Livescore Bet Handicap – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

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Livescore Bet Handicap

Date 2026-04-29

Distance 7f15y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 1m 28.14s (slow by 3.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	War Memorial (GB) Oliver Stammers · Lawrence Mullaney	100/30	Won
2nd	The Gay Blade (GB) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	9/2	0.3
3rd	Classy Clarets (IRE) Greg Fairley · Iain Jardine	12/1	2.25
4th	Filey Beach (IRE) Joanna Mason · Ruth Carr	6/4F	0.2
5th	Without Delay (IRE) William Pyle · Tracy Waggott	17/2	2.5
6th	Baby Rover (IRE) Darragh Keenan · Katie Scott	25/1	0.1
7th	Due Respect (IRE) Rhys Elliott · Gary Rutherford	18/1	0.3
8th	Approaching Dawn (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	28/1	3.25
9th	Bernie The Bear (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · Linda Perratt	40/1	4
10th	Invincible Melody (IRE) Rowan Scott · Ewan Whillans	16/1	.5
11th	Gimmieminnie (IRE) Zak Wheatley · Daragh Bourke	25/1	5

Runners (12)

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 (8)	Filey Beach Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	135	—	1200-8	55	64	50	19d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-21	11.3	0.44/1	7/4 36%
May have needed recent reappearance and did well over C&D last autumn
3 (10)	The Gay Blade Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	134	—	741141	54	68	61	9d	—	—	+7	24	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Has won three of last four on AW and escapes penalty for latest; C&D scorer
8 (11)	War Memorial Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Lawrence Mullaney	J:Oliver Stammers T:Lawrence Mullaney	129	—	9-0072	49	69	-	50d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Major step back in right direction when second latest; draw not ideal but still big player
7 (9)	Without Delay Chestnut J:William Pyle T:Tracy Waggott	J:William Pyle T:Tracy Waggott	131	—	6260-0	51	62	67	9d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Well treated on last summer's form but down the field on recent reappearance
5 (5)	Classy Clarets Grey J:Greg Fairley T:Iain Jardine	J:Greg Fairley T:Iain Jardine	133	—	766213	53	66	52	54d	—	—	+8	15.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
In good form on AW in recent months, including 6f win; just as good at 7f
2 (7)	Invincible Melody Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Ewan Whillans	J:Rowan Scott T:Ewan Whillans	134	tv	527970	54	62	66	19d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-3	3.8	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Well held at Thirsk this month on first run for Ewan Whillans, taking record to 0-23
4 (6)	Due Respect Bay J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Gary Rutherford	J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Gary Rutherford	133	—	71498-	53	63	61	227d	—	—	0	5.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Came good in visor last July but out of sorts after; headgear left off on return
9 (1)	Baby Rover Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Katie Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:Katie Scott	128	—	7420-9	48	66	53	21d	—	—	-3	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
6f win last summer but hard to draw any encouragement from recent reappearance
11 (12)	Gimmieminnie Bay J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Daragh Bourke	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Daragh Bourke	126	tp	000-49	46	60	57	9d	—	—	-3	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Fair start for new yard when fourth at Wolverhampton but well behind The Gay Blade since
12 (2)	Approaching Dawn Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	126	h	956-	46	59	-	156d	—	—	-3	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
No obvious promise last year but has basement mark for handicaps and needs betting check
10 (3)	Bernie The Bear Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	126	p	234806	46	63	48	9d	—	—	-2	1.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
All wins came on AW in 2023 and recent efforts don't suggest he'll snap losing run now
NR (4)	Ridgemaster Grey J:NON-RUNNER T:Simon Waugh	J:NON-RUNNER T:Simon Waugh	132	p	901-80	52	-	-	9d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
66-1 surprise win on Newcastle yard debut but well held there twice since; cheekpieces on

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Filey Beach	13/8	7/4	7/4
The Gay Blade	4/1	7/2	4/1
War Memorial	4/1	9/2	4/1
Without Delay	7/1	13/2	13/2
Classy Clarets	12/1	11/1	11/1
Invincible Melody	14/1	14/1	12/1
Due Respect	18/1	16/1	16/1
Baby Rover	28/1	25/1	25/1
Gimmieminnie	28/1	25/1	28/1
Approaching Dawn	28/1	28/1	28/1
Bernie The Bear	40/1	33/1	33/1
Ridgemaster	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

The Gay Blade

OR: 1 Form: 18 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Classy Clarets

15.4

OR: 0.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

3rd

Filey Beach

11.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

Due Respect

5.2

OR: 0.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.5

18/1

War Memorial

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Invincible Melody

3.8

OR: 1 Form: 1 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Without Delay

3.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Bernie The Bear

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Baby Rover

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Gimmieminnie

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Approaching Dawn

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ridgemaster

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Filey Beach	55	64	50
The Gay Blade	54	68	61
Invincible Melody	54	62	66
Classy Clarets	53	66	52
Due Respect	53	63	61
Ridgemaster	52	—	—
Without Delay	51	62	67
War Memorial	49	69	—
Baby Rover	48	66	53
Gimmieminnie	46	60	57
Approaching Dawn	46	59	—
Bernie The Bear	46	63	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Gay Blade	9d ago	Quick return
Without Delay	9d ago	Quick return
Gimmieminnie	9d ago	Quick return
Bernie The Bear	9d ago	Quick return
Ridgemaster	9d ago	Quick return
Filey Beach	19d ago	Fit
Invincible Melody	19d ago	Fit
Baby Rover	21d ago	Fit
War Memorial	50d ago	Fresh
Classy Clarets	54d ago	Fresh
Approaching Dawn	156d ago	Long break
Due Respect	227d ago	Long break