Musselburgh Races
Musselburgh
14:25
Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Silver Arrow Handicap
Musselburgh
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £19
Place: £4.10 £1.60 £3
Exacta: £119.10
Tricast: £602.06
Trifecta: £726.70
Non-Runners: Waleefy (self certificate, coughing)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Persuasion (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | David & Nicola Barron | 128 lbs | 18/1 | Won | Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - led over 1f out - kept on well (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Gweedore (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Katie Scott | 131 lbs | 4/1 | .75 | Led - headed over 2f out - soon rallied - pressed winner inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Diligent Resdev (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 126 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - headway and went third over 2f out - ran on(op 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Alzahir (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 135 lbs | 9/2 | 1 | Held up in rear - headway against rail over 2f out - went fourth over 1f out - stayed on(op 4/1 tchd 18/5) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Benacre (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 116 lbs | 100/30F | 3 | Prominent - in touch with leaders after 1f - no extra inside final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Lord Bertie (FR) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 132 lbs | 12/1 | 8 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - switched left over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Rockymountainway (GB) | 3 F | AVG | Charlie Fellowes | 127 lbs | 9/1 | 3.5 | Never better than midfield(op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 4 | Lexington Belle (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Alice Haynes | 130 lbs | 16/1 | 4.75 | Pressed leader - weakened over 2f out (jockey said filly had no more to give - having made the running)(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Dain Ma Nut In (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 125 lbs | 5/1 | .75 | Towards rear throughout (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than a post-race report from rider that gelding ran flat; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) |