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16:35 Musselburgh
williamhill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Open Hunters' Chase (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 722P-PU
- Age 12
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss H Brookshaw
- Jockey Max Kendrick
led, clear 2nd, reduced lead 9th, headed before 4 out, weakened from next, left 4th last
- Form 21-1373
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 122
held up, headway approaching 5th, led before 4 out, headed 3 out, led going well 2 out, asserting when left well clear last
- Form 2252-65
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Mrs F Brewer
- Jockey Billy Garritty
held up in rear, not much room 6th, headway 9th, challenged 4 out, beaten 3rd from next, left 2nd last, no chance with winner
- Form 0187-3P
- Age 12
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer R A Owen
- Jockey William Shanahan
chased leader 1st until 3rd, stayed handy, weakening when mistake 4 out
- Form 43/38P4-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer A Sowray
- Jockey Craig Nichol
mid-division, behind from 9th, pulled up after 12th
- Form 1244-5P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs C Coward
- Jockey Page Fuller
in rear, headway on outside 9th, mistake and weakened 3 out
- Form 3411/11-
- Age 13
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer W Milburn
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
mid-division, pushed along after 12th, effort 4 out, mistake and weakened 2 out, left 3rd last
- Form 7/241-PP
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer R A Owen
- Jockey Joe Williamson
jumped left and not always fluent, mid-division, weakened 10th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form P/PP33-P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer A Barker
- Jockey Tom Midgley
2nd until 1st, chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 6th, not fluent and reminder next, behind 10th, pulled up after 12th
Absainte (FR)
364- Form 12/3312-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer R Tate
- Jockey Philip Armson
chased leaders, went 2nd from 3rd, led before 4 out, soon headed, led 3 out, headed 2 out, beaten when fell last
Magna Sam
41- Form 10/21P-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer G Slade-Jones
- Jockey Non Runner
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In depth
Verdict
CAPTAIN BUCK'S has a full set of victories between the flags, in a bumper, over hurdles and over fences. His last victory was in a Class 4 handicap chase at Stratford last summer and that would be good enough for this. Six A Side is a veteran of the point-to-point circuit having won 13 of his 36 starts between the flags. He's also won over regulation fences at Kelso but Absainte, who has won five point-to-points, was beaten 25 lengths in a hunter's race last March.
Formwatch
Bletchley Castle (IRE) 40-1 (11-7) Chased leader 3rd until 11th, chased leaders, close 3rd when unseated rider 3 out, at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Captain Buck's (FR) 6-1 (10-9) (tt) stdy hdwy 7; outpcd 15; kpt on 2 out; nvr nr to chall, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Miss Seagreen (10-7) at Larkhill 3m gd in Dec.
Dark Mahler (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Towards rear, headway before 12th, lost place approaching 16th, soon behind, 5th of 13, dist behind Salvatore (11-2) at Musselburgh 3m 3f (4) sft in Feb.
Midnight Request 50-1 (11-5) Led, headed 2nd, lost ground quickly before 3rd, towards rear 4th, lost touch and ridden before 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (usual 5 out), at Catterick 3m 1f (6) hvy in Feb.
Peep O'day Dell 6-1 (12-0) (tt) chsd wnr 6 til wknd qckly 2 out, 4th of 9, 26l behind Josh The Plod (12-0) at Cottenham 2m 4f mdn gd in Feb.
Royal Chant (IRE) 125-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 8th, not fluent 9th, struggling 13th, pulled up before 15th, at Musselburgh 3m 3f (4) sft in Feb.
Six A Side (IRE) 7-4fav (12-3) (cp) hdwy 8; lft in ld 14; hdd aft hit 2 out; led last; drvn out, won at Charm Park 3m gs in Mar beating Young Hurricane (12-0) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Thyne For Gold (IRE) 125-1 (11-2) Towards rear, closed 5th, not fluent 9th or 10th, struggling 12th, well beaten 5th 4 out, pulled up after, at Kelso 2m 7f (5) sft in Feb.
West Torr (IRE) 125-1 (11-2) In touch in mid-division, struggling after 12th, well behind 13th, soon pulled up, at Musselburgh 3m 3f (4) sft in Feb.
Absainte (FR) 18-1 (11-5) Chased winner throughout, clear 2nd from 5 out, ridden after 3 out, no chance after, 2nd of 6, 25l behind Wishing And Hoping (12-2) at Catterick 3m 1f (5) sft in Mar.
Magna Sam 22-1 (11-6) Chased leader until mistake 4th, lost place after 6th, pulled up before 10th, at Ludlow 3m (5) sft in Jan.