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13:50 Musselburgh

Racing UK - Your Racing Home From Home Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,431
  • 2nd: £1,309
  • 3rd: £654
  • 4th: £328
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 20.50s
  • Off Time: 13:50:13
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Blue, White chevron, Dark Blue sleeves, White stars, Dark Blue cap, White star
  • Form 2390-1P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 115

led, headed 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 3rd near finish

2
Silk - Black and white stripes, chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 4434F2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 113

held up in touch, effort to challenge 4 out, led next, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression with winner flat

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow epaulets, striped sleeves, Yellow cap
15/2
  • Form 0/4133-P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 108

behind, not fluent 3rd, outpaced when mistake 12th, ridden and stayed on to take 3rd near finish, no impression with front pair

4
Silk - Yellow, Brown disc and sleeves
  • Form 543493
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 103

tracked leading pair, headway on outside after 12th, challenged 3 out, ridden to lead next, stayed on well

5
Silk - White, red chevron and sleeves, royal blue and white quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 4U6-233
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 82

pressed leader, ridden and lost place approaching 4 out, kept on same pace from next

In depth

Verdict

Mystified is 7lb out of the handicap in this while Father Shine doesn't appear to be improving. Wild Geese was reappearing after a lengthy absence and making his debut over fences when pulled up behind Civil Unrest over track and trip last month so improvement is expected but he's still going to struggle to turn the tables on James Ewart's charge, though he was himself pulled up over 2m here last week. WILLIAM MONEY was beaten less than a length by the top weight in that race but is 7lb better off now and, all things being equal, should come out on top today.

Formwatch

Civil Unrest (IRE) 15-2 (10-13) Tracked leaders, weakened from 5 out, soon tailed off and pulled up, in a race won by Swift Arrow (11-6) at Musselburgh 2m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs, 10 ran.

William Money (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on to take 2nd run-in, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Civil Unrest (11-2) at Musselburgh 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Nov.

Wild Geese (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Towards rear, tailed off before 5 out, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Civil Unrest (11-2) at Musselburgh 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Nov, 11 ran.

Father Shine (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Prominent on outside, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 7, 20l behind Simply Wings (10-9) at Towcester 2m 3f beg chs (3) sft.

Mystified (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) Tracked winner to after 2nd, held up 3rd and last, struggling before 9th, soon tailed off, last of 3, well behind Seedless (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 5f beg chs (4) sft in Aug.