Full Result 4.10 Musselburgh | 6 June 2026

Edinburgh Cup Handicap

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo) (1m208yds) 1m1f Good

1st £25,770 2nd £12,085 3rd £6,045 4th £3,020 5th £1,510 6th £755

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	6. Blues And Royals (IRE) 9/2 Pierre-Louis Jamin Michael Bell	Pierre-Louis Jamin Michael Bell	3	88	80	57	86	–
b g Space Blues (IRE) - Tiritomba (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
In touch with leaders early, prominent after 2f, ridden over 1f out, pressed leader final 110yds, led final strides (op 4/1)

2⁽⁵⁾ shd	2. Pandemonium (IRE) 22/1 Oisin Orr Simon & Ed Crisford	Oisin Orr Simon & Ed Crisford	3	813 p¹	85	62	90	–
b g No Nay Never (USA) - Panthere (Sea The Stars)
Disputed lead early, led after 2f, keeping on over 1f out, faced challenges final 110yds, headed final strides (op 12/1)

3⁽⁴⁾ hd [nk]	3. Strength Of Spirit (IRE) 9/4J Paul Mulrennan K R Burke	Paul Mulrennan K R Burke	3	813	85	61	90	–
b g Ulysses (IRE) - Tallow (IRE) (Kodiac)
Towards rear, headway over 2f out, keeping on against far rail inside final furlong, challenging final 110yds, just held (op 4/1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 9 [9¼]	7. Magical Merlot 9/4J Lauren Young ⁵ Ed Dunlop	Lauren Young ⁵ Ed Dunlop	3	81	78	35	63	–
b g Make Believe - Melodic Motion (IRE) (Nathaniel)
Ducked left start and slowly away, soon switched right, raced in last, some headway against far rail over 2f out, went modest fourth over 1f out (jockey said gelding was slowly into stride) (tchd 15/8)

5⁽⁷⁾ 3 [12¼]	4. Monoceros 12/1 Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine	Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine	3	812	84	35	62	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Shirocco Star (Shirocco)
Disputed lead early, prominent after 2f, weakened quickly from over 2f out, eased final 110yds (op 17/2)

6⁽²⁾ 3¼ [15½]	8. Victory Ace 8/1 Rhys Elliott ⁵ John Butler	Rhys Elliott ⁵ John Butler	3	712	75	19	46	–
b g Zoustar (AUS) - Rumaythah (IRE) (Kodiac)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, pushed along and lost ground over 3f out, no chance from 2f out, eased inside final furlong (op 7/1 tchd 9/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 2 [17½]	5. Evening Blues (IRE) 13/2 David Allan Stephen Hanlon	David Allan Stephen Hanlon	3	812 h	84	23	51	–
b g Blue Point (IRE) - Majestic Silver (IRE) (Linamix)
Squeezed out start, pulled hard, towards rear, raced awkwardly after 1f, raced slightly wide from over 4f out, lost touch from over 2f out (jockey said gelding ran too freely) (op 15/2)

7 ran Off time: 4:12:31 Winning time: 1m 51.25s (slow by 1.35s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Haayimm (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: D Fish, S Jones & J Barnett (Blues And Royals) 1st breeder: Cooneen Stud
2nd owner: Rabbah Racing (Pandemonium)
3rd owner: Hambleton Racing Ltd XXXV & E Burke (Strength Of Spirit)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £2.40 £8.10 Ex: £96.80 CSF: £89.11 Tricast: £279.32 Trifecta: £365.30

4:10 Musselburgh 6 Jun 2026

Edinburgh Cup Handicap