prominent on near side, pushed along and briefly dropped to midfield over 1f out, rallied and ran on strongly inside final furlong, led final strides
5 15:42 Musselburgh 04 Apr 2026
Virgin Bet Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap (Class 2) (4YO plus)
5f 1y Soft
bumped rival and pushed along start, outpaced towards rear early, pushed along to make headway towards centre over 1f out, every chance and all out when led inside final 110yds, no extra and headed final strides
prominent, raced towards centre, led over 1f out, hung left when ridden inside final furlong, all out when headed toward finish
midfield, pushed along over 1f out, waiting for room inside final furlong, ran on well final 110yds, not reach leaders towards finish
wore hood to post, bumped start, led towards far side early, headed after 1f, chased leader inside final furlong, lost ground and weakened towards finish
wore hood to start, led early, headed after 1f, prominent, pushed along over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
hampered start and outpaced towards rear early, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds
in rear and outpaced early, modest headway inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
taken down early, never better than midfield, hung right when outpaced inside final furlong, soon weakened
prominent on near side, led after 2f, ridden over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, headed final 110yds, weakened towards finish
prominent far side early, pushed along over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, weakened quickly towards finish
taken down early, soon towards rear and always outpaced, never on terms
taken down early and wore hood to start, prominent towards centre, pushed along 1f out, weakening when short of room inside final furlong, soon faded
always outpaced towards rear, weakened and dropped to last inside final furlong
Betting returns
| Type | Winnings |
|---|---|
| CSF | £110.00 (6, 13) |
| Tricast | £1,472.89 (6, 13, 11) |
| Win | £8.30 (6) |
| Place | £2.70 (6), £6.50 (13), £4.70 (11) |
| Swinger | £26.30 (6, 11), £33.30 (6, 13), £42.90 (11, 13) |
| Exacta | £190.10 (6, 13) |
| Trifecta | £5,105.40 (6, 13, 11) |
Video Highlights
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Good to Soft | 7 | American Affair | 9 | 5 | 9 5 | 94 | 122310 | 210 days | J S Goldie (45 miles) | Paul Mulrennan | 7/ 2 | 0:58.44 |
| 2023 | Good to Soft | 13 | Silky Wilkie | 14 | 4 | 9 10 | 99 | 42-2218 | 28 days | K R Burke (155 miles) | Clifford Lee | 6/ 1 | 1:00.43 |
| 2022 | Good to Soft | 11 | Zarzyni | 1 | 5 | 9 1 | 99 | 012-222 | 35 days | T D Barron (160 miles) | Ben Curtis | 13/ 2 | 1:00.27 |
| 2021 | Good | 13 | Jabbarockie | 10 | 8 | 9 0 | 93 | 126365 | 210 days | E J Alston (184 miles) | Jason Hart | 4/ 1 | 0:58.28 |
| 2019 | Good | 16 | Saaheq | 15 | 5 | 8 3 | 85 | 57-5142 | 16 days | M Appleby (304 miles) | Hollie Doyle | 11/ 2 | 0:58.79 |
| 2018 | Good to Firm | 16 | Caspian Prince | 9 | 9 | 9 10 | 106 | 130660 | 7 days | M Appleby (304 miles) | Alistair Rawlinson | 16/ 1 | 0:56.77 |
| 2017 | Good to Firm | 17 | Line Of Reason | 8 | 7 | 8 12 | 97 | 583479 | 14 days | P T Midgley (189 miles) | Joe Fanning | 11/ 1 | 0:58.10 |
| 2016 | Good | 17 | Hoofalong | 16 | 6 | 8 10 | 94 | 014461 | 44 days | M & D Easterby (184 miles) | Nathan Evans | 16/ 1 | 0:57.77 |
| 2015 | Good to Firm | 17 | Red Baron | 11 | 6 | 8 9 | 93 | 511212 | 14 days | E J Alston (184 miles) | N Farley | 4/ 1 | 0:57.10 |
| 2014 | Soft | 17 | Demora | 3 | 5 | 9 1 | 98 | 215481 | 259 days | M Appleby (304 miles) | Alistair Rawlinson | 10/ 1 | 1:00.67 |
| 2013 | Good to Firm | 17 | Kingsgate Choice | 1 | 6 | 9 7 | 104 | 91-2331 | 21 days | E De Giles (343 miles) | Liam Keniry | 6/ 1 | 0:59.60 |