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16:30 Musselburgh

Royal Scots Classified Stakes (Class D)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: (Straight Course G/F, Round Course, G/F, Gd in places)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 40.20s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ho Leng (IRE)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Countess Miletrian (IRE)

    Evs

      1(7)
      Silk - Purple and Yellow check, Purple cap

      Ho Leng (IRE)

      8
      9/2
      • Form 055102
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-8

      held up, smooth headway to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well

      2(6)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE and GREY stripes, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, hooped cap

      Arjay

      8 b
      9/2
      • Form 500003
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3

      held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

      3(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Red chevrons, Yellow sleeves, Blue cap

      Hormuz (IRE)

      12
      9/2
      • Form 041201
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2

      tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, one pace

      4(4)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Mehmaas

      5 v
      20/1
      • Form 020040
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2

      prominent, led over 3f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - White, maroon and orange hoop, white cap, maroon and orange hoop

      Star Ovation (IRE)

      24
      40/1
      • Form 000-25
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2

      tracked leaders and keen early, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

      6(1)
      Silk - Black, White cross belts, Red sleeves, Red and White quartered cap

      Countess Miletrian (IRE)

      12
      Evs
      • Form 615322
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1

      led, headed over 3f out, led again briefly over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong

      7(3)
      NR

      Petrula

      13
      • Form 323202
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      Ho Leng is not the most reliable but has shown of late that he still retains plenty of ability if in the mood and gets the TEAMtalk vote in an uncompetitive event. Linda Perratt's charge overcame a slow start and trouble in running to finish a close runner-up of 19 over this trip at Ayr last week and a reproduction may prove good enough in this weaker contest. The seven-year-old was not seen to best advantage having been held up in a slowly run race at Haydock more recently but is worth a chance to atone for that costly defeat. Countess Miletrian comes here in good heart and showed herself to be just as effective over this trip as furhter when narrowly denied in a similar event at Salisbury last time so rates an obvious danger. Hormuz will find this tougher having won a weak handicap on the all-weather recently but Arjay and Petrula have both been knocking on the door of late so merit respect.