2025-04-19 Musselburgh 14:25
Musselburgh

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Distance: 7f15y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £15,462

Runners: 9

Winning time: 1m 27.69s (slow by 2.79s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 3

6 Persuasion

J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron

Age:8 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:87 SP:18/1

Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - led over 1f out - kept on well (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)

2 ¾

3 Gweedore

J:Jason Hart T:Katie Scott

Age:8 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:90 SP:4/1

Led - headed over 2f out - soon rallied - pressed winner inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 5/1)

3 nk 1

8 Diligent Resdev

J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby

Age:4 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:85 SP:10/1

Midfield - headway and went third over 2f out - ran on(op 12/1)

4 1 2

1 Alzahir

J:Oisin Orr T:Jennie Candlish

Age:5 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:94 SP:9/2

Held up in rear - headway against rail over 2f out - went fourth over 1f out - stayed on(op 4/1 tchd 18/5)

5 3 5

10 Benacre

J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston

Age:5 Weight:8st 4lbs

OR:75 SP:100/30F

Prominent - in touch with leaders after 1f - no extra inside final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 3/1)

6 8 13

2 Lord Bertie

J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara

Age:5 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:91 SP:12/1

Took keen hold - held up in rear - switched left over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

7 3½ 16½

7 Rockymountainway

J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charlie Fellowes

Age:4 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:86 SP:9/1

Never better than midfield(op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)

8 4¾ 21¼

4 Lexington Belle

J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Alice Haynes

Age:4 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:89 SP:16/1

Pressed leader - weakened over 2f out (jockey said filly had no more to give - having made the running)(tchd 18/1)

9 ¾ 22

9 Dain Ma Nut In

J:Paul Mulrennan T:Lucinda Russell

Age:4 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:84 SP:5/1

Towards rear throughout (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown - other than a post-race report from the rider that gelding ran flat; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

Waleefy

J:NON-RUNNER T:William Haggas

Age:4 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:88 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £19

Tote place: £4.10 £1.60 £3

Exacta: £119.10

Trifecta: £726.70

Tricast: £602.06

CSF: £89.03