18:22 Musselburgh
Saturday 13 September 2025
All16:1016:4517:1817:5018:2218:5219:22
Scots Association Musselburgh Gold Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
- 3YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 2f 28y  |  Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |  9 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 18:24Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 6.65s
T:Â James OwenJ:Â Cam Hardie
Made all, ridden and pressed over 1f out, stayed on gamely, unchallenged
T:Â E BethellJ:Â Callum Rodriguez
Tracked winner throughout, going well 3f out, ridden and challenging over 1f out, found no extra final 110 yards, kept on for 2nd op 13/2
T:Â J S GoldieJ:Â Kaiya Fraser
Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair in main group, headway out wide under pressure inside final 2f, went 3rd towards finish, final furlong op 22/1 tchd 18/1
T:Â C JohnstonJ:Â J Fanning
Held up in mid-division inside, angled out and headway tracking leaders 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, hung right and weakened inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish op 6/5
T:Â W ColtherdJ:Â A Mullen
Tracked leaders inside, hanging right and ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
T:Â T DavidsonJ:Â D Nolan
Mid-division out wide, pushed along and weakened 3f out tchd 10/3
T:Â J S GoldieJ:Â Amie Waugh (3)
Started very slowly and reluctant well in rear, bit closer on inside 3f out, switched right to inside soon after, never able to get back on terms op 14/1
T:Â Mrs Dianne SayerJ:Â Connor Beasley
Slowly into stride, always behind op 14/1 tchd 12/1
T:Â A KeatleyJ:Â O McSweeney
Tracked leaders out wide, ridden 3f out, weakened soon after, tailed off and eased final 2f op 9/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£56.00Pl:£8.70, £1.80, £3.60EX:£317.90Trifecta:£4,503.80Tricast:£4,552.13SF:£248.15Swingers:£22.80, £40.10, £8.20
Forecasts
Novelista (11/10), Paper Doll (7/2), Minstrel Knight (11/2), Maghlaak (10/1), Letsbefrank (12/1), Simple Star (16/1), Trojan Sun (20/1), Perseus Way (33/1), Dreams Adozen (40/1)
A winner of three of her last four starts, PAPER DOLL is clearly in good nick and she looks capable of going in again following a 3 lb rise for her recent C&D success. It was a case of job done for Novelista at Goodwood where he opened his account at the ninth attempt 11 days ago and the Lope de Vega colt is feared most. Simple Star, who was second to Paper Doll over C&D last time, and Hamilton scorer Perseus Way also command respect.
- PAPER DOLL (IRE)
- NOVELISTA (IRE)
- SIMPLE STAR (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £10,308.002nd: £4,834.003rd: £2,418.004th: £1,208.005th: £604.006th: £302.00
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