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Four for Musselburgh 2025 flat finale on Wednesday



Four for Musselburgh 2025 flat finale on Wednesday


Posted: 16.16 03 Nov 25
Racing


Musselburgh hold their last flat meeting of the season on Wednesday as we send four horses to East Lothian.

Laurens Dream is first up as she drops back in trip to five furlongs for the first time in a year. A winner over six and seven at Newcastle last November she tried to complete the hat-trick by running over the minimum trip but finished third. She's been running over six of late, her best performance this year being when finishing third at Ayr, beaten three quarters of a length by Thunderstorm.

We field two in the EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes, a race restricted to horses in Bands C and D.

Top Lad finished fourth to Control Room at Catterick last week and he'll be ridden by Billy Garritty. He's joined by filly Duchess T who will have her third racecourse outing, having been beaten 13½ lengths by Iceni Queen at Nottingham last time. Lewis Chalkley takes the ride.

The standard in the race is set by the 79-rated Blakefell who ran well in a valuable sales race at Newmarket in October.

Duchess T


Carolus Magnus ended a four year losing run last month when successful over today's course and distance. He was disappointing when attempting to follow up at Newcastle and returns to turf at Musselburgh for the Musselburgh Annual Membership 2026 Handicap. All of his three career wins have been on good or good to firm ground and more rain might not help his cause. Joanna Mason takes the ride.



Musselburgh on Wednesday

12.53 Laurens Dream 7
Joanna Mason

1.23 Top Lad 1
Billy Garritty

1.23 Duchess T 5
Lewis Chalkley

2.55 Carolus Magnus 1
Joanna Mason