Racecards
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
- Form P04-8PB
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey J J Burke
led narrowly to 8th, with leaders, lost place 13th, soon behind, tailed off
- Form 3/P-82P3
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Mr N George
tracked leaders, outpaced before 4 out, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Form 432-304
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey M Hamill
held up behind, driven and outpaced 4 out, plugged on to dispute modest 4th from 2 out, no chance with leaders
- Form F-P533P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
prominent, ridden after 3 out, stayed on to dispute 2nd and close up when fell next
- Form P4-0524
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Danny Cook
tracked leaders, effort 4 out, ridden before next, close up when left 3rd 2 out, no impression with front pair from last
- Form 1/2212-F
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Mr William Easterby
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
- Form 434-313
- Age 11
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Miss S E Forster
- Jockey Thomas Willmott
with leader, led narrowly 8th to next, with winner, led again narrowly 15th, headed before 4 out, soon beaten, left modest 4th 2 out
- 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
- Form 2V144U
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
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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.