Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

18:45

Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap

Date 2023-04-30

Distance 5f1y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £18,039

Winning Time 1m 2.95s (slow by 5.55s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	The Thin Blue Line (IRE) Connor Beasley · Keith Dalgleish	14/1	Won
2nd	Abduction (FR) Billy Loughnane · Jim Goldie	6/1	.75
3rd	Rock Melody (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	17/2	.75
4th	Monsieur Kodi (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	15/2	.75
5th	Shalaa Asker (GB) Ryan Sexton · Adrian Paul Keatley	20/1	.75
6th	Mattice (GB) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	15/2	1
7th	Dun Na Sead (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Kieran P Cotter	11/2J	1.25
8th	Ramon Di Loria (IRE) Mark Winn · Ewan Whillans	33/1	.75
9th	Good Earth (IRE) Dougie Costello · Michael Herrington	16/1	0.1
10th	Edward Cornelius (IRE) Joe Fanning · Keith Dalgleish	12/1	4.5
11th	Lullaby Bay (GB) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	20/1	1.25
12th	Digital (IRE) Ben Curtis · Roger Fell	25/1	.5
13th	Live In The Moment (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	7/1	1
14th	Resilience (GB) Sam James · Craig Lidster	22/1	7
15th	Sacred Jewel (GB) Clifford Lee · Julie Camacho	11/2J	16

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
15 (17)	Sacred Jewel Chestnut J:Clifford Lee T:Julie Camacho	J:Clifford Lee T:Julie Camacho	125	h	/1062-	75	96	89	238d	—	—	+5	17.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Neck second of 15 at York (5f, good) in September when last seen, making most; low mileage
12 (16)	Dun Na Sead Chestnut J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Kieran P Cotter	128	—	-09152	78	97	78	22d	—	—	+7	21	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Front-runner; one of the more lightly raced contenders, she could have more to offer
NR (1)	Riversway Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Julie Camacho	J:NON-RUNNER T:Julie Camacho	125	—	51101-	75	100	-	221d	—	—	-5	38.6	2.25/1	10 10%
5f wins at Doncaster, Chester and Southwell, the only times Barry McHugh has ridden her
3 (15)	Abduction Bay J:Billy Loughnane(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Billy Loughnane(5) T:Jim Goldie	137	—	7112-6	87	99	83	22d	—	—	+2	11.9	1.75/1	8 13%
Has never raced over 5f, so this speed test gives him a fair amount to prove
4 (4)	Live In The Moment Chestnut J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	137	—	84830-	87	95	74	272d	—	—	+4	14.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Peak ratings in 2020 and 2021; off since August; same owners but has left Adam West
10 (12)	Mattice Bay J:Sean Kirrane(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane(3) T:Tim Easterby	131	p	2435-6	81	97	90	22d	—	—	-1	11.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Well below form over C&D three weeks ago but could be a lot more interesting today
14 (8)	Rock Melody Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	127	—	3370-4	77	101	90	22d	—	—	-1	9.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
First attempt at 5f came over C&D on stable/seasonal debut when an eyecatching 4th of 16
11 (9)	Monsieur Kodi Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	131	—	1790-1	81	95	82	22d	—	—	+11	20.4	2.00/1	9 11%
Came from mid-division to win 16-runner race over 5f (good to soft) three weeks ago
13 (6)	The Thin Blue Line b/br J:Connor Beasley T:Keith Dalgleish	J:Connor Beasley T:Keith Dalgleish	127	—	510-00	77	98	90	11d	—	—	+3	8.4	3.75/1	16 6%
A very busy 2022 brought three wins, including this race off just 2lb lower
2 (3)	Edward Cornelius Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Keith Dalgleish	J:Joe Fanning T:Keith Dalgleish	137	—	33074-	87	99	85	202d	—	—	+7	12.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Good mark judged on best efforts and he did win first time out last season
7 (10)	Good Earth Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Michael Herrington	J:Dougie Costello T:Michael Herrington	133	—	645-64	83	98	90	11d	—	—	+5	9.6	4.25/1	18 6%
Satisfactory runs this year (4th of 16 over Beverley 5f latest) but needs to build on that
8 (11)	Lullaby Bay Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	132	p	0524-0	82	99	89	24d	—	—	+5	9.2	4.25/1	18 6%
Behind in French Listed race for new yard; cheekpieces (tried twice, below best) return
NR (14)	Runninwild Bay J:Paul Hanagan T:Ann Duffield	J:Paul Hanagan T:Ann Duffield	133	—	02128-	83	95	88	194d	—	—	+15	19.5	5.25/1	22 5%
Needs another career best and perhaps reappearance isn't his best chance to show it
5 (13)	Shalaa Asker Bay J:Ryan Sexton(3) T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Ryan Sexton(3) T:Adrian Paul Keatley	134	—	171213	84	95	-	23d	—	—	+20	25.4	4.75/1	20 5%
Never better than in recent starts over 6f on AW, winning three of his last six
9 (5)	Resilience Bay J:Sam James T:Craig Lidster	J:Sam James T:Craig Lidster	132	—	9350-4	82	97	77	45d	—	—	+5	9.2	6.00/1	25 4%
Peak ratings at 5f on good to firm; highly competitive if returning to his best
1 (7)	Digital Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Roger Fell	J:Ben Curtis T:Roger Fell	138	—	2738-0	88	96	84	22d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+6	10.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Last of 13 here three weeks ago; chance on some 2022 form
16 (2)	Ramon Di Loria Chestnut J:Mark Winn(5) T:Ewan Whillans	J:Mark Winn(5) T:Ewan Whillans	125	—	03023-	75	97	85	122d	—	—	+12	14.4	9.75/1	40 3%
Ended 2022 mostly over 5f, usually performing well, but he needs to be in top form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Sacred Jewel	11/2	5	11/2	5	5
Dun Na Sead	11/2	11/2	5	5	11/2
Riversway	8	10	8	15/2	9
Abduction	8	8	7/1	8	8
Live In The Moment	8	15/2	7	7	8
Mattice	8	15/2	6	11/2	8
Rock Melody	17/2	6	13/2	7	8
Monsieur Kodi	9	15/2	7/1	15/2	8
The Thin Blue Line	16	14	14	14	12
Edward Cornelius	16	14	12	12	12
Good Earth	18	16	14	16	14
Lullaby Bay	16	18	16	18	18
Runninwild	22	16	16	22	22
Shalaa Asker	20	18	14	20	20
Resilience	25	20	16	18	22
Digital	33	25	16	16	28
Ramon Di Loria	40	33	33	33	33

