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12:05 Musselburgh

Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 81y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,300 added
  • Winner: £4,094
  • 2nd: £1,202
  • 3rd: £601
  • 4th: £301
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 57.25s
  • Off Time: 12:05:38
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Bedrock

4/9

    2
    Silk -

    Jesse Jude (IRE)

    100/1

      1
      Silk - Orange, black and red chevrons on sleeves, red cap

      Bedrock

      117 t D
      4/9
      • Form 53-1134
      • Age 5
      • Weight 12-1
      • Official Rating 144

      tracked leaders on inside, led going well 3 out, clear next, very easily

      2
      Silk - Royal blue, yellow epaulets, yellow sleeves, royal blue stars, yellow cap, royal blue star

      Ballycrystal Court (IRE)

      23 CD
      9/2
      • Form 363-41P
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 113

      keen, tracked leader until 8th, handy 3rd, ridden after 3 out, held when blundered next, weakened between last 2

      3
      Silk - Royal blue, yellow braces, sleeves and cap

      The Road Home (IRE)

      30 t C
      7/2
      • Form F1581D
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-8

      led until 3 out, chased (easy) winner until the last, 3rd and one pace run-in

      4
      Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, Emerald Green and White hooped sleeves and cap

      J And M Greengairs

      33
      100/1
      • Form P
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-1

      keen, held up tracking leaders, went 2nd 8th until pushed along weakened before 3 out, tailed off

      5
      Silk - RED, BLACK triple diamond, sleeves and diamonds on cap

      Jesse Jude (IRE)

      20
      100/1
      • Form 68
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-1

      held up in touch in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd at the last, no chance with easy winner

      6
      NR

      The Steward (USA)

      112
      7/4
      • Form 2
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-1

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      BEDROCK won twice on the Flat and completed a double over hurdles last year when trained by Dan Skelton. His last two runs in the autumn were at Cheltenham behind smart performers and this looks his chance to get back to winning ways. The Steward will be receiving plenty of weight and showed when runner-up at Catterick there are races to be won with him while The Road Home won a maiden over the minimum here in January before beaten over this trip later where his rider weighed in light. Ballycrystal Court won a novices' hurdle over the course and distance but that was on much quicker ground than he'll face here.

      Formwatch

      Bedrock 8-1 (11-0) Led early, pressed winner, not fluent 2nd (usual 4th), outpaced after last (usual 2 out), soon ridden and lost place, no impression with front pair when lost 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 7 1/2l behind Slate House (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Nov.

      Ballycrystal Court (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Behind, effort before 3 out, soon pulled up, at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.

      The Road Home (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Led to 8th, tracked winner, ridden before last, kept on and always held, (disqualified by the clerk of the scales for failing to weigh-in at the correct weight), last of 2, 5l behind Silver Concorde (12-2) at Musselburgh 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.

      J And M Greengairs 20-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, weakened after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (5) hvy in Feb.

      Jesse Jude (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Always behind, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 13, 17 1/4l behind On The Rox (11-2) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Feb.

      The Steward (USA) 16-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out went 3rd before last, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Rockalzaro (10-12) at Catterick 2m (4) gs in Nov.