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13:36 Musselburgh

Inchs Cider Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 208y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £3,996
  • 2nd: £1,876
  • 3rd: £938
  • 4th: £469
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 52.50s
  • Off Time: 13:36:32
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Al Qaasim (IRE)

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Hostelry

    9/4

      1(1)
      Silk - White, purple stars on sleeves

      Al Qaasim (IRE)

      17 pt BF
      10/3
      • Form 321233
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 68

      tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead post

      2(4)
      Silk - Light Blue and Yellow check, Red sleeves and cap

      Alpine Sierra (IRE)

      10 p
      6/4
      • Form 854031
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 67

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, headed post

      3(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, White sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

      Cuban Cigar

      71 D
      13/2
      • Form 173484-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 63

      raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - White, Red star, Red and White diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Red star

      Monhammer

      26
      33/1
      • Form 2830-57
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 60

      slowly away, close up in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - Orange, Emerald Green cross belts, halved sleeves, striped cap

      Hostelry

      22
      9/4
      • Form 037-322
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 56

      close up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on, just held

      In depth

      Verdict

      There's little on official ratings between the pair at the head of the weights. Alpine Sierra has taken a while to find his feet since leaving Dermot Weld but seemed to enjoy front-running tactics last time and presumably will look to do likewise here. Al Qaasim is proving a paragon of consistency for David O'Meara and has arguably been slightly unfortunate only to land a single success. He is highly likely to run his race yet again. The Ruth Carr yard could do with a winner at the moment but HOSTELRY has gone close for them the last twice and can take advantage of the weight received from the aforementioned pair despite being hoisted 4lb for a close Hamilton second.

      Formwatch

      Al Qaasim (IRE) Evensfav (9-7) Chased leaders, closed up into 2nd 4f out, pushed along well over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, 3rd of 4, 3/4l behind Victory Star (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.

      Alpine Sierra (IRE) 4-5fav (9-2) Made all and soon clear, ridden 2f out, lead reduced inside, pushed out and stayed on well, always doing enough, won at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) gd in May beating Havana Party (9-3) by 1/2l, 7 ran.

      Cuban Cigar 20-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear winner 3 out, ridden next, weakened flat, 4th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Inca Prince (11-12) at Musselburgh 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in Mar.

      Monhammer 80-1 (9-9) Always behind, last of 7, 18 3/4l behind Aquamas (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gf in May.

      Hostelry 6-1 (9-6) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Shine On Brendan (9-1) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) sft in May.