Racecards
16:30 Musselburgh
Partnership Challenge Handicap (Qualifier For The 15,000 Betfair Scottish Sprint Series Final) (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,941
- 2nd: £578
- 3rd: £289
- 4th: £144
- Form 673713
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Philip Prince
chased leaders, switched right over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace and no impression inside final furlong, lost 3rd post
- Form 7070-33
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey T Eaves
with leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 557666
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 56
tracked leaders, ridden and 2nd over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression on winner
- Form 5060-02
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey A Elliott
in rear, soon pushed along, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd post, no threat
- Form 333203
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer A Berry
- Jockey R Kennemore
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 030800
- Age 8
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey P McDonald
led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 0-80570
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey Barry McHugh
prominent, lost place over 4f out, well beaten over 2f out
- Form 535444
- Age 8
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey J P Sullivan
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Beaten in slow ground at Nottingham last week, QUALITY ART still carries a penalty for his earlier win at Leicester. The only recent winner on show, Richard Guest's charge can get his head back in front in this modest company. It was soft ground when Gottcher posted an improved effort at Catterick and Baker's Pursuit is preferred on her recent second at Ayr. Busy Bimbo regularly makes the frame and did so again at Newcastle last time but she's now had 37 starts without success and the rest are even harder to fancy.
Formwatch
Quality Art (USA) 2-1fav (9-4) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Megaleka (8-3) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Gottcher 4-1 (9-7) Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed towards finish, no extra in 3rd soon after, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Sophie's Beau (8-4) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Here Now And Why (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden and edged left 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Royal Bajan (9-10) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Baker's Pursuit 25-1 (8-8) In rear, headway entering final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Amelia Jay (8-4) at Ayr 5f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Busy Bimbo (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) In rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Monakova (10-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Cayman Fox 33-1 (9-1) Led, headed approaching 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 10l behind Ingenti (9-0) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Miss Bossy Boots 100-1 (9-7) Led 1f, took keen hold, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 22l behind You're The Boss (9-5) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Berbice (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Slowly away, behind, switched left to inside over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to trouble leaders, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Lucy Bee (9-3) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.