14:50 Musselburgh

Tuesday 1 January 2019

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:25

Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 171y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:50  |   Winning time: 4m 47.1s
1st
Horse silk
3
11/2
T: J & S QuinnJ: Danny McMenamin (7)
Held up in rear, outpaced 4 out, headway after next, soon chasing leaders, every chance after last, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish op 6/1 tchd 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
611-12
6/4f
T: K A RyanJ: B S Hughes
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 5 out, led approaching and not fluent 3 out, soon headed and hung right, rallying when hampered and left in lead 2 out, strongly challenged from last, headed and no extra closing stages tchd 11/10
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
6
16/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander
Behind, blundered 1st, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, every chance last, kept on same pace closing stages op 12/1 tchd 18/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ½
2
1011-12
7/2
T: A M ThomsonJ: Rachel McDonald (5)
Keen, tracked leader, led approaching and mistake 3rd, headed before 3 out, weakened after next op 9/2 tchd 10/3 and tchd 5/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
16/1
T: Miss L HarrisonJ: Callum Bewley
Behind, hit 5th, mistake next, headway when hampered 2 out, chased leaders last, never a threat op 14/1
6th
Horse silk
33
4
9/1
T: R HobsonJ: Mitchell Bastyan (5)
Led until approaching 3rd, remained prominent, under pressure 5 out, weakened next, tailed off tchd 10/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
5
7/1
T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol
In touch, headway to chase leaders 5 out, every chance before 3 out, led before next, fell last op 13/2 tchd 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.30Pl:£2.90, £1.60EX:£16.70Trifecta:£168.20SF:£14.05Swingers:£2.50, £21.40, £4.40

Forecasts

Kajaki (6/4), Nendrum (7/2), Chebsey Beau (11/2), Iconic Belle (7/1), Surf And Turf (9/1), Ballynanty (16/1), Green Zone (16/1)

Verdict

KAJAKI is 2-2 over timber and we may not yet have seen the best of him, so despite having to give away weight all round he is a fairly confident choice in a race where a number of his rivals have questions to answer. Nendrum was clear when falling 2 out here last time but is up 7lb and won't be given as much rope this time, while there are stamnina doubts for Iconic Belle and Ballynanty. Green Zone is at the right end of the weights and may not be far away if recovered from his recent tumble.
  1. Kajaki
  2. Green Zone
  3. Nendrum

Previous Winners

2018
Thorpe
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 8
14/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,238.002nd: £1,832.003rd: £916.004th: £458.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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