Racecards
13:15 Musselburgh
Fitzdares Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 68y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £6,337
- 2nd: £2,916
- 3rd: £1,458
- 4th: £730
- Form 4117-33
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased winner, not fluent 1st or 4 out, shaken up and no impression before 3 out
- Form 2341-1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer L Morgan
- Jockey Patrick Cowley
jumped left at times, made all, clear from 4 out, not fluent 3 out, eased flat
- Form 1621-31
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 128
tracked leaders, went left, not fluent and unseated rider 3rd
- Form 4/1R23-7
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey Craig Nichol
chased leaders, not fluent 6th, ridden before 4 out, soon beaten
- Form 3F4-231
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
in rear on outside, not fluent 10th, ridden and struggling after 10th
In depth
Verdict
Diamond State won in a lower grade here last month but will carry overweight in this, as will Fete Champetre. Barrichello, 4-6 over hurdles last season, hasn’t done a lot wrong in his two runs to date over the larger obstacles and Parliament Hill won nicely at Wetherby after a pipe-opener at Fontwell but Patrick Cowley had a bit up his sleeve when NOTLONGTILLMAY scored at the same track earlier and his mount should stay the extra half-mile around here.
Formwatch
Barrichello 2-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, awkward 7th, joined leader before 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, 3rd of 5, 7 1/2l behind Harper's Brook (11-2) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
Notlongtillmay 6-1 (10-13) Prominent, joined leader after 9th, led 4 out, ridden approaching last when not fluent, ran on flat, won at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) gd in Nov beating Moriko De Vassy (11-3) by 1l, 5 ran.
Parliament Hill 9-2 (11-7) Prominent, mistake 1st, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, led approaching last where not fluent, stayed on well, won going away, won at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Nov beating Hidor De Bersy (11-10) by 6l, 6 ran.
Fete Champetre (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) In rear, mistake and pushed along 3 out, made no impression, 7th of 8, 16 3/4l behind Sirwilliamwallace (11-9) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Diamond State (FR) 2-1 (11-6) Went left and screwed 1st, led until 4th, pushed along after 8th, pushed along and closer 3 out, challenged next, 1 length down when left clear at the last, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec beating Thunder In Milan (10-2) by 7l, 4 ran.