Racecards
13:10 Musselburgh
Mitsubishi Electric Mares' Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 124y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form P-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N C Kelly
- Jockey Callum Whillans
took keen hold, held up, mistake 1st, headway chasing leaders 3rd, 2nd 4th until before 4 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before next
Cadmium
114- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Miss C Walton
in rear, tried to refuse 4th, tailed off
- Form 5-436
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Danny Cook
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, left 2nd 3 out, challenged and wandered approaching 2 out, went 2nd and hit 2 out, driven run-in, stayed on to lead close homeout
- Form 0-8
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
always in rear, tailed off 4 out
- Form 4-6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer I A Duncan
- Jockey G B Watters
last pair, modest 5th between last two, never a threat
- Form 5-7
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey Henry Brooke
chased leader until 4th, 2nd again before 4 out, weakened before next
- Form 656
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Brian Harding
held up in mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, left close 3rd 3 out, led and hit 2 out, hard driven run-in, headed towards finish
- Form 5-4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
tracked leaders in 5th, went modest 3rd run-in
Noble Reach
41- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer L A Mullaney
- Jockey Jake Greenall
led until fell 3 out
- Form 210-3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S R B Crawford
- Jockey A E Lynch
tracked leaders, left in lead 3 out, blundered and headed 2 out, no impression when mistake last, weakened run-in
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
COSMIC TIGRESS showed improvement when sixth at Kelso last time and may have finished closer if not for suffering interference. John Quinn's filly gets the nod in a poor maiden with that experience likely to stand her in good stead. Myrtle Drive looks a likely improver after a modest hurdling debut at Ludlow and is preferred to Noble Reach and Near To Tears. Elusive Theatre won a point-to-point in May and could get involved on her hurdling bow while a similar comment applies to Verona Opera, placed in a bumper at Sligo in the same month.
Formwatch
Buckshot Robert (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, some progress 4f out, pushed along in 9th approaching straight, soon no extra, tailed off, 10th of 13, dist behind Dreambaby (11-0) at Galway 2m Yielding in Oct.
Cadmium 5-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 17 1/4l behind Advance (9-3) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Cosmic Tigress 13-2 (10-7) Keen, prominent early, held up towards rear from 2nd, outpaced 3 out, ridden after next, kept on flat, never reached leaders, 6th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Big River (11-0) at Kelso 2m mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Jane's Fantasy (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Led, headed over 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind The Organist (10-8) at Perth 2m (6) sft in May.
Maura Lily (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 23 1/2l behind My Little Cracker (10-12) at Ayr 2m (6) sft in Nov.
Miss Mackie (IRE) 18-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 29 3/4l behind The Organist (10-8) at Perth 2m (6) sft in May.
Myrtle Drive (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Midfield, headway to chase leaders 4 out, weakened after 2 out, 6th of 11, 20l behind Robins Reef (11-0) at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Near To Tears (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Towards rear, ridden 4 out, never near leaders, 4th of 7, 30l behind Carinena (11-5) at Musselburgh 2m mdn fll (5) gd in Nov.
Noble Reach 33-1 (10-7) Mid-division, lost place 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 10, 15 1/2l behind Adrakhan (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Verona Opera (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway into 2nd 3f out, soon ridden, no impression on winner 1 1/2f out, dropped to 3rd 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 9, 17 1/2l behind Balko Des Flos (11-7) at Sligo 2m 2f sft in May.
Elusive Theatre (IRE) 6-4 (11-9) Made all, j v well, alw in command, went on 2out, impsve, won at Ballingarry 3m mdn gd in May beating Fiddle The Till (11-4) by 4l, 6 ran.