Bob Veitch 90th Birthday Bash Handicap (Div I) – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

14:40

Bob Veitch 90th Birthday Bash Handicap (Div I)

Date 2024-08-27

Distance 5f1y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 1m 0.19s (slow by 2.69s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hard Nut (IRE) Mark Winn · Linda Perratt	50/1	Won
2nd	Inanna (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	2/1	1
3rd	Cuban Rock (GB) Lauren Young · Jim Goldie	11/1	2
4th	Henery Hawk (GB) Andrew Mullen · Linda Perratt	28/1	0.1
5th	Jamie's Choice (GB) William Pyle · Tracy Waggott	15/8F	.5
6th	Royal Duke (GB) Rhys Elliott · R Mike Smith	200/1	1.5
7th	Showboated (GB) Rowan Scott · Nigel Tinkler	7/1	0.2
8th	Northern Prince (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	11/2	.5
9th	Grandad Bob (IRE) Jason Hart · Tristan Davidson	22/1	5

Runners (10)

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
2 (7)	Jamie's Choice Bay J:William Pyle(5) T:Tracy Waggott	J:William Pyle(5) T:Tracy Waggott	134	—	481271	54	69	48	17d	—	—	-3	24.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Landed classified event at Redcar (5f) 17 days ago; this C&D winner can't be discounted
3 (10)	Inanna Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	132	—	236853	52	67	61	15d	—	—	-16	13	0.53/1	85/40 32%
Encouraging start for new yard when third at Ayr 15 days ago; merits serious consideration
6 (1)	Northern Prince Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	130	—	042842	52	65	52	17d	—	—	-2	10.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
In good nick, second at Redcar latest; ought to be thereabouts in his bid for first win
7 (6)	Showboated Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	126	—	235326	48	65	62	25d	—	—	-4	9.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Good second here but never threatened (bumped start) at Newcastle since; not written off
5 (4)	Cuban Rock Chestnut J:Lauren Young(7) T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young(7) T:Jim Goldie	130	—	521345	50	68	60	17d	—	—	0	7.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Run of good form ended when fifth at Ayr 17 days ago; he's the sort to bounce back
1 (8)	Henery Hawk Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Linda Perratt	J:Andrew Mullen T:Linda Perratt	135	—	558876	55	68	50	31d	—	—	-2	2.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Got back on track when sixth there 31 days ago; one to consider off a falling mark
4 (5)	Grandad Bob Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Tristan Davidson	J:Jason Hart T:Tristan Davidson	132	t	6-7640	52	63	31	31d	—	—	-2	1.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Remains without a victory and he beat only one in 5f Newcastle handicap 31 days ago
9 (9)	Hard Nut Bay J:Mark Winn(3) T:Linda Perratt	J:Mark Winn(3) T:Linda Perratt	126	—	307680	46	57	43	17d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Last of 12 in 5f Redcar classified event 17 days ago; he's very hard to make a case for
10 (2)	Royal Duke Bay J:Rhys Elliott(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Rhys Elliott(7) T:R Mike Smith	124	—	77778	46	48	40	17d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Yet to show any worthwhile form, last of eight in 5f Ayr handicap 17 days ago
NR (3)	Irish Dancer Chestnut J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	126	b	270060	46	62	62	17d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Poor maiden handicapper who comes here out of sorts; it's easy to look elsewhere.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Jamie's Choice	2/1	2/1	15/8	2/1	2/1
Inanna	15/8	15/8	2/1	85/40	15/8
Northern Prince	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Showboated	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2
Cuban Rock	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Henery Hawk	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Grandad Bob	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Hard Nut	66/1	50/1	40/1	28/1	50/1
Royal Duke	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jamie's Choice

24.9

OR: 1 Form: 15.5 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

Inanna

OR: 0.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 8.9

85/40

3rd

Northern Prince

10.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Showboated

9.2

OR: 0 Form: 5.6 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Cuban Rock

7.7

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Henery Hawk

2.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Grandad Bob

1.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Hard Nut

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Royal Duke

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Irish Dancer

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Henery Hawk	55	68	50
Jamie's Choice	54	69	48
Inanna	52	67	61
Northern Prince	52	65	52
Grandad Bob	52	63	31
Cuban Rock	50	68	60
Showboated	48	65	62
Hard Nut	46	57	43
Royal Duke	46	48	40
Irish Dancer	46	62	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Inanna	15d ago	Fit
Jamie's Choice	17d ago	Fit
Northern Prince	17d ago	Fit
Cuban Rock	17d ago	Fit
Hard Nut	17d ago	Fit
Royal Duke	17d ago	Fit
Irish Dancer	17d ago	Fit
Showboated	25d ago	Fit
Henery Hawk	31d ago	Fit
Grandad Bob	31d ago	Fit