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14:05 Musselburgh

bet365 Scottish County Hurdle (Handicap) (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 124y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £19,494
  • 2nd: £5,724
  • 3rd: £2,862
  • 4th: £1,431
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 49.00s
  • Off Time: 14:05:48
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dear Sire (FR)

15/2

    2
    Silk -

    Forth Bridge

    14/1

      1
      Silk - Yellow, Purple hoop, armlets and cap

      Amour de Nuit (IRE)

      49 h D
      9/5
      • Form 212153
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 138

      took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4th, dived at 2 out, 3rd and beaten from last, no extra

      2
      Silk - Red, yellow stars, armlets and star on cap

      Dear Sire (FR)

      33 h CD
      15/2
      • Form 21154F
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 137

      tracked leader until before 4th, close 2nd last, led flat, stayed on

      3
      Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

      Forth Bridge

      50 CD
      14/1
      • Form 115-43P
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 135

      led, pushed along before 3 out, headed flat, held towards finish

      4
      Silk - Black and Pink diabolo, Black sleeves, Pink cap, Black star

      Sir Chauvelin

      33 CD
      13/8
      • Form 13138/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 133

      held up in touch in rear, pushed along 3 out, effort in 4th 2 out, no impression

      5
      Silk - Light Green, Dark Green chevrons, Red sleeves, White and Red striped cap

      Crackdeloust (FR)

      23 b
      6/1
      • Form 33F441
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-11
      • Official Rating 123

      held up in touch, not fluent 4 out, no impression after 3 out, no extra from 2 out

      Previous results

      2017
      Silk -

      Diego Du Charmil (FR)

      5/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-9

      2016
      Silk -

      Shrewd

      5/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-0

      2015
      Silk -

      Retrieve (AUS)

      13/2
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      Paul Nicholls sent out last year’s winner and Amour de Nuit has leading claims having placed in this grade at Doncaster under today’s conditional rider. Dear Sire is not badly weighted in earlier wins but he looked beaten in second when falling behind SIR CHAUVELIN here on New Year’s Day. A smart handicapper on the Flat, Jim Goldie’s charge has now three of four starts over these obstacles and is taken to defy an 8lb rise given the ease of his latest success. Crackdeloust is upped in class after winning at Catterick and Forth Bridge has struggled since winning a juvenile hurdle here last year.

      Formwatch

      Amour de Nuit (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders, led 4 out, headed run-in, no extra, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Irish Roe (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Dec.

      Dear Sire (FR) 9-2 (11-12) Tracked leading pair, blundered 6 out, headed before 3 out, stumbled and fell 3 out, at Musselburgh 2m hcp (2) gs in Jan.

      Forth Bridge 40-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, reminders before 4 out, soon outpaced, no impression when hampered next, pulled up before 2 out, at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Dec.

      Sir Chauvelin 5-2 (11-0) Behind, headway before 3 out, switched right run-in, soon ridden, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp (2) gs in Jan beating Silver Concorde (11-8) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.

      Crackdeloust (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, went 3rd before 3 out to chase leaders, led before 2 out, kept on well, won at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Niceandeasy (12-0) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.