Musselburgh Races
Musselburgh
18:22
Scots Association Musselburgh Gold Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Musselburgh
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025
Distance: 2m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £56
Place: £8.70 £1.80 £3.60
Exacta: £317.90
Tricast: £4552.13
Trifecta: £4503.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Dreams Adozen (FR) | 5 M | AVG | James Owen | 128 lbs | 40/1 | Won | Led - headed 3f out - soon ridden and rallied - led again inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - gamely (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare was having only her second start for the yard and that she may have appreciated the return to turf) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Minstrel Knight (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Edward Bethell | 142 lbs | 11/2 | 2.25 | Travelled strongly - raced in second - led going easily 3f out - faced challenge from over 1f out - edged left and headed inside final furlong - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Trojan Sun (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Jim Goldie | 123 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - outpaced over 3f out - switched sharply left over 2f out - headway from over 1f out - went third final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 22/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Novelista (IRE) | 3 C | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 131 lbs | 11/10F | 0.3 | Midfield - headway over 3f out - no extra from over 1f out - lost position final 110yds - weakened towards finish(op 6/5) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Perseus Way (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Stuart Coltherd | 123 lbs | 33/1 | 3.25 | In touch with leaders - pushed along over 3f out - soon hung left - weakened from over 1f out | ||
| 6th | 3 | Paper Doll (IRE) | 5 M | AVG | Tristan Davidson | 134 lbs | 7/2 | 4.5 | Midfield - weakened from over 2f out(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Letsbefrank (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Amie Waugh
(3)lbs
|
Jim Goldie | 123 lbs | 12/1 | .75 | Lost many lengths start - detached with one circuit to go - some headway against far rail from 3f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 14/1) | |
| 8th | 4 | Simple Star (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dianne Sayer | 132 lbs | 16/1 | 1.25 | Slowly away - in rear throughout(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Maghlaak (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Adrian Paul Keatley | 143 lbs | 10/1 | 27 | In touch with leaders - pushed along and lost ground 5f out - dropped to last 3f out - eased from 2f out - tailed off (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going - officially described as good to soft - soft in places - and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 9/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1) |