15:00 Musselburgh

Sunday 16 February 2025

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 5m 3.7s

1^st

Beat The Retreat

611-3

5/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Dominic Hislop (10)

Chased leaders, went 2nd from after 6th, led 2 out, stayed on, ridden out op 4/1 tchd 11/2

2^nd

1 ¼

Coral Blue

1011-10

10/3

T: D BourkeJ: Danny McMenamin

Tracked leader, hit 5th, left in lead next, mistake and headed 2 out, kept on, held towards finish op 9/2 and tchd 5/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Looking Splendid

711-11

3/1f

T: Gary RutherfordJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in rear, jumped left 7th, headway 3 out, 3rd before 2 out, kept on, no impression towards finish tchd 11/4 and tchd 16/5

4^th

1 ½

Not In Kansas

811-4

4/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn

Towards rear, last and pushed along 7th, stayed on from 2 out, nearest finish op 7/2 tchd 9/2

5^th

4 ¾

Billable Grant

810-10

15/2

T: Mrs J StephenJ: Joshua Thompson (7)

Chased leaders, lost place after 3rd, closed 7th, struggling after 9th, well behind 3 out, kept on from 2 out op 17/2

6^th

Gone With The Tide

612-0

40/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, no extra 2 out op 33/1 tchd 50/1

7^th

5 ½

Luminaries

810-2

40/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up towards rear, not fluent 7th, no impression op 22/1

8^th

2 ½

Good Company

611-12

25/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Held up in mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway 9th, no extra 2 out op 16/1

9^th

Le Fou's Keep

1010-2

100/1

T: H BurnsJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)

Held up towards rear, effort 3 out, no impression from 2 out op 66/1

Also Ran

Agilulf

611-3

8/1

T: A NicolJ: B S Hughes

Led, not fluent 3rd, bad mistake 6th, given reminder but dropped out quickly and pulled up tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.80, £1.40, £1.50EX:£24.90Trifecta:£75.50Tricast:£58.99SF:£22.20Swingers:£4.00, £3.40, £2.80

Forecasts

Looking Splendid (3/1), Coral Blue (10/3), Not In Kansas (4/1), Beat The Retreat (5/1), Billable Grant (15/2), Agilulf (8/1), Good Company (25/1), Gone With The Tide (40/1), Luminaries (40/1), Le Fou's Keep (100/1)

This certainly isn't the strongest race for the grade, and LOOKING SPLENDID has shown enough in handicaps over this sort of distance to suggest he is more than capable of winning this. Coral Blue performed with plenty of credit in a stronger race over C&D two weeks ago, so he is a danger, as is handicap-debutant Good Company who could be better than what he's shown in novice company.