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14:00 Musselburgh
Racing UK Available Anywhere Now Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,798
- 2nd: £1,122
- 3rd: £561
- 4th: £281
- Form 25253-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
led until after 4th, hit 6th, led again next, fell 8th
- Form 75-2731
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey G B Watters
chased leaders, jumped left 4th, hampered when left in 2nd at 8th, hampered by loose horse approaching 10th, blundered 5 out, under pressure when left in lead 3 out, finished alone
Boruma (IRE)
164- Form 63P3-95
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey James Reveley
tracked leader, mistake 1st, led after 4th, headed 7th, left in lead next, hampered by loose horse 10th, fell 3 out
- Form 6484-06
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 87
chasing leaders, when hampered and unseated rider 4th
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SHINE A DIAMOND opened his account over fences with a victory at Hexham last month. He can put that experience to good use and get the better of The Backup Plan and Boruma. The latter pair are rated higher over hurdles than the selection but both try their luck over the larger obstacles for the first time here with the former preferred after a recent outing at Carlisle. The remaining pair arrive out of form for their chasing debuts and are harder to fancy.
Formwatch
The Backup Plan (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 46l behind Rolling Maul (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hdl (4) sft in Oct.
Shine A Diamond (IRE) 85-40fav (10-13) Made all, clear before last, kept on strongly, won at Hexham 2m hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Oct beating Milan Royale (10-9) by 7l, 8 ran.
Boruma (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Led until 3rd, stayed handy until ridden and weakened 2 out, 5th of 8, 22l behind Never Never (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f 4yo nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Tweedo Paradiso (NZ) 7-1 (10-10) Mid-division, headway before 2 out, one pace and no impression, 6th of 15, 24l behind Acordingtoscript (10-0) at Carlisle 2m 1f cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Oct.
Garde Ville (FR) 16-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, lost place before 6th, weakened 3 out, 6th of 8, 35l behind Agapanthus (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Oct.