Morris & Spottiswood Group Handicap – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

17:37

Morris & Spottiswood Group Handicap

Date 2025-08-01

Distance 1m5f

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

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
1 (5)	Ana Emaraaty Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	138	—	147731	60	65	49	10d	—	—	-9	25.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Fourth win of the year here last week; may not beat runner-up Wadacre Giorgio on new terms
6 (1)	Crystal Guard Bay J:Mohammed Tabti(5) T:Iain Jardine	J:Mohammed Tabti(5) T:Iain Jardine	129	b	562413	51	66	65	15d	—	—	-1	17	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Running well at present, winning here last month and good third last time; a possible
3 (4)	Wadacre Giorgio Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	130	—	5-8882	52	70	52	10d	—	—	-12	5.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Best run of 2025 when close 2nd to Ana Emaraaty here last week; may reverse the placings
7 (6)	Lady Phoebe Grey J:Sam James T:Adam Nicol	J:Sam James T:Adam Nicol	123	b	6-4854	45	65	57	23d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
0-18; in fair form at present; needs first-time blinkers to bring about some improvement
5 (2)	Billy Bathgate Chestnut J:David Nolan T:Ewan Whillans	J:David Nolan T:Ewan Whillans	129	—	513419	51	67	54	34d	—	—	0	14.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Two wins this year, latest over 1m6f; needs to bounce back from lesser run last time
2 (7)	Rory The Cat Chestnut J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Lucinda Russell	135	tb	6254-8	57	69	61	10d	—	—	-3	3.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won over 1m6f here last term; well behind Ana Emaraaty on reappearance here last week
4 (8)	Ivynator Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Jean McGregor	J:Andrew Mullen T:Jean McGregor	130	—	5/79P-	52	-	-	—	—	—	0	0.8	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Two AW wins in 2020/1; second in h'cap hurdle two runs back but not so good last time
NR (3)	Star Of Markinch Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Gary Rutherford	J:NON-RUNNER T:Gary Rutherford	123	—	624095	45	-	-	12d	—	—	—	1	—	—
0-33; tailed off behind Crystal Guard 3 runs back but shaped better last time; bit to find

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ana Emaraaty	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	2/1
Crystal Guard	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Wadacre Giorgio	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Lady Phoebe	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Billy Bathgate	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Rory The Cat	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Ivynator	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1
Star Of Markinch	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Ana Emaraaty

25.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 12.1 Odds: 10.8

2/1

2nd

Crystal Guard

OR: 0.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Billy Bathgate

14.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 9.9 Odds: 4

11/2

Wadacre Giorgio

5.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Lady Phoebe

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Rory The Cat

3.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Star Of Markinch

OR: 0 Form: 1 Odds: 0

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Ivynator

0.8

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ana Emaraaty	60	65	49
Rory The Cat	57	69	61
Wadacre Giorgio	52	70	52
Ivynator	52	—	—
Crystal Guard	51	66	65
Billy Bathgate	51	67	54
Lady Phoebe	45	65	57
Star Of Markinch	45	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ana Emaraaty	10d ago	Quick return
Wadacre Giorgio	10d ago	Quick return
Rory The Cat	10d ago	Quick return
Star Of Markinch	12d ago	Quick return
Crystal Guard	15d ago	Fit
Lady Phoebe	23d ago	Fit
Billy Bathgate	34d ago	Fit
Ivynator	—	—