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15:45 Musselburgh

bet365 Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 2f 139y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £13,700 added
  • Winner: £7,733
  • 2nd: £2,271
  • 3rd: £1,135
  • 4th: £568
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 14.00s
  • Off Time: 15:45:30
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Light blue, white epaulets, halved sleeves, red cap
20/1
  • Form P04-8PB
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 121

led narrowly to 8th, with leaders, lost place 13th, soon behind, tailed off

2
Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron, WHITE sleeves, ORANGE armlets and cap
12/1
  • Form 3/P-82P3
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 119

tracked leaders, outpaced before 4 out, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before last

3
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK star, PINK sleeves, ROYAL BLUE stars, PINK cap, ROYAL BLUE star
  • Form 432-304
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 119

held up behind, driven and outpaced 4 out, plugged on to dispute modest 4th from 2 out, no chance with leaders

4
Silk - Light blue, pink star, pink sleeves, light blue armlets, light blue cap, pink star
16/1
  • Form F-P533P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 117

prominent, ridden after 3 out, stayed on to dispute 2nd and close up when fell next

5
Silk - Light Green, Dark Green chevrons, Red sleeves, White and Red striped cap
  • Form P4-0524
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 113

tracked leaders, effort 4 out, ridden before next, close up when left 3rd 2 out, no impression with front pair from last

6
Silk - Light Green, Mauve chevrons, Light Green sleeves and cap
10/3
  • Form 1/2212-F
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 112

held up in touch, headway on outside after 4 out, close up when left 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, held flat

8
Silk - Purple, Yellow hoop
  • Form 434-313
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 102

with leader, led narrowly 8th to next, with winner, led again narrowly 15th, headed before 4 out, soon beaten, left modest 4th 2 out

9
Silk - Orange, black stars and sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 2-0711F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 93

always prominent on outside, led narrowly 9th to 15th, with leader, led again before 4 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well

7
NR
  • Form 2V144U
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 111

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

Attention Please made a bold bid for hat-trick here last time but fell a couple of fences from home when still in the mix. But this is tougher and LOWANBEHOLD is preferred. The latter won over 4m at Hexham before going close again at Ayr last month and can race off the same mark here. General Mahler has been thereabouts lately having slipped down the handicap and Carlton Ryan should be sharper for a recent comeback run at Bangor. Golden Investment remains 5lb higher than when winning at Wetherby in November but Gorsky Island is not out of this off his current mark

Formwatch

Ready Token (IRE) 50-1 (11-13) Prominent, ridden before 4 out, just over 2 lengths 4th when brought down 2 out, at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jan.

Gorsky Island 15-2 (11-12) Jinked right start and slowly away, held up in rear, headway 18th, ridden approaching 3 out, 5th and looked beaten when hampered and left 3rd 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 11, 21l behind Tb Broke Her (10-4) at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jan.

By The Boardwalk (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Held up, headway on inside when not much room 13th, beaten before 4 out, left 4th when hampered 2 otu, 4th of 11, 25 3/4l behind The Happy Chappy (11-3) at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Nov.

Royale Django (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, pushed along mistake and weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct.

General Mahler (IRE) 7-2 (11-1) In rear, headway and 4th from 4 out, ridden before 2 out, mistake last, one pace, 4th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Red Infantry (11-1) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.

Carlton Ryan (IRE) 15-8fav (11-7) Tracked leaders, lost place 4th, not fluent and bumped 7th, headway 11th, mistake next, no extra 2 out, 5th and well beaten when fell last, at Bangor 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.

Lowanbehold (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Close up, led before 3 out, ridden and headed last, kept on, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Lochnell (11-3) at Ayr 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.

Attention Please (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Towards rear, headway before 4 out, about 2 lengths down in 2nd when fell 2 out, at Musselburgh 3m hcp (5) sft in Jan.

Golden Investment (IRE) 4-1cfav (10-4) Towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 11th, at Catterick 3m 6f hcp (3) sft in Jan.