13:15 Musselburgh

Friday 19 January 2018

All12:4013:1513:4514:2014:5515:3016:00

Gerry McGladery 50th Birthday Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 7f 170y  |   Soft  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:15  |   Winning time: 6m 15.0s
1st
Horse silk
2
711-7
11/2
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Chased leaders, led 4 out, kept on towards finish, driven out op 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
17/2
T: I JardineJ: Ross Chapman (5)
Towards rear, headway before 4 out to chase leaders, ridden and left 2nd 2 out, kept on and held towards finish op 10/1 tchd 11/1
3rd
Horse silk
14
5
17/2
T: Julia BrookeJ: B S Hughes
In touch, headway 5 out, ridden before 3 out, no impression op 8/1 tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
sh
7
25/1
T: V ThompsonJ: Mr Kit Alexander (5)
Close up, pushed along before 3 out, weakening and left 3rd from 2 out op 40/1
5th
Horse silk
5
10
14/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: S Mulqueen (3)
Held up behind, pushed along 5 out, never dangerous op 20/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
50/1
T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Harry Reed (7)
In rear, pushed along after 5 out, ridden before 3 out, never dangerous
7th
Horse silk
13
9
12/1
T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Callum Bewley (3)
Towards rear, ridden before 3 out, never a factor tchd 10/1

Also Ran

T: R DobbinJ: R D Day (3)
Towards rear, headway before 4 out, about 2 lengths down in 2nd when fell 2 out op 4/1 tchd 11/2
UR
Horse silk
4
7/2f
T: L KerrJ: Danny Cook
Led to 4 out, blundered 3 out, badly hampered by loose horse and unseated rider 2 out op 4/1
PU
Horse silk
6
9/2
T: R MenziesJ: Grant Cockburn (3)
With leader, lost place from 5 out, pulled up before 4 out tchd 4/1
UR
Horse silk
11
66/1
T: V ThompsonJ: Mr Alex Chadwick (7)
Mid-division, unseated rider 13th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.70, £2.20, £2.80EX:£53.60Trifecta:£316.20Tricast:£393.30SF:£49.75Swingers:£12.40, £7.00, £25.20

Forecasts

Havana Jack (7/2), Smiling Jessica (9/2), Attention Please (5/1), Misfits (11/2), So Satisfied (17/2), More Madness (17/2), Under The Red Sky (12/1), Dutch Canyon (14/1), Court Painter (25/1), Captain Sharpe (50/1), Nelly La Rue (66/1)

Verdict

Perfectly fair to say that this isn't the strongest of events, and that is best demonstrated by the fact that the infrequent winner So Satisfied carries top-weight. A few of these horses have clashed against each other recently, including Smiling Jessica and Misfits (first and second over C&D on New Years Day), and the hat-trick seeker Attention Please and More Madness (fought out a protracted battle at Catterick in late December). With no clear standout angle on offer, small stakes are advised on the improving former Hunter Chaser HAVANA JACK. This dual Kelso scorer also boasts C&D experience, and residing from a handy mark, might just prove toughest of all when the chips are well and truly thrown down.
  1. Havana Jack
  2. Smiling Jessica
  3. Misfits

Previous Winners

2017
Benefit In Kind
Weight: 10-1  |Age: 9
6/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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