17:17 Musselburgh

Saturday 19 April 2025

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Virgin Bet Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   5f 1y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:19  |   Winning time: 59.67s
1st
Horse silk
3
(4)
Zarzyni
89-9
7/2f
T: T D BarronJ: Connor Beasley
Held up in midfield, driven 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, headway between horses near finish, led final strides tchd 18/5
2nd
Horse silk
nk
1
(8)
Moonstone Boy
49-11
12/1
T: I JardineJ: Mohammed Tabti (5)
Midfield, not clear run over 1f out, ridden and stayed on, led close home, headed final strides tchd 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
7
(10)
Eternal Sunshine
59-2
12/1
T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan
In touch behind leaders, not clear run over 1f out, driven and kept on, went 3rd final strides, nearest finish op 17/2 tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
hd
8
(6)
Our Absent Friends
79-1
13/2
T: T DavidsonJ: C Lee
Prominent, ridden and headway to dispute lead over 1f out, every chance close home, no extra and dropped to 4th final strides op 9/1 tchd 10/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
(3)
Knicks
49-1
6/1
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Joanna Mason
In touch behind leaders, ridden and headway to dispute lead over 1f out, headed and faded close home op 5/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
6
(11)
Water Of Leith
79-2
20/1
T: J S GoldieJ: Amie Waugh (3)
Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, soon switched right and kept on, nearest finish op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
2
(12)
Balon D'or
49-10
15/2
T: H PalmerJ: Oisin Murphy
Midfield, ridden over 1f out, kept on without threatening op 13/2 tchd 6/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
4
(5)
Arecibo
109-9
12/1
T: D CarrollJ: Zak Wheatley (3)
Midfield, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance close home, soon faded op 14/1
9th
Horse silk
1
10
(7)
Only Spoofing
119-1
9/2
T: Kevin ColemanJ: Shane Gray
Fly jumped start, held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, minor headway close home op 5/1 tchd 11/2
10th
Horse silk
½
5
(9)
Profitable Edge
59-9
11/1
T: T D BarronJ: Callum Rodriguez
Disputed lead, ridden and headed 2f out, faded entering final furlong tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1
11th
Horse silk
5
12
(1)
Classy Al
78-12
33/1
T: J S GoldieJ: Rhys Elliott (5)
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, faded entering final furlong op 40/1
12th
Horse silk
4 ¾
11
(2)
Zaphea
48-13
80/1
T: I JardineJ: A Mullen
Disputed lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon faded op 66/1 tchd 50/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.90, £4.70, £3.50EX:£68.70Trifecta:£940.40Tricast:£471.36SF:£46.97Swingers:£9.20, £11.10, £20.10

Forecasts

Zarzyni (7/2), Only Spoofing (9/2), Knicks (6/1), Our Absent Friends (13/2), Balon D'or (15/2), Profitable Edge (11/1), Moonstone Boy (12/1), Eternal Sunshine (12/1), Arecibo (12/1), Water Of Leith (20/1), Classy Al (33/1), Zaphea (80/1)

Verdict

A wide-open sprint to end the card but the suggestion is ZARZYNI, who looked unlucky not to win when finishing hot on the heels of the reopposing Only Spoofing and Knicks over C&D last Sunday. That pair are expected to be in the mix again, with Eternal Sunshine and the reappearing Moonstone Boy another couple worthy of a mention, too.

  1. ZARZYNI (IRE)
  2. ONLY SPOOFING (IRE)
  3. KNICKS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
American Affair
Weight: 9-1  |Age: 4
J: P Mulrennan  |  T: J S Goldie
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £11,567.002nd: £5,428.003rd: £2,712.004th: £1,357.005th: £676.00

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