Racecards
15:45 Musselburgh
Dm Hall Classified Stakes (Class F)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places on the round course
Border Tale
153- Form 430340-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey F Lynch
held up in touch, headway over 5f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 00-305
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
missed break, behind, lost touch half way, tailed off when pulled up over 2f out
Delham (IRE)
13- Form 0055-43
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
led, ridden and headed over 4f out, no extra final 2f
- Form 06-0206
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
in touch, headway over 5f out, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, one paced final furlong
Recount (FR)
36- Form 060-6
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
held up towards rear, headway 5f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong
Value Added
13- Form 646
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey M Henry
tracked leader, headway to lead over 4f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
A race that will take little winning and the vote goes to Value Added. The Michael Jarvis-trained filly appeared to appreciate the step up to this trip when putting up a respectable effort behind a well regarded winner in a Lingfield maiden earlier in the month and this represents a drop in grade. With further improvement to come from this lightly raced filly, she should prove hard to beat. Delham finished in front of the selection last time but was flattered by setting a slow pace and the form looks misleading while Border Tale lacks a recent outing. Mark Johnston has been a little slow off the blocks this term but Iloveturtle is well treated on the pick of last year's turf form and could pose a threat.