17:45 Musselburgh

Sunday 26 April 2026

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   7f 15y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:45  |   Winning time: 1m 27.04s
1st
Horse silk
3
(1)
Persuasion
99-8
4/1f
T: T D BarronJ: Callum Rodriguez
Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on, ridden inside last and squeezed through between front duo in closing stages to lead close home op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
sh
2
(2)
Mister Bluebird
89-8
15/2
T: H MainJ: Mason Paetel (5)
Close up, pushed along and pressed leader 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead narrowly final 100yds, headed near line op 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
1
(8)
Master Richard
79-9
11/2
T: S HanlonJ: C J Whiteley (7)
Led, ridden and faced challenges 2f out, stayed on gamely, headed narrowly final 100yds and lost second towards finish op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
1
5
(3)
Little Empire
69-6
6/1
T: A McCannJ: Patrick McGettigan (5)
Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, stayed on and every chance, held final 110yds tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
(10)
Benacre
69-3
7/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Jason Hart
Mid-division, pushed along under 3f out, kept on over 1f out but no real impression tchd 13/2
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
(9)
Royalty Bay
49-7
25/1
T: S SpencerJ: D Swift
Rear mid-division, pushed along well over 3f out, plugged on, never involved op 22/1 tchd 28/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
8
(4)
Aisling Oscar
59-2
16/1
T: A KeatleyJ: Mikey Sheehy
Front mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, faded 1f out op 20/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ½
9
(6)
Abduction
89-0
11/2
T: J S GoldieJ: Shay Farmer (7)
Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 1f out tchd 6/1
9th
Horse silk
1
11
(7)
Geo
48-5
9/1
T: J S GoldieJ: Lauren Young (5)
Outpaced towards rear throughout op 11/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¾
10
(5)
Backspin
48-13
10/1
T: G TuttyJ: D Allan
Rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no response op 17/2 tchd 8/1
11th
Horse silk
1
6
(11)
Salam Dubawi
49-5
25/1
T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan
Steadied in rear, always behind op 20/1 tchd 16/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.60, £2.60, £2.20EX:£25.30Trifecta:£195.30Tricast:£170.50SF:£35.56Swingers:£8.50, £7.00, £8.50

Forecasts

Persuasion (4/1), Master Richard (11/2), Abduction (11/2), Little Empire (6/1), Benacre (7/1), Mister Bluebird (15/2), Geo (9/1), Backspin (10/1), Aisling Oscar (16/1), Royalty Bay (25/1), Salam Dubawi (25/1)

Verdict

MASTER RICHARD enjoyed a good 2025 campaign and can build on an encouraging reappearance to get the better of Abduction and Benacre, who finished first and third in a similar C&D event 2 weeks ago.

  1. MASTER RICHARD
  2. ABDUCTION (FR)
  3. BENACRE (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £15,702.002nd: £7,368.003rd: £3,681.004th: £1,842.005th: £918.00

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