Sky Bet Price Boosts Handicap.
Musselburgh · Sunday, 26 Apr · 19:45
· 7f 15y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:45
Off time
11
Runners
Good (Good to Firm in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
5
4/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
6.50
11/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
6.50
11/2
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
8.50
15/2
07 · —
10
9/1
08 · —
11
10/1
09 · —
17
16/1
10 · —
26
25/1
11 · —
26
25/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | 8 |
Master Richard (G)
Won twice over 7f last summer in positive campaign and picked up where he left off after a 5-month break when a neck second over that same trip at Newcastle last month. Shortlisted.
|
4103-23 | C J Whiteley | S Hanlon | 7 | 61.2 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 2nd | 2 | 2 |
Mister Bluebird (G)
[P]
Enjoyed a good 2025, notching a second win of the year at Yarmouth in July. Placed on his next 2 outings prior to finishing first among the unfavoured high stalls in a hotly-contested handicap at Ascot on final outing of season. Underwhelm…
|
38-0220 | Mason Paetel | H Main | 8 | 60.8 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 1st | 3 | 1 |
Persuasion (G)
FAV
C&D winner from a 3 lb higher mark around this time last year and produced another good effort when runner-up at Haydock in September. No threat on either outing this campaign but is dropping to an eye-catching mark.
|
0-76167 | Callum Rodriguez | T D Barron | 9 | 60.8 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 6th | 4 | 9 |
Royalty Bay (F)
Third at Doncaster last July on her final outing for John & Sean Quinn. No better than respectable efforts across 3 starts later in year for current yard, albeit caught wide over C&D when last seen in November.
|
3486-61 | D Swift | S Spencer | 4 | 60.3 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 4th | 5 | 3 |
Little Empire (G)
[P]
Won a Dundalk minor event (7f) in November and made the placings there on his next 5 starts. Beaten only narrowly when third at Newcastle on his penultimate outing and couldn't land a blow from rear in stronger race at Lingfield last time.…
|
2-23354 | Patrick McGettigan | A McCann | 6 | 59.9 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 11th | 6 | 11 |
Salam Dubawi (G)
Fairly useful performer sported first-time cheekpieces when off the mark at the eighth attempt in an 11-runner maiden at Compeigne (1m, heavy) in September. Has since left Andreas Schutz for €35,000 and betting may prove best guide returni…
|
461-010 | P Mulrennan | J S Goldie | 4 | 59.4 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 5th | 7 | 10 |
Benacre (G)
Generally had a good winter on the all-weather, winning a handicap at Newcastle (7f) in February and put a rare blip behind him when a close third behind Abduction over C&D a fortnight ago. Respected.
|
035505 | Jason Hart | C Johnston | 6 | 58.5 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 7th | 8 | 4 |
Aisling Oscar (G)
[P]
Matched a 30-year modern-day record of 8 straight handicap wins when scoring at Southwell in February and emerged with immense credit in defeat over a trip on the short side for him when runner-up over 6f at Wolverhampton last month, Step …
|
274427 | Mikey Sheehy | A Keatley | 5 | 58.1 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 8th | 9 | 6 |
Abduction (G)
Edged out Benacre over 7f at Newcastle in January and got the better of that rival again when winning a 10-runner event at C&D 14 days ago. Should give another good account.
|
187733 | Shay Farmer | J S Goldie | 8 | 57.2 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 10th | 10 | 5 |
Backspin (G)
Finished last season with several creditable efforts in defeat for Richard Hughes and made an encouraging start for new connections when third of 16 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Not ruled out.
|
55246-3 | D Allan | G Tutty | 4 | 56.7 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 9th | 11 | 7 |
Geo (F)
Edged down the weights last season for Eve Johnson Houghton and was given a considerate reintroduction debut for this yard over 1m here earlier this month. Shaped similarly at Thirsk last week (rider suspended for failing to obtain best po…
|
869162 | Lauren Young | J S Goldie | 4 | 53.1 kg |
10
9/1
|
Betting forecast: Persuasion (4/1), Master Richard (11/2), Abduction (11/2), Little Empire (6/1), Benacre (7/1), Mister Bluebird (15/2), Geo (9/1), Backspin (10/1), Aisling Oscar (16/1), Royalty Bay (25/1), Salam Dubawi (25/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 15702.0 GBP |
| P2 | 7368.0 GBP |
| P3 | 3681.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1842.0 GBP |
| P5 | 918.0 GBP |