13:25 Musselburgh

Sunday 4 February 2018

All12:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:20

bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Listed)

  • 4YO only  |   Class 1  |   1m 7f 124y  |   Soft  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:25  |   Winning time: 3m 47.2s
1st
Horse silk
1
1/5f
T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob
Made virtually all, joined 3 out, driven before next, 2 lengths clear last, in command flat, ridden out op 2/7
2nd
Horse silk
4 ½
2
7/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Adrian Heskin
Tracked winner, challenged and upsides 3 out, every chance next, soon ridden, readily outpaced by winner flat op 13/2 tchd 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
25/1
T: B EllisonJ: Danny Cook
Tracked leaders on outside, outpaced by front pair 3 out, ridden after next, kept on flat, no impression op 20/1
4th
Horse silk
8
6
14/1
T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Bewley
Tracked leaders on inside, driven and outpaced before 3 out, no chance with leaders after op 12/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
3
12/1
T: W G M TurnerJ: Sean Houlihan
Chased leaders, in touch when fell 4 out

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4
Horse silk
Outcrop24
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 4
T: J Candlish  J: Sean Quinlan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.10Pl:£1.10, £1.80EX:£2.30Trifecta:£10.70SF:£2.68Swingers:£4.20

Forecasts

We Have A Dream (1/5), Act Of Valour (7/1), Crucial Moment (12/1), Uptown Funk (14/1), The King Of May (25/1), Outcrop (100/1)

Verdict

Nicky Henderson has a plethora of exciting juvenile hurdlers to choose from and WE HAVE A DREAM is as exciting as any of them. He didn't appear to enjoy the heavy ground at Chepstow last month, but he stuck to his task and held off the useful Sussex Ranger all the same. He's conceding weight here but his trainer has earmarked this contest and, on better ground, he will be a tough nut to crack. Act Of Valour was tailed off behind the selection at Doncaster in December but surely is going to prove better than that while Crucial Moment has improved markedly since his Warwick defeat in November behind today's likely favourite and is respected after back-to-back wins. Uptown Funk won over C&D on his hurdles bow and may improve on the form, while dual French winner The King Of May is interesting on debut for new connections.
  1. We Have A Dream
  2. Act Of Valour
  3. Crucial Moment

Previous Winners

2017
Forth Bridge
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 4
9/1

Prize Money

1st: £14,238.002nd: £5,342.003rd: £2,675.004th: £1,332.005th: £670.006th: £335.00

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