04 Apr 2026 15:42 Musselburgh
Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £36,078); Distance: 5f 1y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Virgin Bet Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6(14) |
| - |
Pilgrim (GB) (colt, grey, 8 13) |
00/29-98 / 5 |
Flat (31) | William Pyle | T D Barron Mr H D Atkinson |
13/2 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
2nd |
13(3) |
| SHD |
Gangsta Man (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 6) |
947162- / 4 |
Flat (189) | Harry Davies | J S Goldie Mrs Christine Jordan |
16/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
3rd |
11(4) |
| ½ L |
Lexington Blitz (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 9) |
022219- / 4 |
Flat (161) | Callum Shepherd | R M H Cowell Middleham Park… |
14/1 | |
| prominent, raced towards centre, led over 1f out, hung left when ridden inside final furlong, all out when headed toward finish | ||||||||||
4th |
4(7) |
| 1¼ L |
Heavenly Heather (GB) (filly, chestnut, 9 0) |
21-1525 / 5 |
Flat (16) | Barry McHugh | Miss Tracy Waggott Mr S Rain |
18/1 | |
| midfield, pushed along over 1f out, waiting for room inside final furlong, ran on well final 110yds, not reach leaders towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
8(2) |
| ½ L |
Rhythm N Hooves (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 10) |
2235-44 / 6 |
Flat (14) | Jason Hart | R M H Cowell The Cool Silk Partnership |
12/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
6th |
10(11) |
| ¾ L |
Canon's House (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 9) |
105100- / 5 |
Flat (182) | Billy Garritty | M & D Easterby M McHale, J Munroe,… |
15/2 | |
| wore hood to start, led early, headed after 1f, prominent, pushed along over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, weakened towards finish | ||||||||||
7th |
12(9) |
| ½ L |
Jer Batt (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 8 6) |
333337- / 6 |
Flat (161) | Saffie Osborne | T D Barron Mr Laurence O'Kane |
7/2 | |
| hampered start and outpaced towards rear early, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds | ||||||||||
8th |
3(8) |
| NK |
Tropical Storm (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
610009- / 4 |
Flat (203) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Teme Valley |
7/1 | |
| in rear and outpaced early, modest headway inside final furlong, weakened towards finish | ||||||||||
9th |
14(12) |
| 2¼ L |
Archduke Ferdinand (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 5) |
150075- / 7 |
Flat (231) | Shay Farmer | S Spencer The Racing Emporium |
14/1 | |
| taken down early, never better than midfield, hung right when outpaced inside final furlong, soon weakened | ||||||||||
10th |
9(13) |
| 2¼ L |
Eternal Sunshine (GB) (filly, bay, 8 10) |
113330- / 6 |
Flat (175) | Lauren Young | J S Goldie Mr James Callow… |
14/1 | |
| prominent on near side, led after 2f, ridden over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, headed final 110yds, weakened towards finish | ||||||||||
11th |
2(1) |
| ¾ L |
Against The Wind (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 8) |
01630-3 / 4 |
Flat (14) | K Stott | K A Ryan Alison Muir Tonge… |
25/1 | |
| prominent far side early, pushed along over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, weakened quickly towards finish | ||||||||||
12th |
7(10) |
| NK |
Vintage Clarets (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
25508-0 / 7 |
Flat (14) | Cam Hardie | R A Fahey Mr A Tattersall… |
33/1 | |
| taken down early, soon towards rear and always outpaced, never on terms | ||||||||||
13th |
1(6) |
| ½ L |
Democracy Dilemma (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
57613-3 / 6 |
Flat (42) | Rossa Ryan | R M H Cowell Mrs Fitri Hay |
9/2 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
14th |
5(5) |
| 2¼ L |
Jordan Electrics (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
058080- / 10 |
Flat (175) | Cieren Fallon | J S Goldie Bjordan,brianjordan,sjordan&Nmcconnell |
33/1 | |
| always outpaced towards rear, weakened and dropped to last inside final furlong | ||||||||||