2025-07-01 Musselburgh 16:00
Musselburgh

Alan Steel For Retirement Planning Handicap

Distance: 1m208y

Going: Good

Prize: £3,664

Runners: 9

Winning time: 1m 51.33s (slow by 1.43s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 6

5 Detective

J: P J McDonald T: Dianne Sayer

Age:9 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:61 SP:4/1F

Held up in rear - waiting for room 2f out - pushed along but bit short of room over 1f out - switched right and ran on well inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - comfortably(tchd 10/3)

2 ¾

2 Shine On Brendan

J: Kaiya Fraser T: Jim Goldie

Age:8 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:65 SP:14/1

In touch with leaders - led over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 16/1)

3 1¼ 2

6 Jewel Maker

J: David Allan T: Tim Easterby

Age:10 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:61 SP:9/2

Midfield - headway over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 6/1)

4 1½ 3½

3 Code Purple

J: Paul Mulrennan T: Ben Haslam

Age:6 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:63 SP:9/2

Pressed leader early - led after 1f - headed over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 4/1)

5 ½ 4

4 Sibyl Charm

J: David Nolan T: Iain Jardine

Age:5 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:63 SP:11/2

Slowly away - in rear - steady headway from 2f out - edged right but kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous (jockey said mare was slowly away)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1)

6 1 5

9 On The Bubble

J: Rhys Elliott(5) T: Gary Rutherford

Age:4 Weight:8st 4lbs

OR:46 SP:28/1

Prominent - outpaced over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 40/1)

7 nk 5¼

1 Etretat

J: Jason Hart T: Charlie Johnston

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:65 SP:5/1

Led early - headed and raced in second after 1f - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

8 2¼ 7½

7 Cougar

J: Mohammed Tabti(5) T: Iain Jardine

Age:6 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:60 SP:6/1

Held up in rear - outpaced 3f out - always behind(op 4/1)

9 2¾ 10¼

8 Chiefman

J: Amie Waugh(3) T: R Mike Smith

Age:4 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:60 SP:66/1

Midfield - hung right and raced awkwardly from over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 50/1 and tchd 80/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5

Tote place: £1.50 £3.60 £1.70

Exacta: £53.90

Trifecta: £296.60

Tricast: £262.10

CSF: £59.63