August 11 / 16.53 Musselburgh

16.53

Good

Champagne Pommery Rose Magnum Handicap

  • Prize money: £4187.2
  • 1m 0f 208y
  • Class 6
  • 12 runners
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Champagne Pommery Rose Magnum Handicap

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £11.00
  • Place: £2.90

Form: 619342 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Returned from three-month break with creditable second on Tapeta at Newcastle (1m) a fortnight ago but needs to prove she can transfer that form to turf (unplaced all ten starts on grass).
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7th

6

(11)

30th Aug 2023

Good

0m 7f 33y

Class 6

16:00 Musselburgh

Non Mollare

9st 4lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Daragh Bourke

Runner-up at Newcastle (1m, AW) last month then won comfortably here (1m1f, good) three weeks ago; the drop back in trip seems a likely negative but she went close over 7f on AW in February and is entitled to respect given how well she took to the course last time on her first visit here.

13/2

1st

9

(12)

11th Aug 2023

Good

1m 0f 208y

Class 6

16:53 Musselburgh

Non Mollare

9st 3lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Daragh Bourke

Returned from three-month break with creditable second on Tapeta at Newcastle (1m) a fortnight ago but needs to prove she can transfer that form to turf (unplaced all ten starts on grass).

7/1

2nd

5

(9)

29th Jul 2023

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Non Mollare

9st 7lb

J: Ben Curtis

T: Daragh Bourke

in touch with leaders towards near side, headway and went second 2f out, chased clear leader over 1f out, kept on final 110yds, no match for winner

13/2

5/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 607543

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
0-17 on turf but ran big race when fourth over C&D (good) last month and backed up that performance with good third at Doncaster (1m, soft) a fortnight later; shortlisted.
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1st

6

(12)

28th Sep 2023

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

War Defender

9st 9lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Made all for first turf win 12 days ago (1m); dual Fibresand winner on this track but for whatever reason he hasn't run up to his best in three C&D starts, most recently off this mark in June.

4/1

1st

1

(5)

16th Sep 2023

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

15:42 Musselburgh

War Defender

9st 11lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

took keen hold, made all, going easily 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, faced challenge final 110yds, all out

13/8

10/1

  • Place: £2.60

Form: 84-363

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Pulled up over hurdles in May, after a layoff, but placed over 1m on two of three starts since returned to the Flat, more recently at Ayr (good to soft) last month; has 0-21 career strike-rate but holds each-way claims.
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7

(4)

9th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

16:20 Catterick

Propagation

8st 10lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Dianne Sayer

Longstanding maiden who has been tried over a variety of distances; steps up in trip here but hard to fancy.

16/1

5th

11

(8)

1st Jul 2025

Good

1m 4f 104y

Class 6

14:30 Musselburgh

Propagation

9st 0lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Dianne Sayer

Has form over a variety of distances, so stepping back up from 1m seems unlikely to be an issue; however, he's one of several longstanding maidens in the field.

20/1

10

(6)

16th Jun 2025

Soft

0m 7f 173y

Class 6

15:45 Carlisle

Propagation

8st 4lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Dianne Sayer

31-race maiden; has been placed nine times and is on a good mark; well beaten after a break when tried at 1m4f last time; may fare better down in trip but hard to fancy.

20/1

8/1

Form: 64-552

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Has modest 3-44 strike-rate but lost out only by a head in amateur riders' race at Nottingham (1m2f, good) last month and is perhaps lucky to have escaped a nudge up the weights for that effort.
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2nd

10

(1)

15th Apr 2026

Good

1m 4f 23y

Class 6

17:45 Beverley

Irv

8st 9lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Micky Hammond

Course winner in 2022 who last won at Pontefract (also 1m2f, good to firm) in June 2024; 50-1 when beaten 10l on his comeback in a Wolverhampton classified (1m4f, AW) in January; others look safer.

33/1

7th

4

(3)

16th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Irv

9st 9lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Runner-up in a Catterick handicap (1m4f, good to soft) in July but he finished down the field in his final three runs during the summer; has won when fresh in the past but his last success was 19 months ago and this veteran is 1-14 on AW.

