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14:15 Musselburgh
Rural Insurance Handicap (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 208y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 748098
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 64
midfield, headway 2f out, switched left to challenge over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 786382
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
made all, pushed clear entering final furlong, ran on strongly, eased closing stages
- Form 115640
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 62
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, no impression
- Form 034174
- Age 10
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey Miss Emma Sayer
slowly into stride, behind, some late headway, never dangerous
- Form 857/
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 55
midfield, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
- Form 727076
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer I Semple
- Jockey P Mulrennan
tracked leader, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 40/0385
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Raul Da Silva
steadied start, prominent, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Rockwood
32- Form 7557P6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer D C Griffiths
- Jockey Joe Doyle
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong
- Form 45-8080
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Non Runner
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
It has taken a long time for the handicapper to drop Atlantic Affair down the weights and though she hit the crossbar at Leicester, her supporters have now endured a losing run of 18 races. Wetherby winner Call Of Duty is hard to catch right so we will row in with INCURS FOUR FAULTS. Keith Dalgleish's four-year-old ran no sort of race on his most recent start at Carlisle but he has tended to come to hand at this time of year and the stable have been amongst the winners. Nelson's Bay won back-to-back races at Musselburgh earlier in the season and he is just 2lb higher than his last winning mark. Rockwood has had fewer chances than most whilst Cherokee Princess returns from a long absence and the mare is worthy of a market check on her first outing for Michael Appleby.
Formwatch
Green Zone (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Held up, not much room over 2f out, no extra, 8th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Lord Franklin (9-7) at Wetherby 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Atlantic Affair (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 8th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Normandy Knight (9-1) at Beverley 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Nelson's Bay 14-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 11th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Skiddaw Valleys (9-4) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Call Of Duty (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Slowly away, in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 4th of 7, 11l behind Save The Bees (9-1) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Cherokee Princess (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Slow into stride in rear, ridden 3f out, late headway, never a factor, 7th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Loved One (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (6) gs in Aug.
Brooke's Bounty 20-1 (9-2) Led, headed 5f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Sakhalin Star (9-13) at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Stormont Bridge 40-1 (9-1) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind Rodrigo De Torres (9-12) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Rockwood 9-2fav (8-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 9, 2 3/4l behind San Cassiano (9-6) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Incurs Four Faults 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 24 1/4l behind Skiddaw Valleys (9-4) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.