Edinburgh Rugby Handicap – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

14:40

Edinburgh Rugby Handicap

Date 2026-04-29

Distance 1m4f104y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Weather Clear

Temp 2.5°C

Wind 2mph SE

Rain 0%

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (1)	As Fast As Wind Chestnut J:Rowan Scott T:Tristan Davidson	J:Rowan Scott T:Tristan Davidson	135	—	9/514-	63	78	65	—	—	—	-33	23.3	0.17/1	4/6 60%
In good form over hurdles since joining this yard and bold show likely back on the Flat
2 (7)	Cougar b/br J:Cara Tuke(7) T:Iain Jardine	J:Cara Tuke(7) T:Iain Jardine	133	b	6811-0	61	73	64	11d	—	—	-8	7.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won twice in blinkers last autumn; no blinkers when well held on return but back on now
3 (2)	Glasses Up Chestnut J:Clifford Lee T:R Mike Smith	J:Clifford Lee T:R Mike Smith	130	p	45080-	58	77	77	184d	—	—	-4	4.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Hit form last spring but has never won first time up in his long career
4 (5)	Sycamore Gap Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Stephen Hanlon	J:Oliver Stammers T:Stephen Hanlon	128	—	221/58	56	75	-	14d	—	—	-5	3.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Hasn't shown enough in two AW outings back from an absence to fancy his chances here
7 (6)	Lieutenant Lily Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	124	—	90-969	52	73	76	32d	—	—	-4	2.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Some promise for new yard when sixth at Newcastle but well held at Southwell since
6 (4)	Blondina Chestnut J:Ben Robinson T:Adam Nicol	J:Ben Robinson T:Adam Nicol	124	—	5/908-	52	71	71	—	—	—	-3	1.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Modest maiden on Flat in Ireland and well held in three hurdles for current yard
5 (3)	Gallus Norman Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	127	—	785-	55	64	49	270d	—	—	-2	2.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Well held in bumpers and on Flat but more chance now handicapping; check betting
8 (9)	Falaise Blanc Bay J:Greg Fairley T:Katie Scott	J:Greg Fairley T:Katie Scott	119	p	227-00	47	74	61	16d	—	—	-3	1.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won off similar mark on AW in 2025 but well held both starts this year; new headgear
9 (8)	Star Of Markinch Bay J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Gary Rutherford	J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Gary Rutherford	117	—	2457-0	45	72	64	49d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Placed over C&D but is a longstanding maiden and failed to beat a rival on reappearance

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
As Fast As Wind	8/13	4/7	4/6
Cougar	5/1	5/1	9/2
Glasses Up	12/1	10/1	10/1
Sycamore Gap	11/1	9/1	9/1
Lieutenant Lily	16/1	14/1	14/1
Blondina	18/1	16/1	18/1
Gallus Norman	25/1	20/1	20/1
Falaise Blanc	22/1	22/1	22/1
Star Of Markinch	66/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

As Fast As Wind

23.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 20

4/6

2nd

Cougar

7.2

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Glasses Up

4.1

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Sycamore Gap

3.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Gallus Norman

2.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

25/1

Lieutenant Lily

2.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Blondina

1.9

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Falaise Blanc

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Star Of Markinch

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
As Fast As Wind	63	78	65
Cougar	61	73	64
Glasses Up	58	77	77
Sycamore Gap	56	75	—
Gallus Norman	55	64	49
Lieutenant Lily	52	73	76
Blondina	52	71	71
Falaise Blanc	47	74	61
Star Of Markinch	45	72	64

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cougar	11d ago	Quick return
Sycamore Gap	14d ago	Fit
Falaise Blanc	16d ago	Fit
Lieutenant Lily	32d ago	Fit
Star Of Markinch	49d ago	Fresh
Glasses Up	184d ago	Long break
Gallus Norman	270d ago	Long break
As Fast As Wind	—	—
Blondina	—	—

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
As Fast As Wind	Class Class 4	Class Rise

Compared to each horse's most recent recorded run. 0 drops, 1 rise.