Royal Regiment Of Scotland Trophy Apprentice Handicap

Musselburgh

15:42

Date 2023-09-16

Distance 1m2y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 1m 43.35s (slow by 5.65s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	War Defender (GB) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	EvensF	Won
2nd	Cosa Sara (IRE) Mark Winn · Jim Goldie	4/1	0.05
3rd	Chinese Spirit (IRE) Andrew Breslin · Linda Perratt	9/2	3.25
4th	Victory House (IRE) Mikkel Mortensen · John Butler	17/2	3.5
5th	Hollis Brown (GB) William Pyle · Linda Perratt	15/2	4.25
6th	Zandora (IRE) Alex Jary · Gary Harrison	33/1	6.5

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (5)	War Defender Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	137	t	075432	57	69	59	36d	—	—	-20	23	0.31/1	5/4 44%
He's been bang there in his last three runs and should have some say
2 (7)	Chinese Spirit Grey J:Andrew Breslin T:Linda Perratt	J:Andrew Breslin T:Linda Perratt	134	—	275413	54	66	58	11d	—	—	-2	16.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
C&D winner this month and then third of eight at Hamilton; 1lb rise here nor there
4 (3)	Cosa Sara Bay J:Mark Winn T:Jim Goldie	J:Mark Winn T:Jim Goldie	131	b	387683	51	68	44	9d	—	—	-11	9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Was closing on the leaders after finding some trouble at Carlisle last week
NR (1)	Doomsday Bay J:TBC T:Liam Bailey	J: T:Liam Bailey	128	v	802294	48	68	63	17d	—	—	-10	10	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Fair fourth 18 days ago; visor replaces cheekpieces; one to consider
3 (4)	Victory House Bay J:Mikkel Mortensen(7) T:John Butler	J:Mikkel Mortensen(7) T:John Butler	132	—	553567	56	64	53	99d	—	—	-3	4.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
14-race maiden who has been placed now and again but often takes a good hold; new yard
7 (6)	Hollis Brown Bay J:William Pyle(5) T:Linda Perratt	J:William Pyle(5) T:Linda Perratt	126	—	776607	46	61	50	35d	—	—	-4	1.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Placed three times but 0-15 and below par of late; others preferred
6 (2)	Zandora Bay J:Alex Jary(5) T:Gary Harrison	J:Alex Jary(5) T:Gary Harrison	126	h	689453	46	62	44	18d	—	—	-1	4.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
0-12 and when third last time over 1m1f here she was beaten 16l; others are safer

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
War Defender	11/10	11/10	5/4	11/10	11/10
Chinese Spirit	4	7/2	7/2	7/2	4
Cosa Sara	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	3
Doomsday	13/2	7	7	7	7
Victory House	9	10/1	10	10	9
Hollis Brown	14/1	12	12	12	14
Zandora	14	14/1	14/1	14/1	14

Predictor

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

1st

War Defender

OR: 1.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 14.2

5/4

2nd

Chinese Spirit

16.2

OR: 1 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Doomsday

OR: 0 Form: 4 Odds: 6

13/2

Cosa Sara

OR: 0.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Victory House

4.6

OR: 1.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Zandora

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Hollis Brown

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
War Defender	57	69	59
Victory House	56	64	53
Chinese Spirit	54	66	58
Cosa Sara	51	68	44
Doomsday	48	68	63
Hollis Brown	46	61	50
Zandora	46	62	44

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cosa Sara	9d ago	Quick return
Chinese Spirit	11d ago	Quick return
Doomsday	17d ago	Fit
Zandora	18d ago	Fit
Hollis Brown	35d ago	Fit
War Defender	36d ago	Fit
Victory House	99d ago	Long break