17:10 Musselburgh

Sunday 17 September 2023

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Musselburgh Gold Cup Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 217y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:10  |   Winning time: 3m 38.38s
1st
Horse silk
3
(6)
15/8f
T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Tracked leader after 1f, pushed along to lead 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on op 2/1 tchd 13/8
2nd
Horse silk
¾
1
(1)
9/4
T: J CandlishJ: O J Orr
Keen raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along to chase winner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 15/8 tchd 5/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
(4)
9/2
T: C JohnstonJ: A Mullen
Keen close up in rear, went 4th halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
4th
Horse silk
1
2
(3)
610-1
3/1
T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Jason Hart
Led after 1f, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened inside final furlong op 10/3
5th
Horse silk
24
6
(2)
150/1
T: Mrs J C McGregorJ: Andrew Breslin (3)
Led 1f, tracked leaders, dropped to rear halfway, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out op 66/1

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5
(5)
Horse silk
Baez2
Weight: 9-8|  Age: 4
T: J S Goldie  J: P Mulrennan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.30, £1.40EX:£5.70Trifecta:£13.60SF:£6.34Swingers:£3.20

Forecasts

Yorkindness (15/8), Baez (15/8), It's Good To Laugh (9/4), Coltor (3/1), Haizoom (9/2), Ivynator (150/1)

Verdict

IT'S GOOD TO LAUGH has been runner-up the last twice and, with a couple of front-runners liable to take each other on, he might find this panning out ideally, so he's preferred to last-time-out winners Baez and Yorkindness.

  1. IT'S GOOD TO LAUGH (IRE)
  2. BAEZ
  3. YORKINDNESS

Prize Money

1st: £10,308.002nd: £4,834.003rd: £2,418.004th: £1,208.005th: £604.006th: £302.00

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