18:40 Musselburgh

Thursday 3 May 2018

All17:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:40

Central Taxis - Faster,Greener,Safer Novice Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   7f 33y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   4 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:40  |   Winning time: 1m 30.07s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(2)
Horse silk
Colonel Forster18
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: C Grant
100/1
Drops markedly in trip for his Flat debut having made little impact in three bumpers the latest at Newcastle (Tapeta) coming after a 654 day break.
2
(3)
Horse silk
Soldier's Minute230
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: K Dalgleish| OR:  97| CD
30/100
Costly Breeze-Up purchase (€85,000) who built on a promising first effort when scoring in taking style over C&D still looking inexperienced but winning in taking style. Ran with credit in Listed class (7f) after that; sets the standard on his return.
3
(1)
Horse silk
Dazzle Gold190
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: R M H Cowell| OR:  75| BF
3/1
Looked last year as though he's work in progress shaping well on his first two starts particularly his second outing over 7f on the AW. Disappointed back over a mile at Kempton on his last start; fairly rare runner for the yard here (0/5 past year).
4
(5)
Horse silk
Claire Underwood193
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey
14/1
Shaped well enough in two efforts in the autumn when trained in Ireland when with Willie McCreery (7f/1m; AW/heavy). Should show some improvement having joined a top yard but looks one for handicaps after this.

Non-Runners

5
(4)
Horse silk
Lady Grigio121
Weight: 8-11|  Age: 3
T: I Jardine  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

Soldier's Minute (30/100), Dazzle Gold (3/1), Claire Underwood (14/1), Lady Grigio (14/1), Colonel Forster (100/1)

Verdict

Unless Claire Underwood has improved significantly this looks to boil down to a match between SOLDIER'S MINUTE and Dazzle Gold. The former has by far the better form so far having already scored in taking fashion over C&D and taken 4th in a Listed contest at Doncaster. There’s no doubt that the latter will improve especially if repeating his second run but that still leaves him short of the form already shown by the likely market leader.
  1. Soldier's Minute
  2. Dazzle Gold
  3. Claire Underwood

Prize Money

1st: £3,234.002nd: £962.003rd: £481.004th: £240.00

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