July 03 / 20.30 Musselburgh

20.30

Good

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  • Prize money: £3663.8
  • 0m 7f 33y
  • Class 6
  • 8 runners
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Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 0-7723 CD

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
C&D winner who had a near-miss at Ayr (7f, good to firm) last month before a creditable third back here ten days ago; was behind Sparkle In His Eye in that race but he didn't get the best of runs and has claims if he gets more luck this time.
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7

(7)

13th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 15y

Class 6

16:22 Musselburgh

Monhammer

9st 1lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Linda Perratt

Hasn't the best of strike-rates and hasn't won since May 2024 when scoring off 13lb higher mark at Ayr (7f, good); however, has run creditably on his last three starts, all over C&D, and is one with a chance.

15/8

9

(4)

1st Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 15y

Class 6

14:20 Musselburgh

Monhammer

9st 1lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Linda Perratt

0-13 since winning at Ayr last May but this two-time C&D winner has been runner-up on his last two starts, most recently over C&D (good); has won on good to soft; might not be far away.

8/1

2nd
1 (3)
Rory

7/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 562325 C

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
His four wins have come over 5f but he's a versatile type who has had several close calls at 7f/1m this season; wasn't at his best at Ayr last time but that was behind a well-handicapped rival who set the pace and this is a big drop back in grade; in the mix.
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7th

7

(1)

6th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Rory

8st 11lb

J: Lauren Young

T: Jim Goldie

Hold-up performer who needs the cards to fall right; losing run stretches back to July 2024 and others appeal more for win purposes.

14/1

6th

7

(11)

20th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

13:13 Newcastle (AW)

Rory

9st 9lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

7-91 but without a win since July 2024; didn't get the breaks when fifth at Southwell (6f) on penultimate start and was an encouraging third to an in-form pair over C&D (beaten under 2l) 11 days ago; a likely player under Mulrennan.

4/1

13

(13)

18th Nov 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:15 Newcastle (AW)

Rory

9st 0lb

J: Lauren Young

T: Jim Goldie

Three-time course scorer; on a long losing sequence but holds a good chance off current mark, provided he takes well to first-time visor; has won in cheekpieces.

10/1

Form: 524265 C

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Two seconds over C&D this season but his form is a bit up and down and he was never involved back here ten days ago; that took his losing run to 15 and others are more persuasive.
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9th

9

(2)

21st Sep 2023

Good

0m 7f 50y

Class 6

17:17 Ayr

Merricourt

9st 5lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Has drawn a blank since winning in small field over C&D in April 2022; hasn't shaped too badly in some of his recent starts but he was down the field at Carlisle last time.

11/1

9th

3

(12)

7th Sep 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 173y

Class 6

18:35 Carlisle

Merricourt

9st 7lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

No win since April 2022 (7f, Ayr) but has slipped to a workable mark, running consistently at Musselburgh; didn't enjoy a great deal of luck when a closing fourth over 7f there last week; returns to a trip which probably suits best; stablemate of Loom Large.

7/1

4th

8

(8)

30th Aug 2023

Good

0m 7f 33y

Class 6

16:00 Musselburgh

Merricourt

9st 2lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Beaten 16 times since last win last April but he's run three good races over C&D this season and is edging down the weights; each-way possible.

9/1

Form: 454850 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 8st 11lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Has ten wins on her CV but last success was 20 months ago and she's been out of sorts over a variety of trips in her last five starts.
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8th

9

(8)

31st Jul 2023

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:05 Ayr

Oriental Lilly

8st 9lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

Three-time course winner but she's been operating off this basement mark without success for quite a while; others are preferred.

25/1

5th

12

(6)

17th Jul 2023

Soft

0m 7f 50y

Class 6

16:55 Ayr

Oriental Lilly

9st 1lb

J: William Pyle

T: Jim Goldie

Losing spell goes back to 2021 and recent efforts don't particularly suggest she's about to regain the winning thread; opposed.

33/1

8th

12

(5)

10th Jul 2023

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Ayr

Oriental Lilly

8st 12lb

J: William Pyle

T: Jim Goldie

Took a division of this race from 6lb higher in 2021 and 7lb lower than when successful at Newcastle (6f, AW) later that year, but she has gone 27 starts without a win since then; hard to fancy.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 416156 CD

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Has won at Southwell (6f, AW) and over C&D (good to soft) this season but he's not easy to predict and had a major blip at Carlisle (7f, good to firm) last time; needs to bounce back after that heavy defeat and he comes with risks attached.
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7th

7

(7)

10th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Gunnerside

9st 9lb

J: Harrison Shaw

T: Grant Tuer

Made the frame in three consecutive handicaps here (6f-7f) in the autumn and had excuse (became upset in stalls) when a disappointing favourite on latest outing four weeks ago; favoured by the weights in this classified race; major player.