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Riversway

38.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 18 Odds: 14.4

2nd

Shalaa Asker

25.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 15.5 Odds: 1.4

3rd

Dun Na Sead

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 4

11/2

Monsieur Kodi

20.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

Runninwild

19.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

Sacred Jewel

17.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 8 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Ramon Di Loria

14.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 7.4 Odds: 0.7

Live In The Moment

14.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Edward Cornelius

12.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.6

Abduction

11.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

Mattice

11.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Digital

10.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Rock Melody

9.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

17/2

Good Earth

9.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Lullaby Bay

9.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Resilience

9.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

The Thin Blue Line

8.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Digital	88	96	84
Abduction	87	99	83
Live In The Moment	87	95	74
Edward Cornelius	87	99	85
Shalaa Asker	84	95	—
Good Earth	83	98	90
Runninwild	83	95	88
Lullaby Bay	82	99	89
Resilience	82	97	77
Mattice	81	97	90
Monsieur Kodi	81	95	82
Dun Na Sead	78	97	78
Rock Melody	77	101	90
The Thin Blue Line	77	98	90
Sacred Jewel	75	96	89
Riversway	75	100	—
Ramon Di Loria	75	97	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Thin Blue Line	11d ago	Quick return
Good Earth	11d ago	Quick return
Dun Na Sead	22d ago	Fit
Abduction	22d ago	Fit
Mattice	22d ago	Fit
Rock Melody	22d ago	Fit
Monsieur Kodi	22d ago	Fit
Digital	22d ago	Fit
Shalaa Asker	23d ago	Fit
Lullaby Bay	24d ago	Fit
Resilience	45d ago	Fit
Ramon Di Loria	122d ago	Long break
Runninwild	194d ago	Long break
Edward Cornelius	202d ago	Long break
Riversway	221d ago	Long break
Sacred Jewel	238d ago	Long break
Live In The Moment	272d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Dun Na Sead	Front Runner
Runninwild	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 17 runners classified.