Racecards
13:50 Musselburgh
Racing TV Thanks Debbie Leishman Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 124y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £4,684
- 2nd: £2,158
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £540
Ben Asker (IRE)
236- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Paul Robson
- Jockey Callum Bewley
chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced home turn, soon struggling and pulled up before last
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
prominent, pressed leaders 2 out, ridden and led well before last, pushed out run-in, readily
Drumfire
17- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S Corbett
- Jockey Craig Nichol
tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, not fluent when beaten final flight, stayed on one pace
Push For Sixty
121- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
keen, raced in last, pushed along home turn, lost touch soon after
- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey C O'Farrell
disputed lead, led narrowly 5th, pushed along and pressed before 2 out, headed well before last, one pace flat
- Form 43
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey R P McLernon
disputed lead, headed narrowly 5th, pushed along after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, every chance last, soon ridden and hung right run-in, kept on one pace
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
We Still Believe finished third at Wetherby recently and is preferred to Drumfire, who was still beaten a long way when runner-up at Sedgefield. Ultra Violet struggled on his hurdling bow having won twice when trained on the Flat in France and COLLINGHAM is another import from France having won three times on the level. Donald McCain’s new charge is a half-brother to the progressive hurdler Chez Hans and gets the vote to make a winning debut over timber. Angels Landing won on the Flat at Kempton last month and makes more appeal than Push For Sixty and Ben Asker of the other hurdling debutants.
Formwatch
Ben Asker (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Rear of mid-division, niggled along in 7th halfway, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression on principals, kept on in 3rd final 100 yards, never nearer, 3rd of 10, 7 1/4l behind Oh Say (9-4) at Dundalk 7f pol in Mar.
Collingham (GER) (8-11) won at Clairefontaine 1m 4f stks sft in Aug beating Sevillana (8-8) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Drumfire 12-1 (10-12) Held up, headway into midfield 4 out, ridden before 2 out, went second before last, ran on without threatening winner, 2nd of 6, 17l behind Genuflex (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Push For Sixty 66-1 (9-5) Dwelt towards rear, weakened 3f out, 10th of 11, 27 1/4l behind La Sensazione (9-0) at Ripon 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Jul.
Ultra Violet (GER) 8-1 (10-12) Raced in last, went 4th from 5th, mistake 3 out, no impression, 4th of 5, dist behind Aliomaana (10-5) at Perth 2m mdn (4) gs in Sep.
We Still Believe (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Held up, headway 5th, went 2nd after 4 out, mistake 2 out, 3rd and held from last, one pace, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Battle Angel (10-5) at Wetherby 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Angels Landing (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, soon edged left, stayed on, ridden out, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct beating Arrange (9-5) by 1l, 13 ran.