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15:30 Musselburgh

Barclays Wealth Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 30y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 30.90s
  • Off Time: 15:30:11
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Carnivore

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Il Castagno (IRE)

    7/2

      1(7)
      Silk - YELLOW, RED sash, armlets and cap

      Il Castagno (IRE)

      13 D
      7/2
      • Form 85-3231
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 80

      led, ridden over 2f out, kept on until headed and no extra inside final furlong

      3(8)
      Silk - White, red chevron and sleeves, royal blue and white quartered cap

      Stoic Leader (IRE)

      13 CDDC
      20/1
      • Form 617700
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 77

      held up, ridden and headway from over 2f out, chased leading pair, one pace inside final furlong

      4(6)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White star and star on cap

      Fiefdom (IRE)

      16 BFD
      6/1
      • Form 80-4492
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 76

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Black hoop, Beige sleeves and cap

      Josh

      12 p
      5/1
      • Form 8-55349
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 76

      tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      6(9)
      Silk - Dark Green and Beige (quartered), Dark Green sleeves, Beige armlets

      Carnivore

      37 BFCDD
      11/4
      • Form 2261-68
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 75

      in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway from over 1f out to lead inside final furlong, driven out

      7(3)
      Silk - Black, Mauve triple diamond and sleeves, Mauve cap, Black diamond

      Tough Love

      6 p D
      9/2
      • Form 56-3341
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 67

      in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

      9(4)
      Silk - Black, Emerald Green seams, Black sleeves, Emerald Green cap

      Violent Velocity (IRE)

      17 CDD
      8/1
      • Form 731174
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 68

      tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      2(1)
      NR

      Stonehaugh (IRE)

      19 t D
      • Form 6310-26
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 79

      Nonrunner

      8(2)
      NR

      Sea Storm (IRE)

      413 CDDC
      • Form 660/808-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 72

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      The two recent winner Il Castagno and Tough Love have to be considered here however Fiefdom may be on the way back to his best and he gets our vote. His best is certainly very very good. This five-year-old started last campaign off a mark of 94 and although not really living up to that assessment he still ran some decent races and in fact won off 82 last June. His current mark of 76 entitles him to every respect here especially in the light of that recent run. Il Castagno won nicely at Redcar last time out and should go well despite a hike in the weights. Meanwhile Tough Love makes a quick return to the track having comfortably brushed aside a modest field at Thirsk earlier in the week. Carnivore has a squeak on the best of last year's efforts, but Fiefdom is the best handicapped horse in the race and he gets our vote.

      Formwatch

      Il Castagno (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Redcar 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf beating Webbow (8-10) by 3/4l, 13 ran.

      Stoic Leader (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, tracked winner, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 21l behind Il Castagno (9-2) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf.

      Fiefdom (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed near finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Ivory Lace (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcap (5) gd.

      Josh 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway 3f out, to go in touch, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 11, 5l behind Sailor King (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

      Carnivore 4-1fav (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 8th of 18, 4 1/2l behind Grizedale (8-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.

      Tough Love 11-2 (9-9) Held up, headway and switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs beating Looks Could Kill (9-10) by 1/2l, 8 ran.

      Violent Velocity (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Prominent, ridden along over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 2l behind Rainbow Bay (8-0) at Catterick 6f hcap (4) gf.

      Stonehaugh (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Royal Dignitary (8-11) at Ripon 1m hcap (3) gf.

      Sea Storm (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 14, 12l behind Vicious Warrior (9-4) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May '06.