14:10 Musselburgh

Sunday 1 January 2023

All12:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

Fitzdares New Years Day Novices' Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 4f 68y  |   Soft  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:11  |   Winning time: 4m 40.58s
1st
Horse silk
7
25/1
T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Ryan Mania
Jumped well, prominent, led 10th, 2 lengths clear home straight, 3 lengths clear 4 out, soon ridden, 5 lengths clear 3 out, extended advantage approaching last, stayed on well run-in, easily op 18/1
2nd
Horse silk
13
11
9/1
T: Miss S E ForsterJ: P W Wadge (7)
Held up in rear, ridden and headway into midfield before 4 out, stayed on into 4th 2 out, kept on to take 2nd close home, no match for winner op 17/2 tchd 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
25/1
T: S CorbettJ: Sam Coltherd
Held up in rear, edged left to avoid faller 9th, good headway into 3rd 4 out, ridden and kept on into 2rd 3 out, kept on same pace approaching last, lost 2nd close home op 22/1 tchd 28/1
4th
Horse silk
5 ½
8
12/1
T: H Graham & G RutherfordJ: Edward Austin (5)
Midfield, headway into 2nd before 4 out, soon ridden, lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened approaching last op 18/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¼
9
8/1
T: R DobbinJ: Dylan Johnston (10)
Midfield in touch, briefly pushed along before 9th, ridden and no impression before 4 out tchd 15/2
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
10/3
T: N G RichardsJ: Sean Quinlan
Mid-division in touch, hampered by faller 9th, ridden before 4 out, brief rally before 3 out, weakened 2 out op 7/2
7th
Horse silk
9
6
22/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen
Held up in rear, headway into midfield before 10th, pushed along and no impression before 4 out op 12/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ¾
12
28/1
T: L KerrJ: D R Fox
Midfield in touch, dropped to rear before 9th, ridden and tailed off before 4 out op 22/1 tchd 20/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ¼
3
812-0
25/1
T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: Danny McMenamin
Held up in rear, not fluent and edged right to avoid faller 9th, pushed along and dropped to detached last 5 out, brief rally into midfield 4 out, weakened before 2 out tchd 28/1
10th
Horse silk
40
13
20/1
T: I A DuncanJ: Alan Doyle (5)
Led, not fluent 8th and soon headed, briefly left in lead 9th, nudged along before 10th, ridden in 3rd before 4 out, weakened and tailed off 4 out tchd 22/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
9/2
T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)
Prominent, hampered by faller 9th, ridden and dropped to rear before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 4/1 tchd 5/1
F
Horse silk
5
611-7
11/4f
T: L MorganJ: B S Hughes
Prominent, led 8th, fell 9th op 3/1 tchd 10/3

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Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
The Great Georgie46
Weight: 10-8|  Age: 8
T: Mrs J Stephen  J: Craig Nichol
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£29.30Pl:£7.60, £3.20, £6.70EX:£313.70Trifecta:£2,576.60Tricast:£5,626.67SF:£215.23

Forecasts

Dondiam (11/4), Everyday Champagne (10/3), Warriors Story (9/2), Shanbally Rose (8/1), Dr Shirocco (9/1), Shoughall's Boy (12/1), Bannside (20/1), Thunder In Milan (22/1), Large Action (25/1), En Meme Temps (25/1), Idilico (25/1), New Zealander (28/1), The Great Georgie (50/1)

Verdict

EVERYDAY CHAMPAGNE surpassed his hurdles form at the first attempt when successful at Doncaster in November and with the prospect of more to come, he's hard to get away from. Shanbally Rose and Warriors Story head the opposition.

  1. EVERYDAY CHAMPAGNE (IRE)
  2. SHANBALLY ROSE (IRE)
  3. WARRIORS STORY

Previous Winners

2022
Pitempton Power
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 7
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00

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