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14:40 Musselburgh

Country Refreshments Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 9.50s
  • Off Time: 14:41:01
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk -
11/10

    2
    Silk -
    7/2

      1
      Silk - Emerald Green and Pink (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves
      10/1
      • Form 22-3170
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 105

      held up, headway to chase leaders after 4 out, outpaced after next, kept on, no impression

      2
      Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue hoop and sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Light Blue star
      22/1
      • Form 7F4P6P-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 103

      led, hit 4 out, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened

      3
      Silk - Light Blue, Pink sleeves, check cap
      • Form 1P1-361
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 102

      tracked leader, headed approaching 3 out, soon headed, outpaced from next, kept on from last

      4
      Silk - Red, Royal Blue chevron, Royal Blue cap, Red spots

      Tickateal

      16 CD
      7/2
      • Form F05443
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 98

      tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, chased winner approaching 2 out, no impression

      5
      Silk - Royal Blue, White cross belts, Red sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue star
      8/1
      • Form 0-F0373
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-9
      • Official Rating 88

      held up in touch, weakened 4 out

      6
      Silk - Yellow, Brown sleeves, Black cap, Yellow star

      Bafana Boy

      16 BFD
      11/10
      • Form 61-11P5
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-3
      • Official Rating 82

      held up, not fluent 9th, smooth headway 4 out, led next, clear last, ran on well

      7
      Silk - Red, Grey seams, Red sleeves, Grey cap
      150/1
      • Form 400-900
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 69

      tracked leaders, weakened 4 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Magnificent Seven can stop Tickateal from repeating last year's victory in this race, with Bafana Boy the other likely candidate. Not too many can be fancied here, and despite going up a total of 6lb for his last-gasp effort here last time, Magnificent Seven is taken to maintain the form over Tickateal on today's terms. The latter travelled well throughout when the pair met here 16-days ago, but had no answer to the winner's late burst, and will struggle to turn the tables today. It was Richard Johnson who gave the selection a peach of a ride then, and Paddy Brennan is a more than able substitute. Bafana Boy is slightly better off at the weights after finishing fifth in the aforementioned contest, and as that was his first outing in nearly six months, he may do better. However, he was sent off favourite last time and failed to deliver the goods, so the jury is out on whether there will be enough improvement in him. The rest make no appeal, and we shall take Magnificent Seven to register another course-and-distance success.

      Formwatch

      Edgehill (IRE) 50-1 (11-10) Held up, hit 4 out, headway next, soon ridden and no impression, 10th of 20, 31l behind Rothbury (11-8) at Aintree 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-115 (3) gd in Nov.

      Kharak (FR) 20-1 (11-8) In touch, pushed along after 6th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Imtihan (10-7) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Apr, 17 ran.

      Magnificent Seven (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Tracked leader, led after 8th, headed before 3 out, lead again last, all out, won at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Dec beating Compton Eclaire (10-9) by a hd, 17 ran.

      Tickateal 5-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway halfway, led approaching 3 out, headed last, no extra, 3rd of 17, 2l behind Magnificent Seven (11-8) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Dec.

      Crackleando 16-1 (10-9) Held up, outpaced 6th, stayed on from 3 out, never dangerous, 3rd of 11, 18l behind Kempski (11-0) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Dec.

      Bafana Boy 11-4fav (10-8) Behind, headway 11th, ridden approaching 3 out, hit 2 out, faded, 5th of 17, 6l behind Magnificent Seven (11-8) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Dec.

      The Rooken (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) In touch, led 2nd to 4th, soon well behind, 14th of 15, well behind Pee Jay's Dream (10-12) at Newcastle 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.