2025-04-19 Musselburgh 15:35
Musselburgh

Virgin Bet Queen's Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Distance: 1m5f216y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £51,540

Runners: 14

Winning time: 3m 3.89s (slow by 5.09s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 2

3 Kihavah

J:P J McDonald T:Adrian Paul Keatley

Age:8 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:101 SP:7/1

Held up in midfield - good headway over 3f out - pressed leaders over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final 110yds - just did enough(op 9/1)

2 hd

1 Aimeric

J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke

Age:6 Weight:9st 12lbs

OR:107 SP:15/2

In touch with leaders - smooth headway over 3f out - led over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - soon rallied - just held(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

3 nk ½

11 Loughville

J:David Egan T:Alan King

Age:5 Weight:8st 9lbs

OR:90 SP:9/1

Midfield - headway over 3f out - switched left over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds - ran on well(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

4 1 1½

2 Wise Eagle

J:Daniel Tudhope T:Adam Nicol

Age:8 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:103 SP:7/1

Towards rear - not clear run over 3f out - headway over 2f out - went fourth inside final 110yds - kept on well(op 15/2)

5 1¼ 2¾

12 La Pulga

J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston

Age:6 Weight:8st 9lbs

OR:90 SP:33/1

Led - disputed lead after 6f - raced in second after 7f - led again over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(tchd 28/1)

6 ½ 3¼

10 Emiyn

J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll

Age:8 Weight:8st 9lbs

OR:90 SP:50/1

Slowly into stride - towards rear - headway over 2f out - not pace to challenge

7 ¾ 4

13 Faylaq

J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Jim Goldie

Age:9 Weight:8st 8lbs

OR:89 SP:28/1

Held up in rear - headway up the centre over 1f out - never on terms(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)

8 1¼ 5¼

8 Laafy

J:Billy Garritty T:Brian Ellison

Age:9 Weight:8st 11lbs

OR:92 SP:100/1

Held up in rear - headway over 2f out - switched left over 1f out - no telling impression(op 80/1 tchd 125/1)

9 5 10¼

14 Struth

J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Charlie Johnston

Age:5 Weight:8st 6lbs

OR:87 SP:16/1

Prominent - raced in second after 1f - disputed lead after 6f - led after 7f - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out

10 3 13¼

6 Chillingham

J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell

Age:6 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:94 SP:7/1

Taken down early - took keen hold - midfield - some headway over 2f out - hung right when weakening over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed in the straight)(op 5/1 tchd 15/2)

11 ½ 13¾

9 Lieber Power

J:Shane Gray T:Andrew Balding

Age:5 Weight:8st 10lbs

OR:91 SP:16/1

In rear - switched left when brief headway over 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 14/1)

12 23 36¾

5 Wild Waves

J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding

Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:100 SP:4/1

In touch with leaders - weakened over 2f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 10/3 tchd 16/5)

13 1½ 38¼

7 Intinso

J:William Pyle(5) T:Craig Lidster

Age:5 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:93 SP:50/1

Prominent - weakened over 2f out(op 33/1)

14 3¼ 41½

4 Align The Stars

J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston

Age:4 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:101 SP:100/30F

Raced wide - midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - weakened quickly over 2f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown - other than a post-race report from the rider that gelding was slowly away from the stalls and as a result was unable to attain an early prominent position; vet had nothing to report)(op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £8.30

Tote place: £2.40 £2.90 £3.10

Exacta: £73.20

Trifecta: £680.40

Tricast: £492.66

CSF: £59.67