15:20 Musselburgh

Sunday 1 January 2023

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

Fitzdares Hair Of The Dog Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 171y  |   Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:23  |   Winning time: 5m 16.43s
1st
Horse silk
2
811-9
2/1f
T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania
Jumped well, made all, 4 lengths ahead 3 out, ridden to maintain advantage 2 out, 5 lengths clear last, stayed on well run-in op 9/4 tchd 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
11
7
10/3
T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin
Midfield, pushed along before 3 out, chased clear leader 3 out, 5 lengths behind 2 out, not fluent last, kept on same pace run-in op 7/2 tchd 16/5
3rd
Horse silk
1
9
510-10
4/1
T: M F HarrisJ: Mitchell Bastyan
Held up in rear, ridden and headway before 3 out, stayed on into 3rd before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, mistake last, stayed on same pace run-in op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
12
3
11/2
T: N G RichardsJ: Sean Quinlan
Unruly beforehand, held up in rear, headway into midfield before 8th, pushed along before 3 out, not fluent 3 out, lost 3rd 2 out, weakened approaching last op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
14
8
9/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin
Prominent, ridden to chase clear leader before 3 out, weakened into midfield before 2 out, tailed off approaching last op 8/1
6th
Horse silk
8
5
125/1
T: I JardineJ: Craig Nichol
Held up in rear, ridden before 3 out, no impression before 2 out op 50/1 tchd 40/1
7th
Horse silk
90
6
25/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Alan Doyle (5)
Prominent, ridden and dropped to rear before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 16/1 tchd 14/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
1
12/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Held up in midfield, ridden before 3 out, no impression when fell 2 out op 11/1 tchd 10/1

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4
Horse silk
Navajo Pass63
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 7
T: D McCain Jnr  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.30, £1.50, £1.40EX:£10.30Trifecta:£26.00Tricast:£23.27SF:£9.40Swingers:£1.50, £2.00, £2.60

Forecasts

Benson (2/1), Holmes St Georges (10/3), Ilanz (4/1), Findthetime (11/2), Navajo Pass (11/2), Ginger Mail (9/1), Gaelik Coast (12/1), Aurora Thunder (25/1), Excelcius (125/1)

Verdict

ILANZ found another chunk of improvement to double his tally over timber at Taunton last month and with further progress on the cards, he's fancied to defy a 12 lb hike in the weights and complete the hat-trick. Benson has filled the runner-up spot on all 3 starts for this yard so far and he may have to settle for silver once again, ahead of Holmes St Georges and Findthetime.

  1. ILANZ (FR)
  2. BENSON
  3. HOLMES ST GEORGES (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Aurora Thunder
Weight: 10-3  |Age: 8
17/2

Prize Money

1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00

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