Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

17:15

Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2025-04-13

Distance 1m4f104y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £12,885

Winning Time 2m 44.44s (slow by 6.64s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sportingsilvermine (IRE) Hector Crouch · James Owen	9/4F	Won
2nd	It's A Love Thing (GB) George Wood · Sam England	14/1	1.75
3rd	Papagei (GB) Daniel Muscutt · James Ferguson	3/1	0.2
4th	Simple Star (IRE) Jason Hart · Dianne Sayer	9/1	0.3
4th	Glasses Up (USA) James Sullivan · R Mike Smith	50/1	0
6th	Cascade Hall (IRE) David Egan · Jim Goldie	28/1	5
7th	Etretat (GB) Archie Young · Charlie Johnston	20/1	1
8th	Tokyo Bay (IRE) Jack Nicholls · K R Burke	15/2	.75
9th	Spanish Hustle (GB) Kaiya Fraser · Jim Goldie	20/1	2
10th	Spartan Warrior (IRE) Connor Beasley · Rebecca Menzies	28/1	5.5
11th	The Dancing Poet (GB) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	66/1	1.25
12th	Letsbefrank (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	9/2	4.75
13th	Tafsir (USA) Amie Waugh · Jim Goldie	28/1	17

Runners (13)

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 (7)	Sportingsilvermine Brown J:Hector Crouch T:James Owen	J:Hector Crouch T:James Owen	130	—	7369-1	73	91	74	40d	—	—	-3	23.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Opened his account in AW event on debut for new yard; could well build on that win
1 (8)	Papagei Chestnut J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Ferguson	J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Ferguson	135	—	33114-	78	91	79	202d	—	—	+8	25.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Record of 3-8 switched to handicaps last term; could improve further this year
2 (6)	Letsbefrank Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	135	—	11321-	78	89	72	238d	—	—	+16	31.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Bagged a £100,000 bonus for winning three Sky Bet Sunday Series events last year
4 (5)	Tokyo Bay Bay J:Jack Nicholls(7) T:K R Burke	J:Jack Nicholls(7) T:K R Burke	132	—	/1467-	75	90	79	197d	—	—	+2	11.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Regressed last year after reappearance win but this may be the time to catch him
9 (1)	It's A Love Thing Bay J:George Wood T:Sam England	J:George Wood T:Sam England	127	—	-83112	70	88	-	17d	—	—	+18	24.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
In good form on AW; nearly completed a hat-trick last time; rarely seen on turf
7 (4)	Simple Star Bay J:Jason Hart T:Dianne Sayer	J:Jason Hart T:Dianne Sayer	128	—	0038-0	71	92	67	24d	—	—	+1	7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Close second in this contest last year but has lacked consistency since
8 (10)	Spanish Hustle Bay J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:Jim Goldie	J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:Jim Goldie	128	—	15352-	71	90	81	158d	—	—	+10	15.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Campaigned mostly in lower grades; back on career-high mark; others preferred
10 (2)	Etretat Bay J:Archie Young(5) T:Charlie Johnston	J:Archie Young(5) T:Charlie Johnston	127	—	138684	70	90	78	20d	—	—	+1	7.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Three-time AW winner; 0-12 on turf and has stamina to prove over this trip
12 (3)	Cascade Hall Bay J:David Egan T:Jim Goldie	J:David Egan T:Jim Goldie	123	—	643	66	85	-	19d	—	—	+3	8.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Low-mileage 6yo who may progress now handicapping
3 (9)	Tafsir Bay J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Jim Goldie	J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Jim Goldie	135	p	51517-	78	87	77	190d	—	—	+13	18.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Has form figures of 1121 in last four attempts at Musselburgh; possibilities
11 (13)	Spartan Warrior Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Connor Beasley T:Rebecca Menzies	126	tb	1157-4	69	86	84	11d	—	—	+2	5.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Record of 0-6 (Flat/hurdles) for new stable; held in lower grade here last time
6 (11)	The Dancing Poet Chestnut J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	129	p	5215-7	72	86	82	15d	—	—	+4	6.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Most wins in lower grades; opposed off current mark in this competitive field
13 (12)	Glasses Up Chestnut J:James Sullivan T:R Mike Smith	J:James Sullivan T:R Mike Smith	116	—	4448-3	59	84	79	11d	—	—	+4	5.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Veteran who has done most of his winning at Ayr; 4lb out of weights

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sportingsilvermine	5/2	9/4	9/4	5/2	5/2
Papagei	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
Letsbefrank	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Tokyo Bay	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
It's A Love Thing	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Simple Star	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Spanish Hustle	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Etretat	18/1	18/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Cascade Hall	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	14/1
Tafsir	20/1	20/1	18/1	22/1	16/1
Spartan Warrior	28/1	28/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
The Dancing Poet	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	33/1
Glasses Up	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Letsbefrank

31.4

OR: 7 Form: 20 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Papagei

25.5

OR: 7 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

It's A Love Thing

24.6

OR: 5 Form: 17.9 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Sportingsilvermine

23.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 8

5/2

Tafsir

18.4

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Spanish Hustle

15.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Tokyo Bay

11.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Cascade Hall

8.4

OR: 4 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Etretat

7.2

OR: 5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Simple Star

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

The Dancing Poet

6.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Spartan Warrior

5.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Glasses Up

5.8

OR: 2.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Papagei	78	91	79
Letsbefrank	78	89	72
Tafsir	78	87	77
Tokyo Bay	75	90	79
Sportingsilvermine	73	91	74
The Dancing Poet	72	86	82
Simple Star	71	92	67
Spanish Hustle	71	90	81
It's A Love Thing	70	88	—
Etretat	70	90	78
Spartan Warrior	69	86	84
Cascade Hall	66	85	—
Glasses Up	59	84	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spartan Warrior	11d ago	Quick return
Glasses Up	11d ago	Quick return
The Dancing Poet	15d ago	Fit
It's A Love Thing	17d ago	Fit
Cascade Hall	19d ago	Fit
Etretat	20d ago	Fit
Simple Star	24d ago	Fit
Sportingsilvermine	40d ago	Fit
Spanish Hustle	158d ago	Long break
Tafsir	190d ago	Long break
Tokyo Bay	197d ago	Long break
Papagei	202d ago	Long break
Letsbefrank	238d ago	Long break