13/2

7th

7

(7)

10th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Gunnerside

9st 9lb

J: Harrison Shaw

T: Grant Tuer

Made the frame in three consecutive handicaps here (6f-7f) in the autumn and had excuse (became upset in stalls) when a disappointing favourite on latest outing four weeks ago; favoured by the weights in this classified race; major player.

13/2

9th

2

(10)

12th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

14:52 Newcastle (AW)

Gunnerside

9st 8lb

J: Harrison Shaw

T: Grant Tuer

upset in stalls, in rear, steady headway into midfield over 4f out, no extra over 2f out

7/1

Form: 445533

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
12-race maiden but she's been generally consistent and was placed on her step up to 7f at Carlisle last time; handles most ground and she shouldn't be far away on this drop back in grade.
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3rd

2

(10)

26th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

17:23 Redcar

One Of Our Own

11st 2lb

J: Miss Rebekah Duffy

T: Rebecca Menzies

Beat Mister Sky Blue by 2l to win over C&D this month but was comfortably held off this 6lb higher mark last week; consistent.

13/2

6th

10

(6)

18th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

15:40 Redcar

One Of Our Own

9st 4lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Rebecca Menzies

Largely consistent mare who had edged her way down to a good mark before clearcut C&D (good) win 11 days ago; evidently in good nick but moves up from 0-55 grade today and recent 6lb rise might leave her vulnerable.

9/2

1st

4

(9)

7th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

17:15 Redcar

One Of Our Own

9st 8lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Rebecca Menzies

C&D winner; two creditable fourth-place finishes this year; likely to give it another good go under suitable conditions.

7/2

Form: -76511 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Off the mark (ninth attempt) when landing a C&D handicap last month and he followed up with a brave win over a well-backed favourite at Ayr (7f, good to firm) 20 days ago; up another 3lb but he's on a roll and should make another bold bid.
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1

(3)

28th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

14:40 Catterick

Ahamoment

10st 0lb

J: William Pyle

T: David & Nicola Barron

Handy sort who bounced back to form with easy wins over this trip at Musselburgh (soft) and Ayr (heavy) this month; only fourth of ten off this mark over C&D (good) ten days ago, but ground conditions today may be more to his liking and he is respected back down in grade.

100/30

1

(3)

28th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

14:40 Catterick

Ahamoment

10st 0lb

J: William Pyle

T: David & Nicola Barron

Handy sort who bounced back to form with easy wins over this trip at Musselburgh (soft) and Ayr (heavy) this month; only fourth of ten off this mark over C&D (good) ten days ago, but ground conditions today may be more to his liking and he is respected back down in grade.

100/30

7

(10)

18th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 4

12:50 Catterick

Ahamoment

9st 4lb

J: William Pyle

T: David & Nicola Barron

Suddenly thriving again, racing up with the pace when winning over this trip at Musselburgh and Ayr this month; those successes came on soft/heavy ground but he has plenty of form on good to firm; more of a concern is a further 8lb rise to a career-high mark.

7/2

Form: 44-602 CD

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Five-time AW winner who is 1-13 on turf but that win came in this race last year and he went close back at this track (7f, good) ten days ago; only 1lb higher than for that creditable effort and he's an interesting contender.
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5th

6

(8)

27th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 53y

Class 6

18:30 Leicester

Sparkle In His Eye

9st 3lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Out of form on AW in early part of this year and his two recent turf runs were no better than respectable; continues to slide down the weights but needs to up his game.

12/1

5th

5

(3)

13th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 15y

Class 6

20:15 Musselburgh

Sparkle In His Eye

8st 13lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Below his best this year but he's dropped down the weights and Nottingham last week was a step back in the right direction; he's saved his peak efforts over the last two years for this C&D and is a very interesting contender back here; cheekpieces return (worn once in 2019, unplaced).

11/2

5th

3

(9)

5th Jun 2024

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 6

14:27 Nottingham

Sparkle In His Eye

9st 9lb

J: Alex Fielding

T: Micky Hammond

raced wide, in touch with leaders, no impression from 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

20/1

Non-runners

Sparkle In His Eye

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £14.40
Straight Forecast £11.85
Tricast £45.24
Trifecta £39.00

Selections

Daily Mail:

Ahamoment

SPOTLIGHT:

Sparkle In His Eye

Daily Mirror:

Gunnerside

Telegraph:

One Of Our Own

The Sun:

Monhammer

POSTDATA:

Rory

The Times:

Merricourt

D Express:

Ahamoment

Daily Record:

Ahamoment

The Star:

Gunnerside

RP RATINGS:

Sparkle In His Eye

The Guardian:

Sparkle In His Eye