Musselburgh Races
Musselburgh
18:10
8 Million Stories Classic Nursery Handicap
Musselburgh
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £8.50
Place: £3 £2.10
Exacta: £29.80
Trifecta: £136.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Winchurch (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Michael Appleby | 133 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Towards rear - slightly hampered soon after start - ridden when headway over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - kept on(op 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Lady Luzon (IRE) | 2 F | AVG | David O'Meara | 135 lbs | 9/2 | .75 | In touch with leaders early - towards rear after 1f - headway but carried head awkwardly over 2f out - led narrowly over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Military Girl (IRE) | 3 F | AVG |
Rhys Elliott
(7)lbs
|
Michael Dods | 125 lbs | 6/1 | .75 | Prominent - pressed leaders over 2f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/2) | |
| 4th | 2 | Invincible Annice (IRE) | 3 F | AVG |
Sam Feilden
(7)lbs
|
K R Burke | 126 lbs | 4/1 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - bumped rival after 1f - headway when not clear run over 1f out - not clear run repeatedly inside final furlong - switched right but drifted right inside final 110yds - no impression (jockey said filly was denied a clear run inside final furlong)(op 9/2 tchd 7/2) | |
| 5th | 6 | Kitten In The Sky (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | Grant Tuer | 128 lbs | 18/1 | 4.5 | Led - soon switched to near side - disputed lead after 1f - weakened inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Music History (GB) | 2 F | AVG | Edward Bethell | 131 lbs | 11/8F | 4.5 | Took keen hold - awkward start - soon prominent - disputed lead after 1f - led over 2f out - headed over 1f out - soon hung left - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said filly ran too freely and stopped quickly)(tchd 6/4) |