14:25 Musselburgh

Monday 18 December 2023

All12:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:25

tote.co.uk Three French Hens Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 3f 171y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:25  |   Winning time: 5m 12.7s
1st
Horse silk
1
512-0
15/8f
T: R MenziesJ: William Maggs (7)
Waited with in rear, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, went 2nd before next, ridden to lead between last two, clear before last, stayed on strongly run-in op 7/4
2nd
Horse silk
5 ½
4
14/1
T: R M SmithJ: R P McLernon
Chased leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, led before 2 out, pushed along and headed between last two, weakened run-in, no chance with winner op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
8 ½
9
510-4
11/2
T: G BewleyJ: Danny McMenamin
Held up in last pair, headway under pressure after 2 out, modest 4th when mistake last, went 3rd close home
4th
Horse silk
½
3
5/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway on inside before 3 out, went modest 3rd next, weakened and lost 3rd close home op 15/2
5th
Horse silk
9
8
11/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Sean Quinlan
Never closer than mid-division op 10/1
6th
Horse silk
5 ½
6
14/1
T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton
Chased leader, led after 6th, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened soon after tchd 16/1
7th
Horse silk
5 ½
5
18/5
T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Jordan Nailor
Raced wide towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway chasing leaders 4 out, awkward and weakened 2 out, no chance when bad mistake and stumbled last op 10/3 tchd 4/1
8th
Horse silk
11
2
25/1
T: W Young JnrJ: D R Fox
Raced bit keenly, led until after 6th, chased leader until approaching 3 out, flattened 3 out, ridden and weakened before next

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
7
610-11
33/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)
Soon mid-division out wide, dropped to rear and struggling before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before next op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.20, £3.50, £2.00EX:£31.90Trifecta:£155.30Tricast:£127.18SF:£28.40Swingers:£6.10, £3.00, £10.20

Forecasts

Lihyan (15/8), We Gotta Getaway (18/5), Copper Fox (5/1), Foxwood (11/2), Misscarlett (11/1), Dot Cotton (14/1), Balranald (14/1), Darkest Day (25/1), Melchoir (33/1)

Verdict

LIHYAN has yet to fire this season, but he's down to a tempting mark as a result so he's one to be interested in as he drops in grade. The 5-y-o is taken to get the better of Copper Fox, who has also fallen a long way in the weights, while We Gotta Getaway could show more making his stable/handicap debut.

  1. LIHYAN (IRE)
  2. COPPER FOX
  3. WE GOTTA GETAWAY (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £3,697.002nd: £1,701.003rd: £850.004th: £426.005th: £212.00

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