Racecards
14:50 Musselburgh
Betway 'Auld Reekie' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 68y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Winner: £15,609
- 2nd: £7,176
- 3rd: £3,588
- 4th: £1,794
- Form 130-218
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up, not fluent 1st, ridden and outpaced 4 out, went 2nd last, kept on same pace flat, lost 2nd final 100 yards
- Form 4590-33
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Bryony Frost
chased leader, took it up travelling well 4 out, went clear last, eased down flat, never in any danger
- Form 372222
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey C O'Farrell
led, ridden and headed 4 out, mistake and unseated rider 2 out
- Form 610-5F5
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Ryan Mania
chased leader, pushed along and weakened 4 out, tailed off
- Form 381-0R4
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up, pushed along from 5 out in rear, headway under pressure 3 out, kept on well from last to go 2nd
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
AMOUR DE NUIT (NAP) was a fair third over hurdles on his reappearance at Chepstow in a race that’s worked out well. He was then placed behind a smart sort at Newbury reverting to fences, with Gaelik Coast well beaten, and it will be disappointing if he can’t take this less-competitive affair dropped 2lb since. Nietzsche is another starting to look well treated and Joke Dancer won off a 6lb lower mark at Wetherby last season but Gold Des Bois has developed a case of seconditis.
Formwatch
Gaelik Coast (FR) 8-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, pecked 5th, well beaten from 5 out, 8th of 9, 33 1/2l behind Fanion D'estruval (11-12) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Amour de Nuit (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Not always fluent, chasing leaders on outside 2nd, hit 11th, mistake 3 out, no impression in 3rd from 2 out, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Fanion D'estruval (11-12) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Gold Des Bois (FR) 4-1 (11-4) Not always fluent, led until 2 out, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 6, 5 1/2l behind Some Reign (11-8) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Joke Dancer 10-1 (11-4) Front mid-division, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, well held when bad mistake last, kept on, 5th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Papa Tango Charly (11-10) at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Nietzsche 8-1 (11-12) Slow jump 1st in mid-division, went 3rd 4 out, jumped high 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after last, 4th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Quoi De Neuf (11-5) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in Dec.