Musselburgh Races
Musselburgh
16:00
Portobello Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Musselburgh
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025
Distance: 2m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £5
Place: £2.10 £2.40 £1.10
Exacta: £25.60
Tricast: £76.63
Trifecta: £108.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Paper Doll (IRE) | 5 M | AVG | Tristan Davidson | 132 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Took keen hold - midfield - headway on outer from over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on well(op 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Simple Star (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dianne Sayer | 132 lbs | 6/1 | 1.25 | Slowly away - travelled strongly - in rear - headway from 3f out - soon on outer - went second and kept on inside final 110yds(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Bashful Boy (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Elizabeth Gale
(5)lbs
|
David Pipe | 130 lbs | 11/4F | 2.25 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway to lead under 2f out - drifted right and headed inside final furlong - lost second inside final 110yds(op 10/3) | |
| 4th | 8 | Stand Strong (GB) | 4 G | Poor |
Rhys Elliott
(5)lbs
|
Ewan Whillans | 112 lbs | 17/2 | 2.75 | Midfield - headway but not clear run over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 5th | 6 | Trojan Sun (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Jim Goldie | 121 lbs | 4/1 | 0.05 | Soon led - headed under 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Elemental Eye (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Iain Jardine | 120 lbs | 9/1 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 10/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Lunar Power (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 127 lbs | 13/2 | 12 | Towards rear - headway on near side of group from over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Clan Chieftain (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Jackie Stephen | 126 lbs | 66/1 | 40 | Prominent - weakened from 2f out(op 50/1) |