13:20 Musselburgh

Friday 1 January 2021

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:35

Betway Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 171y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:20  |   Winning time: 4m 59.8s
1st
Horse silk
1
7/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard (7)
Chased leader, led after 4 out, clear when jumped right and not fluent 2 out, went right and not fluent last, easily op 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
9 ½
5
8/1
T: K DalgleishJ: Danny McMenamin (3)
Held up in 4th, went 2nd before 3 out, no impression on winner 2 out, kept on op 15/2 tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
610-7
13/2
T: A C WhillansJ: T Scudamore
Tracked leaders, not always fluent, mistake 8th, ridden before 3 out, stayed on same pace, went 3rd last op 7/1 tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
6
9
14/1
T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes
Held up towards rear, not fluent 3 out, 5th 2 out, kept on flat, went never dangerous 4th towards finish op 10/1 tchd 16/1
5th
Horse silk
½
2
11/4f
T: T LaceyJ: J J Burke
Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out until last, no impression, weakened flat tchd 10/3
6th
Horse silk
18
10
10/1
T: I JardineJ: C O'Farrell
Held up in rear, not fluent 7th, pecked 4 out, no impression op 9/1 tchd 17/2
7th
Horse silk
11
4
11/1
T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania
Mid-division, blundered 2nd, not fluent 6th, soon lost place, well beaten before 3 out, mistake 2 out
8th
Horse silk
3 ½
3
16/1
T: K DalgleishJ: Craig Nichol
Led, not fluent 4th, headed after 4th, weakened from before 3 out tchd 18/1
9th
Horse silk
2
8
4/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Held up in rear, mistake 7th, pushed along and modest progress after 4 out, weakened before 3 out tchd 7/2 and tchd 5/1

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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Native Fighter20
Weight: 10-7|  Age: 7
T: James Moffatt  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.70Pl:£2.50, £2.50, £2.00EX:£55.00Trifecta:£448.50Tricast:£380.12SF:£60.07Swingers:£10.90, £6.40, £8.50

Forecasts

Sebastopol (11/4), Accomplice (4/1), Kaizer (13/2), Navajo Pass (7/1), Newtown Boy (8/1), Native Fighter (8/1), Clearance (10/1), Elf De Re (11/1), Skiddaw Valleys (14/1), I'm To Blame (16/1)

Verdict

An intriguing contest with the vote in favour of NATIVE FIGHTER. He's a winner from 3 lb lower at Perth in the summer, it's possible he will strip fitter for last month's Doncaster return spin and the forecast better ground/step back up in trip are both positive factors. Sebastopol was most progressive last term and is feared on the back of his Newbury effort, ahead of Navajo Pass and Accomplice.

  1. NATIVE FIGHTER (IRE)
  2. SEBASTOPOL (IRE)
  3. NAVAJO PASS

Prize Money

1st: £8,837.002nd: £2,595.003rd: £1,297.004th: £649.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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