Edinburgh Cup Handicap – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

16:00

Edinburgh Cup Handicap

Date 2024-06-01

Distance 1m208y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £25,770

Winning Time 1m 53.59s (slow by 3.69s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Watcha Matey (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Hugo Palmer	7/2	Won
2nd	Whathappensinvegas (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Ian Williams	9/1	3
3rd	Expert Choice (GB) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	20/1	1.75
4th	Magico (IRE) Marco Ghiani · Marco Botti	3/1F	.75
5th	Global Skies (GB) Billy Loughnane · B F Brookhouse	10/1	0.1
6th	Individualism (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	6/1	8.5
7th	Classy Boy (IRE) Sam James · K R Burke	12/1	13
8th	Highland Spring (GB) Cieren Fallon · William Haggas	7/2	23

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (1)	Highland Spring Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	128	—	452-	79	92	81	248d	—	—	-2	18	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Makes handicap debut after eight months off; extra 2f should suit on breeding; unexposed
2 (5)	Watcha Matey Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Hugo Palmer	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Hugo Palmer	135	—	2310-1	86	97	88	46d	—	—	+7	24	0.88/1	7/2 22%
7lb higher than when making a successful return at Newmarket, but form has been franked
6 (6)	Individualism Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	127	—	325-20	78	93	67	14d	—	—	-3	11	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-6 and well beaten in a warm race at Newbury last time; needs to bounce back
1 (8)	Magico Chestnut J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	135	t	5311-6	86	91	68	21d	—	—	0	12.6	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Two wins last autumn and should be all the better for last month's Ascot return; respected
7 (3)	Classy Boy Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	126	—	322-13	77	95	73	21d	—	—	+2	8.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Made a winning return at Beverley, but only third off this mark at Nottingham last time
8 (2)	Whathappensinvegas Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Ian Williams	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Ian Williams	124	—	-58571	75	95	77	14d	—	—	+11	18.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Off the mark at the tenth attempt at Newmarket last time; not sure how strong the form is
3 (4)	Global Skies Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:B F Brookhouse	J:Billy Loughnane T:B F Brookhouse	134	h	127-37	85	93	71	21d	—	—	+4	10.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Just behind Magico, who was making his reappearance, at Ascot last time; has a bit to find
4 (7)	Expert Choice Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	132	b	2210-	83	93	82	282d	—	—	+17	20.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Returns from 282 days off in first-time blinkers having been gelded; watch market

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Highland Spring	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Watcha Matey	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Individualism	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Magico	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Classy Boy	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Whathappensinvegas	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Global Skies	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Expert Choice	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Watcha Matey

OR: 9 Form: 10 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Expert Choice

20.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 11 Odds: 1

20/1

3rd

Whathappensinvegas

18.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Highland Spring

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

3/1

Magico

12.6

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Individualism

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Global Skies

10.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Classy Boy

8.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Watcha Matey	86	97	88
Magico	86	91	68
Global Skies	85	93	71
Expert Choice	83	93	82
Highland Spring	79	92	81
Individualism	78	93	67
Classy Boy	77	95	73
Whathappensinvegas	75	95	77

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Individualism	14d ago	Fit
Whathappensinvegas	14d ago	Fit
Magico	21d ago	Fit
Classy Boy	21d ago	Fit
Global Skies	21d ago	Fit
Watcha Matey	46d ago	Fresh
Highland Spring	248d ago	Long break
Expert Choice	282d ago	Long break