18:22
Scots Association Musselburgh Gold Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 4, 2m2f28y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 6.65s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Cam Hardie
James Owen
Set the pace from the off - driven along and put under pressure inside final furlong - kept finding more to hold on clear
Callum Rodriguez
Edward Bethell
Sat behind leader early - travelling nicely with three furlongs left - pressed for the lead inside the final furlong - unable to quicken close home and held for second
Kaiya Fraser
Jim Goldie
Sluggish start - settled towards rear of the field - improved wide with driving late on - moved into third close home
Joe Fanning
Charlie Johnston
Settled midfield early - moved out and improved into contention around 8f out - driven approaching final two furlongs - drifted right and dropped away inside the last then edged out of third close home
Andrew Mullen
Stuart Coltherd
Sat just off the front group on the inner - drifted right under pressure 2f out - lost ground in the closing furlong to finish 5th
David Nolan
Tristan Davidson
Settled midpack and racing wide - urged for effort before fading three furlongs out - eventually well held in 6th
Amie Waugh (3)
Jim Goldie
Away tardily and unwilling to settle at the back - made up a little ground on the inner turning for home before angling to the rail - unable to reach the front runners late finished 7th
Connor Beasley
Dianne Sayer
Poor start - never involved - trailed home well beaten in 8th
Oisin McSweeney
Adrian Paul Keatley
Sat wide behind the front group - pushed along 3f out then lost touch - dropped well back and finished no threat
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.