Musselburgh Races
Musselburgh
17:05
Hutcheon Mearns Handicap
Musselburgh
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 6
Surface: Turf
Win: £6.70
Place: £1.70 £2 £3.40
Exacta: £42.50
Tricast: £418.85
Trifecta: £406.30
Non-Runners: Golden Rainbow (self certificate, stiff), Pockley (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Royal Duke (GB) | 4 G | AVG |
Rhys Elliott
(5)lbs
|
R Mike Smith | 122 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Slowly away - in rear - nudged along early - still plenty to do over 1f out - soon ridden - headway inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - kept on - always doing enough(op 13/2 tchd 5/1) | |
| 2nd | 2 | Orbital Chime (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Katie Scott | 135 lbs | 13/2 | 0.3 | Midfield - waiting for room over 1f out - headway when hampered inside final furlong - kept on inside final 110yds - just held(op 8/1 and tchd 17/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Happier (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Amie Waugh
(3)lbs
|
Tim Easterby | 128 lbs | 12/1 | .75 | Pressed leaders - ridden and wandered around from over 1f out - pressed leaders inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 14/1 and tchd 16/1) | |
| 4th | 4 | Irish Dancer (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Harry Smith
(7)lbs
|
Declan Carroll | 122 lbs | 20/1 | 2.25 | Led narrowly on far side of group - shaken up over 1f out - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 14/1) | |
| 5th | 5 | Zuffolo (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Michael Dods | 128 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | Pressed leader - going easily over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 13/2) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Araifjan (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Michael Herrington | 118 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Never better than midfield(op 20/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Thunderstorm Katie (GB) | 4 F | AVG | Jim Goldie | 127 lbs | 13/8F | 0.05 | In rear - switched right and headway over 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/4 tchd 11/8) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Match Play (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Paul Midgley | 135 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Never better than midfield(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 9th | 11 | Blackcurrent (GB) | 9 G | Poor |
Shay Farmer
(7)lbs
|
Alan Brown | 110 lbs | 20/1 | 3.25 | Pressed leaders against near rail - pushed along halfway - weakened over 1f out(op 33/1 and tchd 40/1) |