Racecards
13:30 Musselburgh
racinguk.com/hd Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 193y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 41-7959
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Mrs J Stephen
- Jockey Tony Kelly
slowly into stride, blundered 6th, struggling when blundered again 11th, always behind, tailed off
- Form 8712-7P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
chased winner, stumbled 7th, hit 12th, pushed along before 4 out, lost 2nd 3 out, kept on same pace, no chance with 1st two
- Form 2P-5353
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up, in touch, headway chasing leaders 7th, 3rd 9th, hit 4 out, 2nd 3 out, driven hung right and one pace run-in, not go through with effort
- Form 560-552
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Danny Cook
often jumped left, made all, clear 2nd until pushed along approaching 4 out, went left and hit next, driven before 2 out, stayed on under pressure run-in
- Form 6/46P-3P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
took keen hold, held up, in touch, went left and bumped 5th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 11th
- Form 45-8650
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Mrs A C Hamilton
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
chased leaders, in 3rd until 9th, chased leading trio, outpaced and struggling after 12th, plugged on
Ryalex (IRE)
175- Form 5U712-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
NonRunner
- Form 5/65785-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Winning point-to-pointer John Williams hasn't had much experience under Rules but ran his best race to date behind Civil Unrest at Hexham and the winner could give the form a boost in the opener. RYALEX also scored between the flags and makes his chasing debut. He's only five and could end up quite a bit better than this so gets the nod to open his account. Thankyou Very Much has a victory over hurdles to her credit and ran better than expected on her chasing debut at Southwell but Ballinvegga has plenty of weight for his debut over fences. Roderick Random had shown almost nothing before making his chasing bow at Stratford but was heavily supported. He could only finish third then pulled up on this track when again coming in for sustained support, though he may have been struck into. Fields of Glory won over timber in March but jumped moderately on his first start over the bigger obstacles at Huntingdon.
Formwatch
Ballinvegga (IRE) 9-1 (11-9) Reluctant to race and slowly away, recovered to lead 1st, headed after 5th, not fluent 6th, led again next, headed before 2 out, weakened approaching last, 9th of 11, 21 1/4l behind Green Zone (11-3) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Fields of Glory (FR) 6-1 (10-11) Held up in last pair, blundered and weakened 3rd, soon behind, mistake 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Thankyou Very Much 33-1 (11-12) Held up, in rear, headway before 3 out, badly hampered 2 out, soon went 3rd, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 9 3/4l behind Innocent Girl (10-2) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
John Williams (IRE) 3-1jfav (10-13) Led to 2nd, led again 5th, ridden and headed before last, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Civil Unrest (11-12) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Roderick Random 5-4fav (10-8) Chased leaders, shaken up when hit 4 out, soon hung left and weakened, pulled up before 3 out, at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
The Ice Factor 28-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 10th of 11, dist behind Morning With Ivan (10-4) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Ryalex (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Not fluent and jumped right, led until 4th, chased winner, ridden and no impression before 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 9, 14l behind Traditional Dancer (10-9) at Perth 2m 4f mdn (5) gd in May.
Sky Full Of Stars (IRE) 18-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, weakened before last, 5th of 9, 22l behind Rocklim (11-5) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) sft in Feb.