25/1

7th

4

(7)

29th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Irv

9st 6lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Well treated on his wins at Wolverhampton (9.5f, Tapeta) and Pontefract (1m2f, good to firm) last year; second of seven from 5lb out of the weights at Catterick (1m4f, good to soft) last month, but modest otherwise this year; not quite sure what to expect.

12/1

Form: 222727 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on four of his six starts since early June, twice over 1m here, but ought to have coped better with the soft ground when safely held at Ayr 11 days ago and younger rivals appeal more for win purposes.
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9th

9

(10)

2nd Oct 2024

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

16:40 Musselburgh

Chinese Spirit

9st 3lb

J: Tommie Jakes

T: Linda Perratt

Three-time Musselburgh winner (1m-1m1f; beat Tacitus by a neck last August); mostly struggling this season, albeit did shape a bit better when fifth (beaten 2l) to Zumaaty and Temper Trap at Hamilton last week; stablemate of Onthebunny.

25/1

5th

9

(4)

23rd Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 68y

Class 6

13:48 Hamilton

Chinese Spirit

9st 0lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Linda Perratt

Two-time course winner who has run the odd fair race this season but this 10yo is 0-11 in 2024 and has been soundly beaten the last twice.

25/1

8th

8

(3)

14th Sep 2024

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

16:10 Musselburgh

Chinese Spirit

9st 0lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Linda Perratt

Veteran with nine wins to his name, latest of them over C&D (patiently ridden; led near finish) in August 2023, but 0-10 this season and he was well held on his most recent outing.

20/1

OUR TIP

8/1

Form: 341484

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Just a respectable fourth at Ripon (1m, good) last month but has quickly dropped back down to the mark from which he gained a narrow win at Redcar (1m, good to firm) in May, and has a possibilities if suited by today's step up in trip.
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5th

12

(8)

13th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 100y

Class 5

15:42 Beverley

Makalu

9st 0lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Four wins last year included one over C&D; made a winning return at Southwell (1m, AW) in March but well beaten back on turf twice since; not quite sure what to expect.

16/1

5th

12

(8)

13th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 100y

Class 5

15:42 Beverley

Makalu

9st 0lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Four wins last year included one over C&D; made a winning return at Southwell (1m, AW) in March but well beaten back on turf twice since; not quite sure what to expect.

16/1

11th

14

(4)

3rd May 2025

Good

0m 7f 218y

Class 5

17:30 Thirsk

Makalu

9st 1lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Ruth Carr

Reappeared with a win at Southwell (1m, AW) in March but then ran badly behind Jez Bomb and three more of these over C&D 11 days ago.

11/1

12/1

Form: 752338

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Made the frame three consecutive times on turf in June (7f-8.3f) and didn't run badly on Tapeta last week; probably won't be far away but may find others better handicapped.
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7th

8

(2)

19th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

15:14 Newcastle (AW)

Cosa Sara

9st 3lb

J: David Egan

T: Jim Goldie

Scored at Ayr (7f) in September but her form has nosedived; last of 12 over C&D last month and has something to prove.

20/1

12th

6

(9)

17th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Cosa Sara

9st 7lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Fifth turf win when successful over Ayr's 7f last month; not so good since and her record on the AW (0-9) hardly bodes well.

12/1

6th

7

(5)

3rd Oct 2023

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

13:42 Ayr

Cosa Sara

8st 9lb

J: William Pyle

T: Jim Goldie

took keen hold, held up in rear, no impression from over 2f out

9/1

4/1

Form: 312332 BF

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Rallied well for narrow win at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) in May, his second start for Michael Dods, and has made the frame off today's mark on all four subsequent turf starts (1m-1m3f); likely contender again.
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5th

6

(1)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

19:45 Ffos Las

Fifty Sent

9st 8lb

J: Zoe Lewis

T: Thomas Faulkner

Two runs here include soft-ground C&D defeat of Bobby Dassler in August; also landed a pair of 1m AW classified events at Southwell in March and wasn't disgraced returned to turf handicaps on his last two starts; not ruled out.

12/1

5th

3

(5)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

19:25 Chepstow

Fifty Sent

9st 7lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Thomas Faulkner

Returned to form when winning two classified events at Southwell (1m) in March but he's been well held back in handicaps in his last two runs; didn't run badly at Nottingham (8.3f, good) in April but that took his turf record to 1-18.

