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15:15 Musselburgh

Tuesday 2 April 2019

All14:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:15

Borderlescott Sprint Trophy Conditions Stakes

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 58.95s

1^st

(7)

Tanasoq

69-2

12/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: G Lee

Held up, headway when not clearest of runs and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd 100 yards out, led on line op 20/1

2^nd

(6)

El Astronaute

69-6

7/4f

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Went right start, raced on rail chasing leader, led inside final 2f, strongly pressed and hung right final 100 yards, headed post tchd 15/8

3^rd

1 ½

(3)

Tarboosh

69-2

5/2

T: P T MidgleyJ: K Stott

Raced keenly, chased clear leading pair, closed and went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish op 9/4 tchd 2/1

4^th

(8)

Royal Brave

89-2

25/1

T: Rebecca BastimanJ: D Allan

Held up and behind, headway and switched right over 1f out, ran on, never nearer

5^th

(2)

Merry Banter

58-11

28/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: P Mulrennan

Led, pushed along halfway, headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong

6^th

3 ¼

(5)

Captain Colby

79-2

7/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: Ben Robinson

Slightly hampered start, soon chasing leaders on rail, pushed along halfway, soon ridden and weakened op 13/2

7^th

1 ½

(4)

Merhoob

79-2

5/1

T: J RyanJ: P Hanagan

Badly hampered start, behind and no chance after op 11/2 tchd 6/1

8^th

(1)

Longroom

79-2

100/1

T: N WilsonJ: Phil Dennis

Slowly into stride, soon in touch on outside, weakened halfway tchd 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.80Pl:£2.70, £1.20, £1.10EX:£38.30Trifecta:£144.20SF:£31.05Swingers:£4.80, £3.30, £1.70

Forecasts

El Astronaute (7/4), Tarboosh (5/2), Merhoob (5/1), Captain Colby (7/1), Tanasoq (12/1), Royal Brave (25/1), Merry Banter (28/1), Longroom (100/1)

The official ratings imply that the trio to concentrate upon are TARBOOSH (108), El Astronaute (106) and Merhoob (103), but as we've witnessed from past experience, including at this track in the 2018 Flying Scotsman Conditions Stakes that doesn't always necessarily prove to be the case. Paul Midgley is mob-handed with no fewer than four declared runners (50% of the field), including the progressive Captain Colby who made all when mastering the selection (and stablemate) over C&D in October. However, Tarboosh bounced back swiftly when winning a competitive Class 2 handicap at Doncaster 12-days later, and is strongly fancied to pick up where he left off in 2018.