16:10 Musselburgh

Friday 4 May 2018

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:15

Core (Oil And Gas) Handicap

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 2m 43.16s

1^st

(3)

Four Kingdoms

49-9

11/4f

T: K R BurkeJ: B A Curtis

Tracked leaders, headway when not clear run and switched left to wide outside 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead towards finish tchd 3/1

2^nd

(10)

Ravenswood

58-10

6/1

T: Kenneth SlackJ: G Lee

Raced wide in mid-division, headway on outside, chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and carried head high inside furlong, headed towards finish op 13/2 tchd 11/2

3^rd

1 ½

(6)

Trautmann

48-12

7/1

T: R MenziesJ: P Mulrennan

Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in mid-division on inside, smooth headway and switched left over 2f out, went 3rd and one pace inside final furlong op 15/2 tchd 8/1

4^th

4 ½

(7)

Pour L'Amour

59-7

12/1

T: D M LoughnaneJ: A Mullen

Held up in last pair, plugged on final 2f, went 4th post, never a threat

5^th

(8)

Royal Cosmic

49-6

4/1

T: R A FaheyJ: P Hanagan

Mid-division, pushed along on outside over 3f out, headway on outside over 2f out, chasing leader and every chance over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong tchd 7/2

6^th

3 ¾

(9)

Falcon's Fire

59-1

17/2

T: K DalgleishJ: Connor Beasley

Tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 9/1

7^th

3 ¼

(2)

Elite Icon

49-1

11/2

T: I JardineJ: Jamie Gormley (5)

Slight lead over 2f, tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, challenged 3f out, soon slight lead, headed 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 6/1 tchd 5/1

8^th

(5)

Melanna

78-11

20/1

T: Mrs Stella BarclayJ: Jason Hart

Held up in rear, some headway on inside 3f out, soon beaten

9^th

2 ¼

(1)

Lesanti

48-7

25/1

T: E De GilesJ: S A Gray

With leader until went on 10f out, pushed along 4f out, ridden and edged left 3f out, soon headed, weakened quickly over 1f out, moving poorly and soon eased op 33/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Hot Gossip⁵⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: J P Sullivan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.80, £2.40, £2.40EX:£21.00Trifecta:£111.30Tricast:£104.34SF:£19.56Swingers:£3.50, £3.00, £4.80

Forecasts

Four Kingdoms (11/4), Royal Cosmic (4/1), Elite Icon (11/2), Ravenswood (6/1), Trautmann (7/1), Falcon's Fire (17/2), Pour L'Amour (12/1), Melanna (20/1), Lesanti (25/1), Hot Gossip (33/1)

ROYAL COSMIC really came into her own towards the backend of last season and clearly likes it here. She remains on a good mark and her stable are in good form. Four Kingdoms was back to his best on Monday and rates the main danger, whilst a market move for Ravenswood would be noteworthy.

Royal Cosmic
Four Kingdoms
Ravenswood

Prize Money

1st: £3,105.002nd: £924.003rd: £462.004th: £300.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00

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