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Songgaria should go close in this seller, with Almaty Express and Little Biscuit looking to be the biggest dangers. The selection was a costly failure when third on her debut but still displayed plenty of promise. She also ran well at Windsor last time when upped to six furlongs, finding only Richard Hannon's Cloann too good for her. That rates as solid form in this company and, despite being dropped back to five furlongs today, should still go well. Almaty Express showed promise on his debut and, even though he has disappointed twice since, this represents a drop in class. Little Biscuit has been beaten in sellers - which is true of a number of these - but at least knows what it takes to win, having scored twice early in the season. He ran over six last time but might also be better at today's trip. Of the others, Frisby Ridge has been running reasonably well but probably needs to improve to win. Overall, then, we take Songgaria to land the opener.