Racecards
15:50 Musselburgh
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- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,943
- 2nd: £578
- 3rd: £289
- 4th: £144
- Form 111132
- Age 10
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey M Geran
tracked leaders, headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
- Form 262346
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Lee Topliss
slowly into stride, behind and soon outpaced, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never near leaders
- Form 8607-07
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey P Donaghy
mid-division on outside, driven and outpaced 3f out, never on terms
- Form 973157
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, lost 2nd post
- Form 3091-55
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Mrs S C Bradburne
- Jockey R Ffrench
mid-division, outpaced 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 665073
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Andrew Heffernan
tracked leader, challenged and every chance 3f out to over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to regain 2nd post
- Form 060207
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer A G Foster
- Jockey J P Sullivan
chased leading pair, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, no impression from over 1f out
- Form 636287
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey Lee Newman
slowly into stride, behind, headway 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
- Form 040754
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 59
chased leaders on outside, ridden and effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace under pressure inside final furlong
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
awkwardly away and dwelt start, in rear, lost touch over 4f out, tailed off
- Form 9/07908
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey S De Sousa
always towards rear
- Form 00-50
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey P Mulrennan
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, weakened and eased 2f out, tailed off
Verdict
King Of The Moors helped make this a good day for Richard Guest in 2009 but a repeat is unlikely as he's among a host of horses who may have to fight out second behind FREMEN. In our selection David Nicholls has a battle-hardened horse who is thoroughly dominant at this level, as was advertised when he scored a six-timer earlier this summer including two successes over course and distance. The 10-year-old has a career strike-rate of better than one-in-four which is some achievement given that this will be his 60th start and we're confident he can crown it with a victory having been given a pipe-opener at Beverley following a well-earned summer holiday. Bolodenka is just about the biggest threat at the weights but he's always found nine furlongs stretching him so perhaps Baltimore Jack can take the forecast spot as he certainly stays, enjoys quick ground and could improve for the fitting of cheekpieces.
Formwatch
Fremen (USA) 7-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 14, 6l behind Sunnyside Tom (9-10) at Beverley 7f clm stks (5) gf in Aug.
Bolodenka (IRE) 3-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression, 6th of 10, 13l behind Moody Tunes (9-8) at Newcastle 1m clm stks (6) gs in Aug.
Captain Peachey 100-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 7l behind Social Rhythm (8-11) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Baltimore Jack (IRE) 11-2 (9-12) Chased leader until ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 12l behind West End Lad (9-13) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Intersky Charm (USA) 12-1 (8-13) Tracked leading pair, headway to chase leader over 5f out until 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 29l behind Sudden Impulse (8-8) at Musselburgh 1m 4f 4yo sell stks (6) gs in Apr.
King of The Moors (USA) 28-1 (8-2) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Grand Diamond (7-10) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Catcher Of Dreams (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Slightly hampered start, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong, 7th of 8, 18l behind Gadobout Dancer (8-0) at Newcastle 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Finsbury 33-1 (8-10) Towards rear, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 11l behind Justonefortheroad (9-9) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Lakeman (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Nolecce (8-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Murphys Future 66-1 (10-9) Towards rear, went 4th approaching 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 7, 44l behind Dunaskin (11-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f sell hdl (5) gd in Aug.
Power Desert (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, soon tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 13l behind Bollin Judith (9-12) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Newtons Cradle (IRE) 22-1 (8-11) In touch 2f, mid-division, carried left over 4f out, soon outpaced, behind final 2f, 11th of 15, 25l behind Cross Key (9-1) at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.