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Musselburgh · Wed 2nd Apr 2025 · 14:37
📏 5f 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat
2nd
Curious Rover
18/1
Jason Hart
1st
Mon Na Slieve
6/1
Shane Gray
3rd
Paddy's Day
9/2
Alex Jary(3)
🏷️
Class
Class 3
📏
Distance
5f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
🐎
Runners
8
🔖
Type
Flat
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
4
Spartan Arrow Form:
5y
lbs
Hollie Doyle
Archie Watson
100/30F
🥉 3rd
Paddy's Day Form:
5y
lbs
Alex Jary(3)
Nigel Tinkler
9/2
5 5y
lbs
Sam James
K R Burke
4/1
🥈 2nd
Curious Rover Form:
4y
lbs
Jason Hart
Katie Scott
18/1
8 5y
lbs
Joe Fanning
David & Nicola Barron
17/2
6 5y
lbs
Zak Wheatley(3)
Declan Carroll
16/1
🥇 1st
Mon Na Slieve Form:
4y
lbs
Shane Gray
Kevin Ryan
6/1
7 5y
lbs
Amie Waugh(3)
Jim Goldie
9/2

Today's NAP of The Day

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17:00 Newton AbbotPU
Racecard
Horse Silk
Westerton
J : Lewis Stones(3)
T : Jennie Candlish
17:00
Age: 6
Form: 559/82
Weight: 165 lbs
OR:
Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.
19:10 RiponFinished 3rd
Racecard
Horse Silk
Barley
J : David Allan
T : Tim Easterby
19:10
Age: 7
Form: 7-8062
Weight: 131 lbs
OR:
ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.