16:10 Musselburgh

Saturday 13 September 2025

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Dovend Electrical Ltd Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 1m 42.36s

(7)

Without Delay^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: William Pyle| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 54| CD

11/2

3-time C&D winner. Latest win at Catterick in July. 7/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 18 days ago, failing to keep straight under pressure. Now down to her last winning mark so folly to ignore.

Form: 921586

(8)

Shahnaz^p⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: D Bourke| OR: 53| D

9/1

Followed a below-par effort with an even worse one when last of 5 in handicap at Carlisle (9f, good to soft, 2/1) 40 days ago. Must bounce back.

Form: 0-64465

(2)

Scarriff^v¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Alfie Redman⁽⁷⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 52| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Again below form when eighth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 7/1) 18 days ago. Visor back on.

Form: 461268

(1)

Zebra Star¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Breslin| T: R M Smith| OR: 52

11/2

Latest win at Ayr in July. Again ran respectably back down in trip despite sweating up when third of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 5/1) 18 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 613843

(3)

Martin's Brig^b¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Rhys Elliott⁽³⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 49| D

7/1

Latest win at Wetherby in April. 11/1, returned to form under a more patient ride back on turf when second of 14 in minor event at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Needs to build on that here but can.

Form: 197352

(10)

Golden Valour²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: R M Smith| OR: 49| C| D

4/1

Unreliable individual. Course winner. 10/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 034448

(6)

Spring Festival^t,v¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: O McSweeney| T: D O'Meara| OR: 48

11/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 20/1, didn't get home when eighth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 2 weeks ago. Back down in trip. Visor back on.

Form: 735728

(5)

Sassoon¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Alex Jary| T: D Thompson| OR: 47| D

80/1

Again showed little on first outing since leaving Ben Haslam after another 11 months off when sixth of 8 in handicap (66/1) at Carlisle (7.8f, good) 12 days ago. Looks an easy swerve.

Form: 619/00-6

(4)

On The Bubble^v¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jake Dickson⁽⁷⁾| T: Gary Rutherford| OR: 47| D

18/5

Ran her best race of the season albeit with the benefit of an easy lead when second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 11/1) 18 days ago. Can go one better here.

Form: 503372

(11)

Yellow Lemons^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Amie Waugh| T: K Scott| OR: 45

28/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, well-beaten eighth of 10 in minor event at Ripon (9.8f, good to firm, 40/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 0-67608

(9)

Royal Countess^p³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Aiden Brookes| T: R M Smith| OR: 45

80/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2023 and is struggling for form at present. Best watched.

Form: 57-5988

Forecasts

On The Bubble (18/5), Golden Valour (4/1), Without Delay (11/2), Zebra Star (11/2), Martin's Brig (7/1), Shahnaz (9/1), Scarriff (10/1), Spring Festival (11/1), Yellow Lemons (28/1), Royal Countess (80/1), Sassoon (80/1)

ON THE BUBBLE ran a cracker when runner-up over C&D last month so Gary Rutherford's 4-y-o gets the nod to double her tally at the expense of Martin's Brig, who also found one too strong last time and now returns to handicap company. Zebra Star and long-standing maiden Spring Festival can do battle for minor honours.