Racecards
16:00 Musselburgh
Musselburgh Festival Handicap (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,528
- 2nd: £1,348
- 3rd: £673
- 4th: £337
- Form 272865
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Mrs L Stubbs
- Jockey J P Sullivan
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 358112
- Age 8
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
held up in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on and headed near finish
- Form 922533
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 78
held up in rear, pushed along halfway, headway and switched to outer over 1f out, kept on to lead near finish
- Form 40/639-4
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey M Fenton
chased leaders, effort and not much room over 1f out until one pace inside final furlong
- Form 311134
- Age 9
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer A G Foster
- Jockey L Mcniff
close up, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
- Form 260544
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer A G Foster
- Jockey Lee Newman
dwelt, in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 1-00088
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
Withdrawn
Jinky
8- Form 22721/0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey P McDonald
Nonrunner
- Form 23/5-4
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Jinky was a progressive two-year-old but finished last at Ayr on his first start since 2010 and the jury is out on him. THE NIFTY FOX is enjoying a bit of a purple patch and went close to recording a hat-trick when beaten only a head at Ayr last week. He's fancied to go close again and can confirm latest running with Crimson Knot and Amenable while he had both Liberty Island and Sandwith behind when scoring over C&D earlier. Bronze Beau is capable in this grade but out of sorts at present and the lightly-raced Moorhouse Girl makes more appeal.
Formwatch
Bronze Beau 10-1 (9-12) Led, pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Cruise Tothelimit (8-11) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
The Nifty Fox 3-1fav (9-5) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, upsides winner entering final furlong, just held close home, 2nd of 13, hd behind Spinatrix (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Crimson Knot (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Spinatrix (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Quaroma 6-1 (9-4) In touch, headway over 1f out, soon pressed leading pair, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Bop It (9-5) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Sandwith 12-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden 2f out, beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5l behind The Nifty Fox (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Jun.
Angelo Poliziano 6-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4l behind Fol Hollow (9-9) at Hamilton 5f sell stks (5) sft in Jun.
Amenable (IRE) 28-1 (9-8) Chased leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 6l behind Spinatrix (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Jinky 22-1 (9-8) Always towards rear, last of 13, 15l behind Spinatrix (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Liberty Island (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind The Nifty Fox (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Jun.
Moorhouse Girl 11-2 (9-11) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Baltic Bomber (8-10) at Redcar 5f mdn hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jun.