Musselburgh

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Celebrating Musselburgh Festival 2023 Nursery Handicap

Date 2023-07-25
Distance 5f1y
Class Class 5
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 2yo
Prize £4,187
Winning Time 1m 0.58s (slow by 3.18s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Indication Spirit (IRE)
11/8F Won
2nd
Travel Candy (IRE)
6/1 0.3
3rd
Be Here Now (GB)
10/1 .5
4th
Lochaber (GB)
17/2 1
5th 12/1 .5
6th
Torvar (IRE)
17/2 0.1
7th
Tees Douge (FR)
11/2 0.05
8th 22/1 3.75
9th
Riverview Law (GB)
40/1 5

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
1 (3)
Indication Spirit
Bay
J:Clifford Lee
T:K R Burke
J:Clifford Lee
T:K R Burke
135 21
68
75
63
20d -6
29.4
0.34/1
11/8
42%
C&D winner on his second start and this initial mark should be manageable
3 (1)
Travel Candy
Bay
J:Harry Russell(3)
T:Brian Ellison
J:Harry Russell(3)
T:Brian Ellison
134 76131
67
74
52
13d +12
25
1.38/1
11/2
15%
Catterick winner and effectively 2lb higher with Harry Russell claiming 3lb
2 (9)
Torvar
Chestnut
J:Daniel Tudhope
T:David Omeara
J:Daniel Tudhope
T:David Omeara
135 545
68
71
54
57d -6
8.5
1.38/1
11/2
15%
Improved fifth in his final novice and that's something to build on now into nurseries
4 (8)
Tees Douge
Bay
J:Connor Murtagh
T:Adrian Nicholls
J:Connor Murtagh
T:Adrian Nicholls
134 p 02463
67
73
51
13d +1
11.8
1.88/1
15/2
12%
Favourite for Travel Candy's nursery at Catterick and wasn't helped by a sluggish start
6 (6)
Moyola
Bay
J:Paul Mulrennan
T:Lucinda Russell
J:Paul Mulrennan
T:Lucinda Russell
132 t 836
65
71
59
55d -1
8.5
2.00/1
9
11%
Interesting on his middle qualifying run and now goes in a tongue-tie
5 (5)
Lochaber
Bay
J:Pierre-Louis Jamin(3)
T:K R Burke
J:Pierre-Louis Jamin(3)
T:K R Burke
132 h 4465
65
73
56
13d -2
6.1
2.75/1
12
8%
Ended up with too much to do when behind a couple of these at Catterick
8 (2)
Mehigburn
Bay
J:Jason Hart
T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray
J:Jason Hart
T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray
130 656
63
73
56
10d -1
4.9
5.25/1
22
5%
Best effort to date was his fifth on the AW (5f) and only seven ran that day
7 (4)
Be Here Now
Bay
J:Andrew Mullen
T:Nigel Tinkler
J:Andrew Mullen
T:Nigel Tinkler
131 869
64
72
56
27d +1
4.5
6.00/1
25
4%
Nurseries were always going to be more like it and there could be some improvement lurking
9 (7)
Riverview Law
Bay
J:William Pyle(7)
T:Grant Tuer
J:William Pyle(7)
T:Grant Tuer
123 270
56
72
50
13d +2
4.7
9.75/1
40
3%
Hasn't progressed from a decent debut but that's not done her mark any harm
Horse bet365 Coral
Indication Spirit
11/8 11/8
Travel Candy
11/2 5
Torvar
11/2 5
Tees Douge
7 15/2
Moyola
15/2 9
Lochaber
11 12
Mehigburn
22 22
Be Here Now
22 25
Riverview Law
40 33

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Indication Spirit
29.4
OR: 4.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 11.4
11/8
2nd Travel Candy
25
OR: 4.3 Form: 17.1 Odds: 3.6
11/2
3rd Tees Douge
11.8
OR: 4.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 3.1
15/2
4 Torvar
8.5
OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4
11/2
5 Moyola
8.5
OR: 3.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7
9
6 Lochaber
6.1
OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4
12
7 Mehigburn
4.9
OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6
22
8 Riverview Law
4.7
OR: 1.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.7
40
9 Be Here Now
4.5
OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1
25

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Indication Spirit
68
75
63
Torvar
68
71
54
Travel Candy
67
74
52
Tees Douge
67
73
51
Moyola
65
71
59
Lochaber
65
73
56
Be Here Now
64
72
56
Mehigburn
63
73
56
Riverview Law
56
72
50

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Mehigburn 10d ago Quick return
Travel Candy 13d ago Quick return
Tees Douge 13d ago Quick return
Lochaber 13d ago Quick return
Riverview Law 13d ago Quick return
Indication Spirit 20d ago Fit
Be Here Now 27d ago Fit
Moyola 55d ago Fresh
Torvar 57d ago Fresh