15:42 Musselburgh
Saturday 4 April 2026
All13:2513:5514:3015:0515:4216:1216:45
Virgin Bet Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap
- 4YO plus  |  Class 2  |  5f 1y  |  Soft  |  14 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:43Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 0.49s
T:Â T D BarronJ:Â William Pyle (3)
Prominent on near side, pushed along and briefly dropped to midfield over 1f out, rallied and ran on strongly inside final furlong, led final strides op 15/2
T:Â J S GoldieJ:Â Harry Davies
Bumped rival and pushed along start, outpaced towards rear early, pushed along to make headway towards centre over 1f out, every chance and all out when led inside final 110yds, no extra and headed final strides op 28/1
T:Â R M H CowellJ:Â Callum Shepherd
Prominent, raced towards centre, led over 1f out, hung left when ridden inside final furlong, all out when headed toward finish op 11/1
T:Â Miss Tracy WaggottJ:Â Barry McHugh
Midfield, pushed along over 1f out, waiting for room inside final furlong, ran on well final 110yds, not reach leaders towards finish op 20/1 tchd 22/1
T:Â R M H CowellJ:Â Jason Hart
Wore hood to post, bumped start, led towards far side early, headed after 1f, chased leader inside final furlong, lost ground and weakened towards finish tchd 14/1
T:Â M & D EasterbyJ:Â Billy Garritty
Wore hood to start, led early, headed after 1f, prominent, pushed along over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, weakened towards finish op 17/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1
T:Â T D BarronJ:Â Saffie Osborne
Hampered start and outpaced towards rear early, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds op 9/2 tchd 10/3
T:Â A M BaldingJ:Â Oisin Murphy
In rear and outpaced early, modest headway inside final furlong, weakened towards finish op 6/1 tchd 11/2
T:Â S SpencerJ:Â Shay Farmer (7)
Taken down early, never better than midfield, hung right when outpaced inside final furlong, soon weakened op 20/1
T:Â J S GoldieJ:Â Lauren Young (5)
Prominent on near side, led after 2f, ridden over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, headed final 110yds, weakened towards finish op 17/2
T:Â K A RyanJ:Â K Stott
Prominent far side early, pushed along over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, weakened quickly towards finish op 14/1
T:Â R A FaheyJ:Â Cam Hardie
Taken down early, soon towards rear and always outpaced, never on terms
T:Â R M H CowellJ:Â Rossa Ryan
Taken down early and wore hood to start, prominent towards centre, pushed along 1f out, weakening when short of room inside final furlong, soon faded
T:Â J S GoldieJ:Â Cieren Fallon
Always outpaced towards rear, weakened and dropped to last inside final furlong op 22/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£8.30Pl:£2.70, £6.50, £4.70EX:£190.10Trifecta:£5,105.40Tricast:£1,472.89SF:£110.00Swingers:£33.30, £26.30, £42.90
Forecasts
Jer Batt (7/2), Democracy Dilemma (9/2), Pilgrim (13/2), Tropical Storm (7/1), Canon's House (15/2), Rhythm N Hooves (12/1), Lexington Blitz (14/1), Archduke Ferdinand (14/1), Eternal Sunshine (14/1), Gangsta Man (16/1), Heavenly Heather (18/1), Against The Wind (25/1), Vintage Clarets (33/1), Jordan Electrics (33/1)
DEMOCRACY DILEMMA demonstrated his speed remains intact when third at Lingfield in February, fitness just telling late on following a 5-month absence. Entitled to last longer here, he can resume winning ways. Against The Wind and Eternal Sunshine look most interesting of the rest.
- DEMOCRACY DILEMMA (IRE)
- AGAINST THE WIND
- ETERNAL SUNSHINE
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £36,078.002nd: £16,919.003rd: £8,463.004th: £4,228.005th: £2,114.006th: £1,057.00
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