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Livescore Bet Handicap

Musselburgh · Wed 29th Apr 2026 · 17:00

📏 7f15y 🏷️ Class Class 6 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £3,664 🐎 Flat

2nd

The Gay Blade

9/2

Andrew Mullen

1st

War Memorial

100/30

Oliver Stammers

3rd

Classy Clarets

12/1

Greg Fairley

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Class

Class 6

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Distance

7f15y

🌿

Going

Good

🏟️

Surface

Turf

💰

Prize

£3,664

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Runners

🔖

Type

Flat

📊 Betting Forecast

2/1 The Gay Blade, 3/1 War Memorial, 9/2 Classy Clarets, 11/1 Filey Beach, 14/1 Bernie The Bear, Gimmieminnie, Approaching Dawn, 16/1 Due Respect, Without Delay, 20/1 Baby Rover, 25/1 Invincible Melody

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
4	Filey Beach Form: 1200-8	5y 135 lbs	Joanna Mason Ruth Carr	55	6/4F
9	Bernie The Bear Form: 234806	6y 126 lbs	Kaiya Fraser Linda Perratt	46	40/1
11	Gimmieminnie Form: 000-49	5y 126 lbs	Shane Gray Daragh Bourke	46	25/1
8	Approaching Dawn Form: 956-	6y 126 lbs	Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie	46	28/1
15	Toy Soldier Form: 000-00	4y lbs	Maurice Andrew Ahern	53	–
10	Invincible Melody Form: 527970	4y 134 lbs	Rowan Scott Ewan Whillans	54	16/1
2	Samra Star Form: 871643	5y 135 lbs	Kaiya Fraser Linda Perratt	55	–
🥈 2nd	The Gay Blade Form: 741141	7y 134 lbs	Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine	54	9/2
7	Due Respect Form: 71498-	4y 133 lbs	Rhys Elliott(5) Gary Rutherford	53	18/1
🥉 3rd	Classy Clarets Form: 766213	5y 133 lbs	Greg Fairley Iain Jardine	53	12/1
5	Without Delay Form: 6260-0	7y 131 lbs	William Pyle Tracy Waggott	51	17/2
🥇 1st	War Memorial Form: 9-0072	5y 129 lbs	Oliver Stammers Lawrence Mullaney	49	100/30
6	Baby Rover Form: 7420-9	4y 128 lbs	Darragh Keenan Katie Scott	48	25/1
9	Uncle Liam Form: 03222-	4y 131 lbs	Lauren Young(5) Jim Goldie	51	–
NR	Ridgemaster Form: 901-80	4y 132 lbs	NON-RUNNER Simon Waugh	52	–

The draw could have been kinder to War Memorial and THE GAY BLADE but they have leading form claims, with the latter preferred.

Racing Post Pick

The Gay Blade

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

Racecard ›

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 ›

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.