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13:45 Musselburgh

Dean Prince Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (Class E)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 54.06s
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue epaulets, hooped sleeves, Royal Blue cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

towards rear, never dangerous

2
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW sash and star on cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

not fluent, held up in touch, mistake and unseated rider 4th

3
Silk - Beige and Black (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap
4/5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

held up in touch, headway to challenge 3 out, led after 2 out, left clear last, comfortably

4
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders, led 4 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, 2 lengths down, fell last

6
Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond
  • Form 0U
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders, mistake 4th, soon lost place, no danger after

7
Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow diamonds, Yellow cap, Emerald Green diamond
9/1
  • Form 33
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

mid-division, headway and effort approaching 3 out, one pace next

8
Silk - Black and pink (quartered), striped sleeves, black cap
  • Form 6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

pulled hard towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, kept on one pace from 2 out, no chance with winner

9
Silk - RED, LIGHT BLUE chevrons on body, hooped cap
66/1
  • Form 00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

towards rear, outpaced 4 out, one pace and beaten when mistake 2 out

12
Silk - Light Blue, White triple diamond, White and Yellow diabolo on sleeves, Light Blue and Yellow quartered cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

towards rear, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

13
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE stars, WHITE and EMERALD GREEN striped sleeves and cap
66/1
  • Form 4P404
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-9

towards rear, weakened half way

14
Silk - Yellow, Red seams on body and star on cap
  • Form 65D03
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-9

led, headed 4 out, weakened next

15
Silk - Maroon, Beige triple diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap
200/1
  • Form P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-9

with leader, ridden after 4 out, soon one pace, left 3rd last

5
NR
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

Nonrunner

10
NR
  • Form 03
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

Nonrunner

11
NR
  • Form 54
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Howard Johnson sets a poser here by saddling three runners Dalaram, Giuliani and Big Smoke, with the vote going to the first mentioned of that trio, who is taken to step up on his debut effort over hurdles. Useful over middle distances and staying trips on the flat for Sir Michael Stoute, the son of Sadler's Wells was highly tried on his hurdling debut when beating only two runners home in the race at Cheltenham won by Mondul. The four-year-old should have learned from that experience and as this represents a drop in class he gets the vote. Big Smoke, a 76-rated miler on the level when trained by Brian Meehan, should get the trip on this sharp track. Of more interest though is stablemate Giuliani, who was an unexposed middle distance handicapper on the flat with Luca Cumani. He has been given a break since last being seen and has to be respected. Jamie Osborne's Electrique was of a similar level of ability on the flat and is another worthy of a mention on his first start over hurdles, while Rookwith has shown ability in two starts over timber in Ireland. However, Dalaram was a class apart on the flat and is taken to show that here.