13:45 Musselburgh

Wednesday 1 January 2025

All12:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 3f 171y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:56  |   Winning time: 5m 25.23s
1st
Horse silk
5
7/2
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Alan Doyle (5)
Midfield, slightly outpaced and niggled along 4 out, took closer order when ridden 3 out, headway to lead approaching last, ran on strongly flat, won going away op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
7
4
8/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
In touch, led 6th, pushed along 3 out, headed approaching last, stayed on flat op 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
2
511-11
9/4f
T: P F NichollsJ: Ben Bromley (5)
Prominent, headway 4 out, pushed along when not fluent 3 out, kept on run-in, no extra towards finish
4th
Horse silk
½
3
11/4
T: James OwenJ: Mr Alex Chadwick (5)
In touch, headway into contention 4 out, bad mistake 2 out, stayed on same pace, not recover op 5/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
1012-0
9/2
T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania
Led, headed 6th, soon regressed to mid-division and chased along, pulled up before 3 out op 5/1
PU
Horse silk
6
28/1
T: I JardineJ: Danny McMenamin
Towards rear, ridden 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 25/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£2.00, £3.20EX:£28.50Trifecta:£72.60SF:£28.93Swingers:£4.00, £2.00, £2.70

Forecasts

Liari (9/4), Sweet Fantasy (11/4), Bold Light (7/2), Benson (9/2), Ballygeary (8/1), Bringbackmemories (28/1)

Verdict

BENSON arrives somewhat out of sorts but, having won the previous 2 renewals of this race, he gets the nod to complete the hat-trick with hopes pinned on a return to this venue sparking a revival. The main danger may emerge from Sweet Fantasy, who had a near-hopeless task from her position at Cheltenham last month, with Liari rounding off the shortlist stepping up to 2½m for the first time.

  1. BENSON
  2. SWEET FANTASY
  3. LIARI (FR)

Previous Winners

2024
Benson
Weight: 11-13  |Age: 9
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00

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