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14:40 Musselburgh
Mackie Motors Brechin Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 78-8635
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Craig Nichol
tracked leaders, lost place before 8th, headway 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, no impression
Blackmore
25- Form 64-84
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Joe Colliver
in rear, some headway before 8th, weakened from 4 out, pulled up
- Form 55P6-03
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer S R B Crawford
- Jockey R Johnson
held up mid-division, tracked leaders from 7th, led 5 out, headed 2 out, one pace and no impression
- Form 6P9-P15
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey Shaun Dobbin
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, weakened before next, pulled up
- Form 221227
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 95
tracked leaders, weakened before 8th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 6088-P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey P Buchanan
held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, one pace and no impression
- Form 398-122
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D W Whillans
- Jockey Callum Whillans
held up behind, stumbled on bend after 1st and nearly unseated rider, headway before 4 out, ridden before 3 out to go 2nd, led 2 out, clear after last, eased run-in
- Form 676P-90
- Age 8
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey G Bartley
led to 5 out, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 90-P543
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Grant Cockburn
in rear, pushed along 8th, soon weakened, pulled up
- Form 6-74274
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey D F O'Regan
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Stitched In Time had Vallani and Burns Night behind when winning a conditional's race over track and trip in November but Vallani turned the tables in a subsequent run here and is expected to come out on top again. Stuart Crawford's stable is going well and SOLIDAGO hasn't many miles on the clock. He was a close-up third to Jack Albert over 2m4f here last time and there's no reason to suspect he won't stay the extra so the seven-year-old gets the nod. Hartforth has been in better form this season and should also be thereabouts while Top Billing also has the past form to figure.
Formwatch
Ryton Runner (IRE) 9-4fav (11-2) Led 2nd, soon headed, chased leader, led 6th, not fluent next, headed 8th, no impression before 2 out, 5th of 7, 14l behind Taruma (11-10) at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Jul.
Blackmore 18-1 (11-12) In rear, pushed along and weakened before 8th, tailed off, left remote 4th last, 4th of 8, 26l behind Jack Albert (10-0) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Dec.
Solidago (IRE) 11-1 (11-6) Close up, pushed along before 7th, led after 4 out, headed last, one pace, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Jack Albert (10-0) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Dec.
Stitched In Time (IRE) 9-4fav (11-3) Led, headed before 2 out, soon lost place, 5th of 8, 25l behind Luctor Emergo (11-10) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Dec.
Burns Night 3-1fav (11-5) Behind, headway under pressure before 3 out, ridden before next, kept on same pace, never reached leaders, 7th of 10, 32l behind Stitched In Time (10-9) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Nov.
Highlander Ted 16-1 (11-7) Mid-division, reminder 6th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last, in a race won by Amethyst Rose (10-0) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Nov, 17 ran.
Hartforth 9-2 (10-5) Chased leader until after 2nd, chased leaders, pushed along before 8th, well outpaced before 3 out, rallied under pressure flat, stayed on to 2nd close home but no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Omid (10-6) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Dec.
Yourlookinathim (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Prominent, ridden and lost place before 8th, 10th of 16, 37l behind The Good Guy (11-12) at Cartmel 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Vallani (IRE) 7-2 (10-1) Towards rear, pushed along before 4th, outpaced before 4 out, plugged on from 3 out, went 3rd run-in, 3rd of 8, 19l behind Luctor Emergo (11-10) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Dec.
I'll Be Frank 10-1 (10-10) With leaders, driven before 2 out, one pace between last, 5th and beaten when mistake last, 6th of 10, 22l behind Gulf Punch (11-12) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Dec.
Top Billing 12-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, headway 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, kept on, 4th of 18, 13l behind Snapping Turtle (11-6) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Dec.