18:45 Musselburgh

Friday 4 August 2023

All18:1018:4519:2019:5020:2020:50

Thistle TBS - James Donaldson Timber Nursery

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 1m 0.99s

1^st

(9)

Grey Gray

29-11

2/1f

T: E A L DunlopJ: Ryan Sexton (3)

Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, headway between horses over 1f out, led final furlong, ran on well, always doing enough op 15/8 tchd 9/4

2^nd

(6)

Bazball

29-8

9/4

T: K R BurkeJ: S H James

Led, pushed along over 1f out, headed final furlong, ran on gamely final 100yds, just held op 7/4

3^rd

4 ¾

(8)

Zaphea

28-13

33/1

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Jonny Peate (3)

Chased leaders, raced keenly, pushed along over 2f out, ran on strongly final 100yds, not reach leaders tchd 40/1

4^th

(1)

Moyola

29-9

15/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P Mulrennan

Dived right start, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, not pace to challenge op 9/1

5^th

(4)

Celestial Flight

29-9

5/1

T: Ollie PearsJ: J P Sullivan

Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ran on well, just lost 3rd post op 6/1 tchd 9/2

6^th

(7)

Out Of Line

29-5

7/1

T: K R BurkeJ: Shane Gray

Always towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, never a factor op 9/1 tchd 10/1

7^th

(5)

Naval Flight

29-1

20/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Ben Robinson

Close up, pushed along over 2f out, lost position final furlong, soon weakened tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Vince L'Amour¹⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 2

T: T D Easterby J: D Allan

(3)

Eternal Fortune¹⁰

Weight: 9-8| Age: 2

T: N Tinkler J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.60, £1.70EX:£8.20Trifecta:£104.50Tricast:£100.70SF:£6.55Swingers:£1.50, £11.10, £12.00

Forecasts

Grey Gray (2/1), Bazball (9/4), Celestial Flight (5/1), Eternal Fortune (11/2), Out Of Line (7/1), Vince L'Amour (7/1), Moyola (15/2), Naval Flight (20/1), Zaphea (33/1)

BE HERE NOW took a step forward when third on his nursery debut over C&D last week and, with further progress possible, he's just about the most appealing candidate. Bath scorer Bazball is feared most, ahead of Grey Gray, who will be suited by a return to the minimum trip.

BE HERE NOW
BAZBALL (IRE)
GREY GRAY

Previous Winners

2022

Castan

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 2

J: G Lee | T: B Smart

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,664.002nd: £1,719.003rd: £859.004th: £430.005th: £214.00