Racecards
15:30 Musselburgh
Betway Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 68y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,606 added
- Winner: £3,314
- 2nd: £973
- 3rd: £487
- 4th: £350
- Form 155-U6P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Ryan Mania
tracked leader, reminders 10th, lost place and struggling 5 out, pulled up 4 out
- Form 9-7302P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey S Mulqueen
in rear, headway 11th, tracked leader 5 out, ridden to lead 3 out, ridden 2 lengths clear last, stayed on
- Form 5/69P44
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer R K Watson
- Jockey P J O'Hanlon
taken to post early, tracked leaders, lost place 9th, rallied 5 out, ridden and left 3rd 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd flat
- Form 63FP54
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
in touch in rear, headway 5 out, led next, ridden and headed when fell 3 out
- Form 56-U066
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
in touch, headway to track leaders 10th, weakened and pulled up 5 out
- Form 5P4/46-7
- Age 11
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Georgie Howell
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
in touch, pushed along and headway 5 out, ridden next, not trouble leaders
Pc Dixon
15- Form 5-5F62P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer V Thompson
- Jockey B S Hughes
in touch, headway to track leaders 5 out, ridden when left 4th 3 out
- Form 35-3448
- Age 11
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
led, ridden and headed 3 out, still every chance next, no extra and lost 2nd flat
- Form 89-469P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Mrs A C Hamilton
- Jockey Ross Chapman
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 11th
In depth
Verdict
Course specialist John Williams is woefully out of sorts but back in the right grade and on a decent mark at present. Izzy's Champion and Pc Dixon were both pulled up last time while Irish raider Carried is 0-26 on Turf, though relatively unexposed over fences. Stormbay Bomber is on a long losing run so we’ll take a chance that blinkers revive GRAYSTOWN given he’s now 7lb lower than when scoring at Ayr around this time last year.
Formwatch
John Williams (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Chased leader until after 4th, chased leaders, weakening when hit 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Izzy's Champion (IRE) 7-1 (10-5) Raced keenly in last pair, not fluent 8th, reminders after 10th and 12th, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Carried (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden after 3 out, no impression on leader before next, no extra from last, kept on one pace, 4th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Drummullagh Rocky (10-9) at Down Royal 2m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Dec.
Graystown (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) Led to 3rd, led 4th until mistake 7th, not fluent 8th, niggled along and every chance approaching 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 7, 30 3/4l behind Pinch Of Ginger (12-0) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Oldtimer (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Mistake 1st, prominent, driven and lost place 3 out, weakened next, tailed off, 6th of 9, 24l behind Ouro Branco (11-12) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Pierlow (IRE) 66-1 (11-1) Pecked 1st, soon led, headed 2nd, led next until mistake 5th, led before 9th, not fluent 11th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened, 7th of 10, dist behind Adherence (11-12) at Taunton 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Pc Dixon 6-1 (10-12) Chased leaders to 5 out, weakened before next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, at Ayr 3m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Stormbay Bomber (IRE) 11-2 (10-9) Held up mid-division, headway 7th, nudged along when stumbled slightly bend before 2 out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 36 3/4l behind Ripstick (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Painters Lad (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Towards rear, ridden 4 out, pulled up next, at Musselburgh 2m hcp (5) gs in Jan.