Racecards
16:19 Musselburgh
bet365 Scottish Foxhunter Open Hunters' Chase (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 139y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £334
- Form 26/F129-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Angus Cheleda
held up, headway 8th, challenged 12th, led next, headed 4 out, led again 3 out, headed last, held towards finish
- Form P/4U21-P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Mrs L Hill
- Jockey Bryan Carver
chased leaders, lost place 4th, headway approaching 9th, weakened after 16th, blundered badly 3 out
- Form 5-1301P
- Age 12
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leaders on outside, blundered 3rd, challenged 9th, led 4 out, mistake and headed 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 7/1P42P-
- Age 13
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer W Easterby
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
towards rear, struggling 15th, remote 7th 4 out, pulled up 3 out
- Form 5UUP13-
- Age 13
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Miss L Walsh
- Jockey D R Fox
chased leaders, lost place before not fluent 5th, last 9th, behind 13th, pulled up after 16th
- Form 12252-6
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Mrs F Brewer
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
towards rear, headway before 12th, lost place approaching 16th, soon behind
- Form 34U/243-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Mrs F Brewer
- Jockey Billy Garritty
held up in rear, not fluent 1st, some headway before 13th, struggling before mistake 14th, pulled up after 16th
- Form 3/1244-5
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs C Coward
- Jockey Harry Bannister
mid-division, headway 8th, not fluent 9th, struggling 13th, pulled up before 15th
Salvatore
56- Form 31311-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs M Rowley
- Jockey Alex Edwards
chased leaders, closed 4 out, not much room 3 out, led last, stayed on well
- Form 866P6-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer B Harding
- Jockey Craig Nichol
chasing leaders 2nd, led 7th, not fluent 9th, headed 13th, weakened before 4 out
- Form 326/521-
- Age 15
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Miss A McClung
- Jockey S Mulqueen
led until 7th, weakened after 16th
- Form 4845P4-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss C Crane
- Jockey Callum Bewley
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, losing place when mistake 15th, pulled up after next
- Form 3P/PP33-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer A Barker
- Jockey Tom Midgley
in touch in mid-division, struggling after 12th, well behind 13th, soon pulled up
- Form 47/241-P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer R A Owen
- Jockey W T Kennedy
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Previous results
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Verdict
Paul Nicholls is becoming adept at farming these hunter chases with his veteran chasers and ALCALA, though having a first run since down the field in last year’s Foxhunter at Cheltenham, could outclass these. Federici won three times last year but was pulled up when last in action over the National fences at Aintree. Salvatore, a prolific pointer, might be a bigger danger and Senor Lombardy, a first runner under Rules for Brian Harding, is also interesting.
Formwatch
Alcala (FR) 33-1 (12-0) Behind, pushed along after 4 out, plugged on past beaten rivals from last, never nearer, 9th of 21, dist behind It Came To Pass (12-0) at Cheltenham 3m 2f (2) gs in Mar.
Clondaw Westie (IRE) Evensfav (12-0) (cp) (tt) prsd ldr til led 6; hdd 11; wknd 4 out; t.o & pu last, at Kimble 2m 4f gs in Nov.
Federici 33-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, lost place 11th (foinavon), tailed off when mistake 12th (canal turn), pulled up before 2 out, at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Greensalt (IRE) 11-4fav (12-7) (tt) wl bhnd til pu aft 6, at Charm Park 2m 4f gs in Mar.
Afterclass (IRE) 6-4 (12-0) (cp) trckd ldr to 15; kpt on one pce 2 out, last of 3, 2 1/4l behind Thyne For Gold (12-0) at Alnwick 3m gs in Mar.
Dark Mahler (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Held up in mid-division, mistake 10th, headway 12th, mistake 15th, no extra 4 out, lost 4th 2 out, 6th of 13, dist behind Hazel Hill (11-10) at Ludlow 3m (5) sft in Jan.
Point The Way (IRE) 5-1 (12-5) Prom til outpcd aft 3 out, 3rd of 6, 12 3/4l behind Matts Commission (12-5) at Dalton Park 3m sft in Mar.
Royal Chant (IRE) 4-1 (12-3) Prom til wknd aft 3 out, 5th of 7, 17l behind African Belle (11-7) at Alnwick 3m sft in Dec.
Salvatore Evensfav (12-0) Hdwy 13; led 2 out; rdn out, won at Larkhill 3m gd in Dec beating Coningsby (12-0) by 4 1/4l, 13 ran.
Senor Lombardy (IRE) 5-2 (12-0) Led aft 1; qcknd clr 2 out; comf, won at Alnwick 3m sft in Dec beating Roderick Random (12-3) by 10l, 10 ran.
Settledoutofcourt (IRE) 4-5fav (12-0) (cp) (tt) jw; made all; drew clr app 2 out; unchall, won at Friars Haugh 3m sft in Mar beating Molten Brown (12-3) by 12l, 5 ran.
Show And Go (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, dropped to rear 7th, outpaced 4 out, ridden and rallied flat, 4th of 6, 14l behind Well Smitten (11-12) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
West Torr (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) (cp) a.p; led 7 til hdd & no ex final 75yds, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Burrenbridge Hotel (12-0) at Charm Park 2m 4f gs in Mar.
Thyne For Gold (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) (h) lost tch 5; t.o & pu 12, at Chaddesley Corbett 3m sft in Dec.