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17:00 Musselburgh

Watch Racing Uk Live On 425 Handicap (Class F) (Class F)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 34.36s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Little Task

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Archirondel

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Platinum Charmer (IRE)

      5/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Brown and Dark Green stripes, Brown cap

        Minivet

        167 b
        10/1
        • Form 60054-0
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-6

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression

        2(5)
        Silk - WHITE, RED stars, check sleeves, WHITE cap

        Platinum Charmer (IRE)

        19
        5/1
        • Form 214240
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        tracked leader, smooth headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        3(7)
        Silk - Yellow, Black chevrons, Yellow sleeves, Black spots, Yellow cap, Black star

        Archirondel

        9
        5/1
        • Form U00210
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5

        mid-division, smooth headway and every chance entering final furlong, soon ridden and no extra inside

        4(3)
        Silk - PURPLE, BLACK stars on sleeves, WHITE cap, BLACK stars

        Shalbeblue (IRE)

        13 b
        7/2
        • Form 0325-00
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-10

        stumbled start in mid-division, outpaced halfway, ridden over 4f out, beaten over 2f out

        5(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Smarter Charter

        3
        11/1
        • Form 020650
        • Age 11
        • Weight 8-5

        held up, outpaced over 4f out, soon ridden, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, soon one pace

        6(4)
        Silk - Red and Yellow diamonds, Light Green sleeves, Yellow armlets, striped cap

        Hibernate (IRE)

        28
        33/1
        • Form 00265/0
        • Age 10
        • Weight 8-5

        led, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out and soon weakened

        7(6)
        Silk - Yellow, Red chevrons, Yellow sleeves, Blue cap

        Moyne Pleasure (IRE)

        5
        10/1
        • Form 314600
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-3

        tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, headway to lead over 2f out, soon headed and weakened

        8(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue star, diabolo on sleeves, Black cap

        Little Task

        4
        5/2
        • Form 00/5-314
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-1

        held up, ridden over 3f out, stuck on well to lead over 1f out and kept on inside

        In depth

        Verdict

        We will side with Archirondel here, his biggest dangers possibly being Shalbeblue, Platinum Charmer and Little Task. Minivet is well weighted on his 1999 Flat form but is principally known as a hurdler these days, in which sphere he has won nine times. Platinum Charmer was possibly flattered when scoring over course and distance in May as the race was run at a false pace and he has been put in his place since. Archirondel was sent off as favourite for his last race, over a mile at Leicester, but disappointed. He is stepped up to 12 furlongs today, but has never won beyond 10. He'd be well handicapped on the basis of his Beverley 2002 winning form and comes here in good heart after having won on fast going at Redcar earlier in the month. Shalbeblue is a course and distance winner, that success being achieved from an eight-pound lower mark in this race last year. He will need to step on his first two runs of this season but connections have probably had this race in mind. Smarter Charter will have to turn back the clock to score, a similar comment applying to Moyne Pleasure, while Hibernate's course and distance win was achieved in 2001. Little Task's Nottingham win was achieved from a mark of 30, and he's now rated 34, but he ran pretty well in a Lady Amateur Riders event last time and is not without a chance here. All things considered, though, we are happy to side with Archirondel.