2025-07-01 Musselburgh 14:30
Musselburgh

Alan Steel For Independent Financial Advice Handicap

Distance: 1m4f104y

Going: Good

Prize: £3,664

Runners: 11

Winning time: 2m 43.24s (slow by 5.44s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 6

8 Crystal Guard

J: Mohammed Tabti(5) T: Iain Jardine

Age:7 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:46 SP:7/1

Midfield - pushed along and steady headway from 3f out - ridden and pressed leaders when bumped rival final 110yds - soon led - kept on well(tchd 13/2)

2 1¾

2 Made All

J: Oisin Orr T: Sam England

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:55 SP:EvensF

Towards rear - hampered after 3f - steady headway from 4f out - pressed leader 2f out - led over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 5/6)

3 ¾ 2½

3 Falcon Nine

J: Jason Hart T: Iain Jardine

Age:5 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:54 SP:13/2

Midfield - rushed up to lead 6f out - increased tempo and went clear 5f out - reduced lead 3f out - headed over 1f out - weakening when bumped final 110yds(op 9/1)

4 3 5½

1 Dwindling Funds

J: Paul Mulrennan T: Jim Goldie

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:55 SP:40/1

Led - headed 6f out - lost position 3f out - rallied 2f out - hung left and weakened inside final furlong(op 33/1)

5 ¾ 6¼

11 Propagation

J: P J McDonald T: Dianne Sayer

Age:7 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:46 SP:28/1

Held up in rear - bit short of room 2f out - hung left and kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous(tchd 33/1)

6 1½ 7¾

4 Parish Record

J: Tom Eaves T: Donald Whillans

Age:4 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:52 SP:50/1

Prominent - outpaced 3f out - weakened 1f out(op 40/1)

7 1¾ 9½

9 Paco's Pride

J: Andrew Mullen T: Daragh Bourke

Age:5 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:46 SP:16/1

In touch with leaders - outpaced 3f out - weakened 1f out(tchd 18/1)

8 1 10½

6 National Question

J: Rhys Elliott(5) T: Adam Nicol

Age:5 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:47 SP:9/1

In touch with leaders - brief headway 3f out - bit short of room over 2f out - weakened 1f out(op 8/1)

9 1 11½

7 Yakhabar

J: Billy Garritty T: Liam Bailey

Age:6 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:47 SP:12/1

Held up in rear - switched left and brief headway on outer over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)

10 24 35½

10 Star Of Markinch

J: Amie Waugh(3) T: Gary Rutherford

Age:9 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:46 SP:40/1

In touch with leaders - outpaced and dropped to rear over 2f out - lost touch over 1f out(op 25/1)

5 Krissy

J: Kaiya Fraser T: Jim Goldie

Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:51 SP:8/1

Prominent - looked to go wrong on turn and pulled up quickly after 3f - lame (vet said filly was lame right-hind)(op 10/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £8

Tote place: £2 £1.10 £2.10

Exacta: £22.20

Trifecta: £86.20

Tricast: £51.92

CSF: £14.45