| # | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
8y 135 lbs |
Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn |
75 | – | |
| 10 |
5y 116 lbs |
Andrew Mullen Jean McGregor |
56 | – | |
| 2 |
4y 135 lbs |
Paul Mulrennan Richard Hannon |
75 | – | |
| 3 |
5y 135 lbs |
Cara Tuke(3) Iain Jardine |
75 | – | |
| 4 |
7y 133 lbs |
Dale Swift Brian Ellison |
73 | – | |
| 5 |
5y 132 lbs |
Oisin Orr David & Nicola Barron |
72 | – | |
| 6 |
7y 130 lbs |
David Allan Tim Easterby |
70 | – | |
| 7 |
7y 129 lbs |
Shane Gray Daragh Bourke |
65 | – | |
| 8 |
5y 126 lbs |
Tom Eaves Alan Brown |
66 | – | |
| 9 |
4y 124 lbs |
Lauren Young(5) Jim Goldie |
64 | – |
Empirestateofmind heads our ratings at 86 and gets the nod in a open-looking Class 5 over eight furlongs at Musselburgh, with the good to soft ground offering no obvious reason to doubt him. The biggest threat is Tolstoy, just a pound behind on 85 and so very much in the same bracket, while Barley (80) and Ablon (78) are the other two who could take advantage if he is below his best. Those two sit several pounds adrift, which gives our selection a modest but real cushion over the chasing pack. This is a competitive contest and confidence is low, but Empirestateofmind is the choice.