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13:40 Musselburgh

EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 81y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 46.30s
  • Off Time: 13:41:24
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Pink, black diamond and armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 3/120-21
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 132

refused to race

2
Silk - Royal blue, yellow epaulets, yellow sleeves, royal blue stars, yellow cap, royal blue star
  • Form 363-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

chased clear leader, closed 3rd, ridden and 4 lengths down when left in clear lead and hampered 2 out, eased close home

3
Silk - MAROON, WHITE hooped sleeves
  • Form 34-376
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, not fluent 6th, not fluent, hampered and left 2 out, no impression on winner, went left last

6
Silk - Dark Blue, White epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, Dark Blue cap, White star
200/1
  • Form 8/5-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

slowly away, mistakes, always behind, tailed off 7th

7
Silk - Black, Black and Red diabolo on sleeves
3/1
  • Form 4-232
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

led and clear until 5th, 4 lengths ahead when fell 2 out

9
Silk - Pink, maroon cross belts, white and light blue check sleeves and cap
  • Form P-169
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

well off the pace in 5th, not fluent 4th, mistake 7th, left remote 4th 2 out

10
Silk - Purple and Yellow check, Purple sleeves, Yellow armlets, striped cap
  • Form 42-09
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5

well off the pace in 4th, well behind before 3 out, left 3rd next

5
NR
  • Form 4P-28
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

withdrawn

4
NR
16/1
  • Form 2-48
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

NonRunner

8
NR
  • Form 7P-F158
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

SOME REIGN easily beat a subsequent winner at Kelso on his second start over hurdles having come up against a nice prospect on debut. He should have few problems defying a penalty against this bunch, though is unlikely to be much of a price. Sonic didn’t have the pace to land a bumper but should do better now upped in trip having been placed in a point back in May. Moores Novelty can improve on his debut under Rules at Kelso but Drums Of War is in danger of becoming disappointing.

Formwatch

Some Reign (IRE) 1-2fav (11-0) Prominent, led 2 out, ridden and kept on strongly run-in, won at Kelso 2m mdn (4) gd in Oct beating Treshnish (11-0) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.

Ballycrystal Court (IRE) 18-1 (11-0) Led, ridden and headed 3 out, soon outpaced by leading pair, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 10, 37 3/4l behind Silver Concorde (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m 3f mdn (4) gd in Nov.

Drums Of War (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Mid-division, went badly left 1st, headway 3 out, no impression when hampered next, 6th of 12, 25 3/4l behind Bulkov (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) gs in Nov.

Painters Lad (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, led after 1st, wandered badly into 2nd and 3rd, headed when hit 5th, weakened before next, pulled up before 2 out, at Perth 2m mdn (4) gd in May.

Sonic (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Town Head (11-2) at Musselburgh 2m mdn (6) gd in Nov.

Vino's Choice (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) In rear and keen, blundered 4th, weakened from next, 9th of 11, dist behind Cesar Collonges (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 1f (4) sft in Nov.

The Delray Munky 12-1 (10-5) Last pair, pushed along and struggling after 4th, tailed off, 9th of 10, 34 1/4l behind The Dubai Way (10-12) at Hexham 2m (4) hvy in Nov.

Moores Novelty (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden before last, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Temple Man (11-0) at Kelso 2m mdn (4) gd in Oct.

French Ticket 7-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, lost place over 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 13, dist behind Fred The Foot (11-2) at Hexham 2m (6) gd in Jun.

The Road Home (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Towards rear, mistake 4th, soon behind, never on terms, 8th of 11, 34 1/4l behind Fin And Game (10-12) at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Nov.