14:37 Musselburgh

Wednesday 2 April 2025

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LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Confined Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 1m 40.23s

(9)

Dwindling Funds

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie

66/1

Intrinsic gelding. Half-brother to 2-y-o 6f winner Maybe Even Never. Dam, winner up to 6f (2-y-o 5f winner), half-sister to useful winner up to 1¼m Mega Back. Yard rarely strikes with newcomers and this 4-y-o is probably best watched this time.

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(4)

Tee Aitch Aye

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine

80/1

Fascinating Rock gelding. Half-brother to 7f/1m winner Believe Me Now. Dam unraced. Entitled to come on for the run.

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(6)

Masala Chai^h1³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: D Allan| T: Miss L A Perratt

300/1

Once-raced mare on Flat. 125/1, last of 5 in novice at Newcastle (7.1f) on Flat debut 34 days ago. Will need to leave that run miles behind now equipped with a hood if she's to get involved here.

Form: 5

(1)

Clouds Hill

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston

17/2

Cracksman colt. Closely related to 7f winner Fall of Rome, while dam was a 2-y-o 7f/1m winner, herself a half-sister to 7f winner Champlain and useful middle-distance performer Ustura. Very much one to note in the betting.

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(8)

Motawaared³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jim Crowley| T: G Boughey

10/11

Twice-raced gelding. 12/1, second of 8 in novice at Southwell (8.1f) 32 days ago, not ideally placed. The horse that beat him on that occasion has since followed-up and he should have a big part to play.

Form: 42

(5)

Raulin¹⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Robinson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77

7/2

Thrice-raced gelding. Third of 12 in novice at Newcastle (8f, 50/1), finishing well. Off 146 days (gelded in the interim) but likely to have a say in the finish if fully tuned-up for this.

Form: 353-

(7)

Transfuse¹³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S H James| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

66/1

Twice-raced gelding. First run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when ninth of 12 in novice at Newcastle (7.1f, 80/1). Off 131 days and, like stablemate Gaelic Gladiator, he's probably more of a handicapping prospect.

Form: 09-

(2)

Zowal¹⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 84| BF

16/5

Fairly useful colt. Second of 11 in maiden (13/10) at Bordeaux (8f, soft) on the third and final start of his 2-y-o campaign when in the care of Jean-Claude Rouget. Big player on debut for new yard.

Form: 332-

Non-Runners

(3)

Gaelic Gladiator¹⁷⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: O J Orr

Forecasts

Motawaared (10/11), Zowal (16/5), Raulin (7/2), Clouds Hill (17/2), Gaelic Gladiator (20/1), Transfuse (66/1), Dwindling Funds (66/1), Tee Aitch Aye (80/1), Masala Chai (300/1)

While some of these have already shown a fair level of ability, newcomer CLOUDS HILL is pretty appealing on paper and, truth be told, he wouldn't need to be out of the ordinary to make a winning start to his career. If the Cracksman colt is strong in the betting the hint should be taken. Motawaared stepped up on his debut effort when chasing home a promising type at Southwell and he is feared most ahead of French import Zowal and Raulin.