14:30 Musselburgh

Saturday 9 June 2018

All13:5514:3015:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Edinburgh Gin's Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 56.77s

1^st

(9)

Caspian Prince

99-10

16/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Made all, ridden over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, ran on well op 20/1

2^nd

2 ¾

(10)

Major Jumbo

49-5

6/1

T: K A RyanJ: Nicola Currie (5)

Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take narrow 2nd inside final furlong, not pace of winner op 7/1

3^rd

(14)

El Astronaute

59-5

9/2f

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Tracked winner towards stands side rail, ridden over 1f out, kept on, not pace of winner inside final furlong op 5/1

4^th

(3)

Move In Time

108-8

8/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: Cam Hardie

Mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, took 4th near finish, not reach leaders tchd 15/2

5^th

(17)

Dark Shot

58-8

12/1

T: S DixonJ: Connor Murtagh (5)

Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, not pace to challenge

6^th

(13)

Copper Knight

48-13

8/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Prominent, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression

7^th

(12)

El Hombre

48-9

20/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Rowan Scott (3)

Outpaced in rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on well towards stands side rail inside final furlong, nearest finish op 25/1

8^th

(16)

Mayleaf Shine

48-9

25/1

T: I JardineJ: Jamie Gormley (5)

Behind, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never nearer

9^th

(8)

Fendale

68-4

12/1

T: B SmartJ: Aaron Jones (3)

Towards rear, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders

10^th

1 ¼

(11)

Excessable

58-5

33/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Rachel Richardson (3)

Mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never threatened leaders

11^th

(4)

Orvar

59-2

16/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: P Makin

Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong op 20/1

12^th

(6)

Orion's Bow

78-7

12/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman

Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong

13^th

(7)

Line Of Reason

88-8

8/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: J Fanning

Always towards rear tchd 15/2

14^th

(1)

Merhoob

68-9

12/1

T: J RyanJ: K Stott

Behind, outpaced over 2f out, never a threat op 14/1

15^th

2 ¾

(2)

Ornate

59-4

25/1

T: D C GriffithsJ: Shane Gray

Stumbled start, behind, outpaced over 2f out, never involved

16^th

(5)

Soie D'leau

69-2

20/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: D C Costello

Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong op 18/1

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Non-Runners

(15)

Batten The Hatches¹⁴

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: T D Barron J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£22.60Pl:£4.10, £1.60, £1.60, £1.90EX:£149.20Trifecta:£1,172.90Tricast:£525.26SF:£107.11Swingers:£27.80, £21.80, £9.40

Forecasts

El Astronaute (9/2), Major Jumbo (6/1), Move In Time (8/1), Copper Knight (8/1), Line Of Reason (8/1), Dark Shot (12/1), Fendale (12/1), Orion's Bow (12/1), Merhoob (12/1), Caspian Prince (16/1), Orvar (16/1), El Hombre (20/1), Soie D'leau (20/1), Batten The Hatches (20/1), Mayleaf Shine (25/1), Ornate (25/1), Excessable (33/1)

A staggeringly competitive feature race at Musselburgh but one thing is for certain; if you blink you'll miss it. Any number enter the reckoning including the old York rivals El Astronaute, Dark Shot and Major Jumbo, with the last named perhaps the marginal pick of that trio under the capable hands of Nicola Currie. Paul Midgley saddles three runners and unbelievably the 2017 scorer Line Of Reason isn't necessarily the stable number one despite racing from a 7lb lower mark today. However, well take aim at the very capable ORION'S BOW. He's well treated again nowadays and a force to be reckoned with when on song, as demonstrated back in the summer of 2016.

Orion's Bow
Major Jumbo
Soie D'leau

Previous Winners

2017

Line Of Reason

Weight: 8-12 |Age: 7

J: J Fanning | T: P T Midgley

11/1

Prize Money

1st: £62,250.002nd: £18,640.003rd: £9,320.004th: £4,660.005th: £2,330.006th: £1,170.00