Racecards
14:50 Musselburgh
Scottish Racing Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 76P210
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer A D Brown
- Jockey Danny Cook
led, pushed along before and mistake and headed 4 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
- Form 857P-P3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey James Reveley
tracked leaders, weakened before 4 out, hit 3 out
- Form 054-532
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey G Lee
held up in rear, headway before 4 out, soon ridden, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 368564
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer B Mactaggart
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
tracked leaders, went 2nd from 5th, led 4 out, clear after 2 out, stayed on well
- Form 078-42P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer G A Charlton
- Jockey Jan Faltejsek
held up in touch, blundered 3rd and 4th, in rear and mistake and unseated rider 6th
- Form 533433
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 77
tracked leader to 5th, ridden before 4 out, weakened 3 out, mistake 2 out
- Form 3743-P0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer H A McWilliams
- Jockey Tony Kelly
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Royal Mile was put up 6lb for finishing a half-length second to Tipsy Indian at Sedgefield last month. That appears harsh as he'd earlier been well beaten at the same track so preference in this is for MISS ABBEY. She seems to run her best races here and though her latest third over hurdles at Carlisle was nothing special she can step up back on this easier track. O'Crotaigh can't be ignored, despite a poor run at Market Rasen last month, and Why Are You Asking's third at Hexham last time was his best effort to date.
Formwatch
O Crotaigh (IRE) 11-2 (10-9) Led to 4th, weakened before 12th, 10th of 14, well behind Douglas Julian (11-5) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Nov.
Miss Abbey 22-1 (10-6) Tracked leader, ridden 3 out, one pace from next, 3rd of 11, 27l behind Tap Night (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Nov.
Royal Mile (IRE) 3-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, headway 8th, went 2nd 2 out, every chance last, held close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Tipsy Indian (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Nov.
Red Tanber (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Chased leading pair, never on terms, lost touch from 4th, tailed off, lost poor 3rd flat, 4th of 5, 39l behind Frascati Park (11-5) at Carlisle 2m nov chs (3) sft in Nov.
Darkan Road 7-2fav (10-5) In touch, chased leader 10th to 4 out, outpaced when hit next, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last, in a race won by Lethem Present (11-0) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Jun, 9 ran.
Why Are You Asking (IRE) 28-1 (10-0) Held up mid-division, headway from 2 out, ridden after last, no extra final 100 yards, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Tanzanite Bay (11-7) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Nov.
Gougane (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, led 2nd until 5th, weakened rapidly, soon in rear, tailed off, 14th of 16, well behind Crackerjac Boy (9-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f 4yo Am hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Nov.