4/1

Form: 907-32

Last run: 3 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Back from layoff with two good runs in a visor this summer, more recently when second at Ripon (1m, soft) on Tuesday; will also be suited by today's trip-and-ground combination; respected.
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9th

10

(8)

20th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

1m 2f 1y

Class 6

17:38 Redcar

Jewel Of Kabeir

10st 1lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

15-race maiden with plenty of solid runs this term but latest was not one of them; probably acts on soft; peak efforts over a bit shorter.

16/1

8th

8

(1)

6th Oct 2023

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

Jewel Of Kabeir

9st 2lb

J: Dale Swift

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Still a maiden but has proved largely consistent this term and ran creditably over C&D on Monday; again has place possibilities.

7/1

3rd

1

(9)

2nd Oct 2023

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Jewel Of Kabeir

9st 9lb

J: Dale Swift

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Regressive maiden who's been running consistently on turf; stays further and the chances are she'll need plenty of pushing again but she's capable at this level if things pan out her way.

10/1

33/1

Form: 69766-

Last run: 255 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Won in US in 2021 (1m, firm) but yet to be placed after four British starts (6f-7f), and not seen since November; not the obvious answer; blinkers removed; tongue-tie refitted.
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15th

12

(3)

18th Aug 2023

Good

1m 4f 8y

Class 6

19:45 Thirsk

Mollies Hope

9st 4lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Andrew Crook

Winless since US claimer score in 2021 (1m, firm), and offered little on last week's return run; 1m4f trip asks a new question.

100/1

10th

11

(5)

11th Aug 2023

Good

1m 0f 208y

Class 6

16:53 Musselburgh

Mollies Hope

8st 13lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Andrew Crook

Won in US in 2021 (1m, firm) but yet to be placed after four British starts (6f-7f), and not seen since November; not the obvious answer; blinkers removed; tongue-tie refitted.

33/1

Form: 000P-0

Last run: 38 days

W: 8st 9lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Yet to show any worthwhile form under rules and can't be recommended from a long way out of the weights.
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11th

12

(7)

11th Aug 2023

Good

1m 0f 208y

Class 6

16:53 Musselburgh

Talk Of Charlotte

8st 9lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford

Yet to show any worthwhile form under rules and can't be recommended from a long way out of the weights.

100/1

10th

11

(1)

4th Jul 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 7y

Class 6

16:52 Hamilton

Talk Of Charlotte

9st 0lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford

held up in rear, always behind

66/1

12/1

Form: -51895

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Bounced back quickly from a poor run when respectable fifth at Ayr (1m, good to soft) last month and is now 2lb below the mark he overcame on Tapeta in February but has become somewhat unreliable and others appeal more.
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3

(8)

18th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 1f 35y

Class 6

14:15 Hamilton

Zumaaty

9st 3lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Jim Goldie

Course win last September off this mark (8.3f, good to soft); never a threat over that trip here last month but he's a possible reviver in a race lacking depth.

10/1

12

(12)

16th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 68y

Class 6

20:25 Hamilton

Zumaaty

8st 10lb

J: Lauren Young

T: Jim Goldie

Just 1lb higher than when winning over C&D (good to soft) last September; rarely seen on fast ground and although he has run well on it, he seems to needs a softer surface these days.

16/1

12

(12)

16th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 68y

Class 6

20:25 Hamilton

Zumaaty

8st 10lb

J: Lauren Young

T: Jim Goldie

Just 1lb higher than when winning over C&D (good to soft) last September; rarely seen on fast ground and although he has run well on it, he seems to needs a softer surface these days.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta £64.20
Straight Forecast £46.58
Tricast £293.19
Trifecta £393.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Fifty Sent

POSTDATA:

Irv

RP RATINGS:

War Defender

Daily Record:

Jewel Of Kabeir

The Times:

Cosa Sara

Telegraph:

Fifty Sent

Daily Mail:

Fifty Sent

Daily Mirror:

Fifty Sent

The Sun:

Fifty Sent

The Guardian:

War Defender

D Express:

Irv

The Star:

Irv