Musselburgh

Edinburgh Cup Handicap

Distance: 1m208y
Going: Good To Firm
Prize: £25,770
Runners: 8
Winning time: 1m 50.58s (slow by 0.68s)
Age: 3yo
Class: Class 2
1
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 92
SP: 4/1
In touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - ridden and challenging over 1f out - led narrowly towards finish(op 9/2)
2 nse
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 2lbs
OR: 85
SP: 100/30
Slowly away - towards rear - headway on outer from 3f out - challenging over 1f out - hung right but led narrowly inside final furlong - soon ridden - just failed(tchd 4/1)
3
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 4lbs
OR: 87
SP: 11/1
Raced in second - ridden and led narrowly over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 12/1)
4 ¾
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 11lbs
OR: 80
SP: 7/1
Held up in midfield - some headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
5 3
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 8lbs
OR: 77
SP: 9/4F
Led at fast pace - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 5/2 tchd 2/1)
6
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 6lbs
OR: 75
SP: 25/1
Stumbled start and slowly away - took keen hold - in rear - never on terms (jockey said gelding stumbled leaving the stalls)(op 18/1)
7 7 13½
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 86
SP: 40/1
In touch with leaders - weakened 3f out(op 28/1)
8 11 24½
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 12lbs
OR: 81
SP: 6/1
Dwelt start - towards rear - weakened and eased over 1f out (jockey said that he felt something amiss; vet had nothing to report)(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5
Tote place: £1.80 £1.60 £3.20
Exacta: £20.50
Trifecta: £158.90
Tricast: £135.61
CSF: £17.93