15:55 Musselburgh

Sunday 7 February 2021

All13:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:25

bet365 Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 7f 170y  |   Soft  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:55  |   Winning time: 6m 34.58s
1st
Horse silk
9
6/1
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton
Close up, tracked leader after 6th, headway to dispute lead 5 out, chased leader and disputed 2nd 4 out, kept on to dispute lead 3 out and 2 out, every chance and led narrowly last, kept on strongly when ridden on the run-in op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¾
4
15/2
T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob
Led, disputed lead after 3rd, not fluent 4th, chased leader after the 5th, pressed leader 12th, disputed lead 13th, pushed along and led narrowly 4 out, pressed 3 out and 2 out, headed last and no extra run-in op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
10
3/1f
T: N W AlexanderJ: B S Hughes
Mid-division, closer and tracked leader approaching 10th, mistake 5 out, headway to chase leaders approaching 4 out, disputed 2nd 4 out and 3 out, ridden and disputed lead 2 out, every chance last, weakened run-in op 10/3 tchd 7/2
4th
Horse silk
10
2
9/2
T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan
Towards rear, pushed along and plenty to do 4 out, stayed on closing stages but never involved op 11/2
5th
Horse silk
½
6
7/2
T: I JardineJ: C O'Farrell
Close up, disputed lead 3rd, led narrowly after the 5th, slow at the 12th and pressed all sides, headed before 13th, pushed along and struggling before 4 out, mistake 3 out, held when not fluent 2 out tchd 3/1 and tchd 18/5
6th
Horse silk
18
5
15/2
T: S CorbettJ: Sam Coltherd (3)
Close up, tracked leader after 6th, pressed leader 12th, disputed lead 13th, chases leader and disputing 2nd 4 out, ridden and outpaced 3 out, no extra tchd 10/1
7th
Horse silk
29
1
9/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Towards rear, ridden when mistake 4 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened and never involved op 11/1 tchd 14/1

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8
Horse silk
Definite Wisdom48
Weight: 10-10|  Age: 8
T: R Dobbin  J: Craig Nichol
NR
3
Horse silk
Eureu Du Boulay39
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 7
T: R Hobson  J: W T Kennedy
NR
7
Horse silk
Racing Pulse37
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 12
T: N W Alexander  J: Bruce Lynn
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£2.80, £3.70EX:£45.10Trifecta:£243.30Tricast:£160.04SF:£46.51Swingers:£7.70, £3.60, £4.50

Forecasts

Eagle Ridge (3/1), Exit To Where (7/2), Some Detail (9/2), Event Of Sivola (6/1), Big Difference (15/2), Hills Of Connemara (15/2), Grand Morning (9/1), Definite Wisdom (10/1), Eureu Du Boulay (16/1), Racing Pulse (16/1)

Verdict

EVENT OF SIVOLA got no further than the first at Ayr 3 weeks ago but he was beaten only by a subsequent winner at Catterick prior to that and is worth another chance. Eagle Ridge is bidding for a C&D hat-trick so must be on the shortlist, while low-mileage 9-y-o Hills of Connemara caused a surprise at Newcastle but the form is backed up by the timefigure.

  1. EVENT OF SIVOLA (FR)
  2. EAGLE RIDGE (IRE)
  3. HILLS OF CONNEMARA (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £5,588.002nd: £1,641.003rd: £820.004th: £410.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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