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13:15 Musselburgh

Wednesday 6 November 2019

All12:4013:1513:4514:2014:5015:2515:55

ESPC Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 20.87s

1^st

Benny's Secret

911-11

9/2

T: N W AlexanderJ: Grant Cockburn (3)

Held up towards rear, smooth headway approaching 4 out, close 2nd at the last, quickened to lead run-in, comfortably tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1

2^nd

Izzy's Champion

511-1

11/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Held up in mid-division, headway when left in 3rd at 12th, went 2nd soon after 4 out, every chance next until before 2 out, lost 2nd at the last, went 2nd again near finish op 12/1

3^rd

Eagle Ridge

810-11

18/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander

Chased leaders on outside, left in 2nd at 12th, led 4 out, ridden clear before 2 out, headed and not pace of winner run-in, lost 2nd close home op 22/1 tchd 20/1

4^th

Choochoobugaloo

711-1

7/2

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Unruly and unseated rider on way to post, never travelled or jumped with any fluency in rear, headway before 3 out, kept on op 4/1 tchd 3/1

5^th

1 ¾

Pc Dixon

610-10

12/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Phillip Armson (7)

Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling after 10th, no chance when blundered 4 out, plugged on op 14/1

6^th

Simply Mani

711-3

6/1

T: P D NivenJ: Henry Brooke

Chased leaders on inside, weakened before 3 out op 8/1

7^th

Barfly

510-6

22/1

T: C GrantJ: Danny McMenamin (5)

Chased leader, blundered 6th, left in lead 12th, headed 4 out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened before 2 out op 20/1

8^th

Catch My Drift

1010-12

8/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Chased leaders, jumped big 2nd, weakened before 4 out op 6/1

Also Ran

Sometimes A Fox

512-1

25/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson

Never nearer than mid-division, towards rear 8th, never on terms after, tailed off 12th, soon pulled up op 22/1

The Road Home

711-12

3/1f

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Thomas Willmott (5)

Led until blundered and unseated rider 12th op 10/3 tchd 7/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£1.50, £3.10, £4.60EX:£42.20Trifecta:£275.10Tricast:£826.77SF:£53.70Swingers:£1.10, £0.00, £0.00

Forecasts

The Road Home (3/1), Choochoobugaloo (7/2), Benny's Secret (9/2), Simply Mani (6/1), Catch My Drift (8/1), Izzy's Champion (11/1), Pc Dixon (12/1), Eagle Ridge (18/1), Barfly (22/1), Sometimes A Fox (25/1)

This is a difficult puzzle to solve, with the vote firmly shaded in favour of the consistent CHOOCHOOBUGALOO. The selection enjoyed a productive time of things last season, and almost made the perfect transition to fences when narrowly beaten into second at the end of that campaign. With a reappearance run under her belt, she can make it second time lucky over the larger obstacles. Although he is 0-4 over fences, Benny's Secret must be respected as he steps back up to 2m4f, while another chance must be given to top-weight Sometimes A Fox. His seasonal/stable debut can be forgiven and he must hold solid place claims on just his second start for this yard.