18:15 Musselburgh

Saturday 14 September 2019

All15:3016:0516:4017:1517:4518:1518:4519:15

Max Davis' 21st Birthday Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 2y  |   Good to Firm  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:18  |   Winning time: 1m 39.29s
1st
Horse silk
4
(7)
8/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: J P Sullivan
Tracked clear leader, headway over 2f out, soon led, ridden inside final furlong, joined final strides, just held on
2nd
Horse silk
sh
3
(4)
8/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: T Eaves
Behind, headway on outside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, gaining near finish, just failed tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
(5)
11/2
T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: L Morris
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on, not quite pace to get on terms tchd 13/2
4th
Horse silk
nk
2
(10)
13/2
T: K DalgleishJ: Connor Beasley
Behind, headway under pressure 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong op 8/1 tchd 7/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
7
(9)
7/2f
T: J RyanJ: Cam Hardie
Tracked leaders, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no extra and lost place inside final 100 yards tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1
6th
Horse silk
1
13
(1)
88-8
10/1
T: Rebecca BastimanJ: C Lee
Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression
7th
Horse silk
½
6
(2)
10/1
T: R M SmithJ: P Mulrennan
Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to chase leaders when not clear run inside final furlong, unable to challenge
8th
Horse silk
2
10
(11)
16/1
T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson
Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never able to challenge op 14/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
5
(6)
10/1
T: R A FaheyJ: S P Davis (3)
Behind, ridden over 2f out, never a threat op 9/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ½
9
(8)
14/1
T: L BaileyJ: Jason Hart
Led, clear to over 2f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong op 16/1
11th
Horse silk
7
8
(13)
20/1
T: R M SmithJ: P Mathers
Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened op 25/1

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11
(3)
Horse silk
Whatwouldyouknow3
Weight: 8-10|  Age: 4
T: R C Guest  J: G Lee
NR
12
(12)
Horse silk
Jacob Black18
Weight: 8-8|  Age: 8
T: K Dalgleish  J: S A Gray
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.50Pl:£2.60, £3.50, £2.30EX:£80.70Trifecta:£925.50Tricast:£386.23SF:£70.67Swingers:£17.40, £9.50, £6.50

Forecasts

Normal Norman (7/2), Grey Spirit (11/2), Glengarry (13/2), Brother McGonagall (8/1), Mustarrid (8/1), Zeshov (10/1), Glasses Up (10/1), Calvados Spirit (10/1), How Bizarre (14/1), Pickett's Charge (16/1), Whatwouldyouknow (16/1), Four Kingdoms (20/1), Jacob Black (20/1)

Verdict

After a really encouraging return to the level latest dual hurdles scorer NORMAL NORMAN gets the vote with an extra 1f today almost certain to help and he could come on for his first race since the Cheltenham Festival too. Grey Spirit disappointed latest but the subsequent absence perhaps suggest that Sir Mark Prescott got to the bottom of the issue; he won well the time before at Epsom. There are plenty more runners here arriving in good form including Glengarry who won at the track last time out.
  1. Normal Norman
  2. Grey Spirit
  3. Glengarry

Prize Money

1st: £5,693.002nd: £1,694.003rd: £847.004th: £423.005th: £400.006th: £400.007th: £400.008th: £400.00

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