15:25 Musselburgh

Friday 20 August 2021

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Madeleine Cup Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   5f 1y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:27  |   Winning time: 59.71s
1st
Horse silk
2
(6)
Never Dark
49-8
15/2
T: I JardineJ: A Mullen
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on op 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
7
(3)
Denzil's Laughing
38-12
22/1
T: K DalgleishJ: S H James
Raced wide, close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on
3rd
Horse silk
hd
3
(5)
Primo's Comet
69-8
9/2
T: J S GoldieJ: D Nolan
In touch, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, ran on op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
4
(1)
Melody King
49-6
11/4
T: J & S QuinnJ: Billy Garritty (3)
Dwelt in rear, switched to outer halfway, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish op 5/2 tchd 3/1
5th
Horse silk
½
1
(7)
Machree
69-9
11/2
T: D CarrollJ: Harrison Shaw
Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish tchd 5/1
6th
Horse silk
1
6
(2)
Economic Crisis
128-12
33/1
T: A BerryJ: J P Sullivan
Raced wide towards rear, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ¼
8
(8)
Refuge
48-7
5/2f
T: M & D EasterbyJ: F Norton
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 11/4 tchd 9/4
8th
Horse silk
2
5
(4)
Afandem
79-3
16/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Jason Watson
Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms op 18/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.40Pl:£2.20, £6.00, £1.50EX:£188.40Trifecta:£681.60Tricast:£824.76SF:£146.20Swingers:£17.50, £6.30, £14.90

Forecasts

Refuge (5/2), Melody King (11/4), Primo's Comet (9/2), Machree (11/2), Never Dark (15/2), Afandem (16/1), Denzil's Laughing (22/1), Economic Crisis (33/1)

Verdict

An open-looking sprint handicap with the vote in favour of REFUGE. He again went agonisingly close when beaten narrowly by a well-handicapped stable switcher at Catterick 4 days ago and the refitting of cheekpieces may just put an extra edge on him. Melody King looked well served by the drop to 5f when successful at Hamilton 3 days ago and, along with Machree, heads up the dangers.

  1. REFUGE
  2. MELODY KING (IRE)
  3. MACHREE (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £3,672.002nd: £1,724.003rd: £862.004th: £431.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00

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