Racecards
12:20 Musselburgh
Betway Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 180y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 315-367
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey B S Hughes
close up, tracked leaders 8th, ridden and weakened 3 out
- Form P16-PP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
close up, led and hit 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on same pace
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Laura Morgan
- Jockey R D Day
led, hit 7th, headed 4 out, ridden next, kept on same pace
- Form 4-1543
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Blair Campbell
in touch, headway 4 out, led 2 out, edged right approaching last, ridden and stayed on strongly
Real Armani
183- Form 296-576
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Mrs J Walton
- Jockey Ross Chapman
in touch in rear, ridden and weakened 4 out
- Form 5U4411/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey N de Boinville
tracked leader, pushed along 4 out, soon lost place
- Form 0332-35
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
tracked leaders, hit 4th, lost places 8th, headway 4 out, ridden and every chance next, kept on one pace
- Form 0/442P-6
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs L B Normile
- Jockey Grant Cockburn
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In depth
Verdict
Whiteoak Fleur has had plenty of chances and lacks a change of gear so will probably find at least one too good again. Order Of Thistle isn’t really improving but was placed over 2m here last month while Motaraabet showed some ability on the Flat when trained by Owen Burrows. TOBY MAGUIRE hasn’t been seen since completing a double between the flags in April 2018 but he’s now with Ben Pauling so fitness might not be an issue. He’ll stay every inch of this trip and can make a winning start under Rules.
Formwatch
Avoid De Master (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, lost place after 4 out, soon weakened, 7th of 16, 33l behind West Cork (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Darius Des Sources (FR) 125-1 (10-12) Close 3rd on outside, driven and lost place after 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Newcastle 2m 6f (2) hvy in Nov.
Motaraabet 7-2fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 3l behind Goscote (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Order Of Thistle (IRE) 11-4fav (10-12) Chased leaders, led soon after 4 out until before next, chased winner, well held when ridden and hit 2 out, mistake and lost 2nd at the last, plugged on in 3rd, 3rd of 11, 20 1/4l behind Malystic (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m mdn (4) gs in Dec.
Real Armani 14-1 (10-6) Towards rear, headway after 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 12, dist behind For Jim (10-13) at Perth 3m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Toby Maguire (IRE) 4-6fav (11-10) A.p; led aft 2 out; all out, won at Andoversford 3m in Apr beating Light Flicker (12-0) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Whiteoak Fleur 15-8fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened flat, 5th of 10, 9l behind Eleanor Bob (11-0) at Leicester 2m 4f mdn (4) hvy in Dec.
Son Of Feyan (IRE) 14-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, lost place halfway, behind 7th, pulled up 2 out, at Musselburgh 3m hcp (5) gd in Nov.