July 03 / 15.00 Musselburgh

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Good

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  • Prize money: £3402.1
  • 1m 4f 104y
  • Class 6
  • 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

11/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 350942

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Yet to win (0-15) but back in better form since fitted with blinkers (has worn a hood, cheekpieces, and a visor previously); headed inside the final furlong when runner-up at Beverley (1m4f, good to firm) last week; obvious chance from a 1lb lower mark.
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1st

4

(9)

2nd Sep 2024

Good

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

16:30 Windsor

Escarpment

9st 10lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Michael Appleby

midfield, headway over 2f out, led narrowly and ridden over 1f out, kept on well final 110yds

7/1

5th

4

(2)

18th Jul 2024

Soft

1m 3f 179y

Class 6

15:45 Leicester

Escarpment

9st 8lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Michael Appleby

Finally off the mark at the 16th attempt at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) 15 days ago; 3lb higher and closely matched with Lincoln Rockstar on previous Beverley running; shouldn't be far away.

3/1

5/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 740313 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Won for the first time on turf at Ayr (1m5f, good) last month, a form line which has been franked by third-placed Red Force One; ran to a similar level when a close third at Hamilton subsequently; likely to play another major role under Mohammed Tabti.
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5th

9

(2)

28th Apr 2026

Standard

2m 0f 102y

Class 6

16:35 Southwell (AW)

Crystal Guard

9st 2lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Iain Jardine

Dual 1m4f winner on Tapeta elsewhere; placed three times from six starts over this sort of trip on Tapeta and could make the frame from just 2lb above his last winning mark.

12/1

6th

8

(2)

6th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

16:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Crystal Guard

8st 12lb

J: David Probert

T: Iain Jardine

No AW win since January 2023 (Newcastle, 12.5f); managed to score at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) last July but fortunes dipped markedly towards the end of the turf season; more than enough to prove after layoff.

16/1

5

(1)

1st Oct 2025

Good

1m 5f 216y

Class 6

16:38 Musselburgh

Crystal Guard

9st 2lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Won here (12.4f, good) in July and respectable efforts in next two runs but his form nosedived at Hamilton last month; has something to prove again after that and he needs to bounce back; stablemate of Elemental Eye.

12/1

Form: 009-69 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
C&D winner (classified race) last July; largely poor form since, trailing in last of nine at Redcar (1m6f, good to firm; 22-1) most recently; difficult to consider.
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10th

3

(5)

26th Aug 2024

Good

1m 1f 170y

Class 6

16:55 Ripon

Odd Venture

9st 9lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Not proving the easiest to catch right this season and he beat only one in 1m4f classified event at Musselburgh 34 days ago; others appeal more.

12/1

7th

6

(4)

23rd Jul 2024

Good

1m 4f 104y

Class 6

15:15 Musselburgh

Odd Venture

9st 9lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Has a poor strike-rate but one of his wins came in this race last year (good) and he was a fair third in a C&D handicap (good) last time; effective on slow ground earlier in career; firmly in calculations this afternoon.

3/1

OUR TIP

5/1

Form: -37846 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
More productive on AW (4-20) than on turf (1-17); placed over this trip at Newcastle in April, but has failed to match that level of form in four subsequent starts, fading tamely out of contention in the Ripon Ladies Derby (1m4f, good to soft) a fortnight ago.
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10th

8

(8)

4th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

16:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Peripeteia

9st 3lb

J: Joe Fanning

T: Philip Kirby

C&D winner but she came in last of six here two weeks ago; others appeal more.

8/1

10th

8

(8)

4th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

16:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Peripeteia

9st 3lb

J: Joe Fanning

T: Philip Kirby

C&D winner but she came in last of six here two weeks ago; others appeal more.

8/1

6th

6

(7)

21st Oct 2024

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Peripeteia

9st 4lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Philip Kirby

raced wide early, prominent, weakened over 2f out

3/1

7/1

Form: 34266-

Last run: 231 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
26-race maiden; placed three times over hurdles earlier this year, going closest at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft; runner-up, beaten 7l); seems to handle Musselburgh (runner-up over C&D last summer) but others have stronger overall claims.
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8

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

14:07 Sedgefield

Trailblazer

11st 6lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Adam Nicol

Made all to score by 13l over C&D (good) in April and has remained in good form since; current mark is workable; ought to give this a good shot.

6/1

7

13th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:08 Perth

Trailblazer

10st 4lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Adam Nicol

Sometimes races a bit too freely but made all to win by 13l at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) in April and has performed fairly well on all three outings since (2m-2m1f); worth another crack at 2m4f; probably won't be far away.

5/1

8

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:47 Perth

Trailblazer

11st 3lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Adam Nicol

Sometimes races a bit too freely but made all to score by 13l at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) in April and has also performed well on both subsequent outings (once over C&D); refitted cheekpieces are the headgear of choice today; probably won't be far away.

12/1

Form: 07600-

Last run: 308 days

W: 9st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Longstanding maiden; has struggled in three starts over hurdles this year, tending to jump poorly; hooded for return to the Flat; best to look elsewhere.
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4th

7

(3)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 217y

Class 5

13:50 Musselburgh

Star Of Markinch

8st 4lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Gary Rutherford

0-44 under all codes (including three points); gave pretty good account when fourth of nine here (1m4f, good) two starts ago and will be fine over today's trip but can't be recommended from 10lb out of the weights.

50/1

4th

7

(3)

21st May 2026

Good

1m 7f 217y

Class 6

14:20 Musselburgh

Star Of Markinch

9st 11lb

J: Miss Emma J Brown

T: Gary Rutherford

Longstanding maiden; effective at the track and ran creditably over 1m4f here last week; still looks opposable for win purposes.

33/1

4th

9

(8)

29th Apr 2026

Good

1m 4f 104y

Class 6

14:40 Musselburgh

Star Of Markinch

8st 5lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Gary Rutherford

Placed several times (including C&D) but this 10yo remains a longstanding maiden and failed to beat a rival on her Newcastle reappearance seven weeks ago.

16/1

Form: 900/9-

Last run: 533 days

W: 9st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Six-race maiden; offered little for Ali Stronge, beaten 29l in a 1m4f classified stakes at Kempton in early 2023 when last seen; market helpful on first run for Lucinda Russell.
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6th

5

(1)

13th Mar 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Our Noble Lord

9st 9lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Lucinda Russell

held up in rear

10/1

8th

8

(8)

25th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

16:04 Newcastle (AW)

Our Noble Lord

9st 0lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Lucinda Russell

Placed at 50-1 in a classified event at Ayr (1m2f, good to soft) last August, but he's struggled here (1m/1m2f) in his last three runs and record now stands at 0-11; opposable.

10/1

8th

8

(8)

25th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

16:04 Newcastle (AW)

Our Noble Lord

9st 0lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Lucinda Russell

Placed at 50-1 in a classified event at Ayr (1m2f, good to soft) last August, but he's struggled here (1m/1m2f) in his last three runs and record now stands at 0-11; opposable.

10/1

Non-runners

Penelopes Sister

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £6.90
Straight Forecast £6.92
Tricast £43.43
Trifecta £46.70

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Penelope's Sister

SPOTLIGHT:

Escarpment

Daily Mail:

Crystal Guard

POSTDATA:

Escarpment

D Express:

Escarpment

The Sun:

Escarpment

The Times:

Penelope's Sister

Telegraph:

Penelope's Sister

The Guardian:

Penelope's Sister

Daily Mirror:

Penelope's Sister

The Star:

Penelope's Sister

Daily Record:

Penelope's Sister