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17:10 Musselburgh

Bet totepool On 0800 221 221 Easter Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 30y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,590
  • 2nd: £771
  • 3rd: £385
  • 4th: £192
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 32.50s
  • Off Time: 17:11:22
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Ventura Sands (IRE)

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Iceblast

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Dolly Parton (IRE)

      14/1

        1(3)
        Silk - White, Red cross belts, Red and White striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Iceblast

        15
        13/2
        • Form 36-7
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 72

        slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, under pressure over 3f out, squeezed through to challenge inside final furlong, soon hampered, switched left, ran on, just failed

        2(6)
        Silk - Yellow, Black Cross of Lorraine, diabolo on sleeves, Black cap

        Dolly Parton (IRE)

        6 p
        14/1
        • Form 710-636
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 68

        behind, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest finish

        3(4)
        Silk - Yellow, red chevron, diamonds on sleeves and cap

        Sabratha (IRE)

        176
        9/1
        • Form 632332-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 66

        held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms

        4(5)
        Silk - Red, white epaulets, checked sleeves and cap

        Ventura Sands (IRE)

        18
        5/2
        • Form 274-8
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 65

        held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led entering final furlong, edged right, hard ridden, all out

        5(7)
        Silk - Red, White epaulets, Red sleeves, White stars, quartered cap

        Eilean Mor

        10 D
        9/1
        • Form 231326
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 65

        mid-division, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon weakened

        6(8)
        Silk - Purple, Yellow sleeves, Red and Yellow striped cap

        Country Waltz

        181
        20/1
        • Form 310617-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 63

        led after 1f, hard ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong

        7(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops and sleeves, Red and White hooped cap

        Vetvey (IRE)

        4
        2/1
        • Form 6278-41
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 53

        led 1f, remained prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon led, headed entering final furlong, soon hung right under pressure, no extra

        8(2)
        Silk - Pink, emerald green stars, emerald green and pink striped sleeves, pink cap

        Jambo Bibi (IRE)

        65 b
        20/1
        • Form 338-746
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 58

        slowly into stride, mid-division, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 2f out

        9(9)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Coracle

        8
        25/1
        • Form 077-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 57

        chased leaders, hung badly right on bend over 4f out, soon lost place

        In depth

        Verdict

        VETVEY looks the safest option in a wide-open contest. He scored at Newcastle last Wednesday and the fact he was eased in the closing stages suggests Mark Johnston's charge can defy a 6lb penalty in this higher grade. Beaten by the narrowest of margins at Ayr in October, Sabratha is preferred to stable companion Country Waltz while Eilean Mor has claims on his second at this track earlier this month. Ventura Sands should be capable of better in time as should Iceblast, but Dolly Parton will need to step up on her recent efforts in plating company to figure.

        Formwatch

        Iceblast 4-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, soon pushed along, effort over 2f out, soon no impression, 7th of 11, 11l behind Youhavecontrol (9-0) at Thirsk 6f mdn auc stks (5) gd.

        Dolly Parton (IRE) 9-4 (8-0) Chased leaders on outer, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Frequency (10-0) at Redcar 6f All clm stks (6) fm.

        Sabratha (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Held up behind, headway over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, led well over 1f out, soon ridden, headed close home, 2nd of 6, ns behind Fine Threads (8-12) at Ayr 7f 2yo mdn (5) hvy in Oct.

        Ventura Sands (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Held up behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 8l behind City Legend (9-6) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.

        Eilean Mor 8-1 (9-2) Led, hard ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 8l behind Lady Gar Gar (9-2) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.

        Country Waltz 12-1 (7-5) Dwelt, took keen hold, held up, outpaced and beaten over 2f out, last of 7, 8l behind Jack Smudge (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Oct.

        Vetvey (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Made all and raced against stands rail, ridden clear 1f out, eased towards finish, won at Newcastle 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf beating Downtown Boy (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.

        Jambo Bibi (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Reluctant to load stalls, soon steadied in touch, headway over 2f out, bumped well over 1f out, edged left over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 6l behind Silly Billy (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.

        Coracle 33-1 (8-5) Mainly towards rear, ridden on inside over 4f out, never a factor, 11th of 12, 29l behind Franciscan (9-0) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.