15:50 Musselburgh

Wednesday 25 August 2021

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  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   7f 33y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:50  |   Winning time: 1m 29.18s
1st
Horse silk
4
(4)
10/3
T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Jason Hart
Chased leaders, challenged over 1f out, carried right inside final furlong, led final 150 yards, stayed on well op 3/1 tchd 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
7
(3)
4/1
T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee
Tracked leaders, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, led and hung right entering final furlong, headed and no extra final 150 yards op 9/2 tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
1
(5)
79-12
11/2
T: L BaileyJ: P Mulrennan
Steadied start, held up last, outpaced halfway, headway out wide over 1f out, went never nearer 3rd towards finish op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2
4th
Horse silk
½
2
(6)
18/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman
Led over 1f, tracked leader, led again inside final 2f, narrowly headed when badly hampered entering final furlong, no chance after, weakened into 4th towards finish op 12/1 tchd 22/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
5
(1)
7/4f
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Held up in 5th on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong op 15/8 tchd 13/8
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(7)
20/1
T: C & M JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Pulled hard, led over 5f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out op 18/1 tchd 22/1
7th
Horse silk
5 ½
6
(2)
16/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Billy Garritty (3)
Slowly into stride, held up off the pace in last pair, pushed along on inside over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f op 12/1 tchd 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£2.30, £1.70EX:£20.70Trifecta:£67.70SF:£15.89Swingers:£2.60, £3.10, £2.90

Forecasts

King Of Tonga (7/4), Oso Rapido (10/3), Distinction (4/1), Hajjam (11/2), Billian (16/1), Parys Mountain (18/1), The Weed Machine (20/1)

Verdict

KING OF TONGA hasn't won for quite some time now but, having dropped to a career-low mark and with the usual headgear left off, David O'Meara's charge turned in his best effort of the season to finish runner-up at this track 5 days ago. He's taken to go a place better here dropped slightly in trip. Hajjam gets the vote to chase the selection home, ahead of Oso Rapido.

  1. KING OF TONGA (IRE)
  2. HAJJAM
  3. OSO RAPIDO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Grace And Virtue
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 3
J: T Hamilton  |  T: R A Fahey
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £2,862.002nd: £1,344.003rd: £672.004th: £336.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00

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