Skip to content

Racecards

13:10 Musselburgh

Tom Mcconnell Novices' Hurdle Div 2 (Class E )

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 55.20s
  • 10 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Millagros (IRE)

13/8

    2
    Silk -

    Relix (FR)

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Petrolero (ARG)

      25/1

        1
        Silk - Maroon, Dark Green sash and cap

        King's Envoy (USA)

        403
        100/1
        • Form 0PP/P-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-5

        mid-division, mistake 3rd, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next

        2
        Silk - Pink, Red diamond and cap

        Petrolero (ARG)

        37
        25/1
        • Form 4450
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-5
        • Official Rating 89

        tracked leader, hit 4th, blundered 4 out, soon led, ridden next, hit last, headed flat, no extra

        3
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, Royal Blue and Yellow halved sleeves, Royal Blue and Yellow quartered cap

        Relix (FR)

        11
        7/2
        • Form 0P0-504
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-5
        • Official Rating 99

        led, ridden and headed after 4 out, hit 2 out, ran on flat

        4
        Silk - Black, Yellow hollow box and sleeves, quartered cap

        Roman Way

        641
        66/1
        • Form PPP02P/
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-5

        held up mid-division, weakened from 3 out

        5
        Silk - Orange, Emerald Green chevrons, Emerald Green sleeves, Orange armlets, striped cap

        Top Pack (IRE)

        39
        33/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-5

        tracked leaders until ridden and weakened after 4 out

        6
        Silk - Light Blue and Royal Blue (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, Light Blue stars, Royal Blue cap, Light Blue star

        Young Scotton

        37
        9/4
        • Form 112-P6
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-5

        held up towards rear, ridden 4 out, soon weakened

        7
        Silk - DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE stars, striped sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, DARK BLUE star

        Millagros (IRE)

        10
        13/8
        • Form 2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        held up and mistakes, headway approaching 5th, ridden 3 out, kept on to lead flat

        8
        Silk - Red, Yellow sash, hooped sleeves and cap

        Erte

        44
        100/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-7

        always behind

        9
        Silk - White, Pink hoops, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap

        Fort Churchill (IRE)

        9 b
        8/1
        • Form 006
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-7

        held up, ridden after 4 out, headway next, no impression

        10
        Silk - Emerald Green, White striped sleeves, quartered cap

        Spes Bona (USA)

        50/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-7

        in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out

        In depth

        Verdict

        This looks to be the weaker of the two divisions and Howard Johnson may again be the trainer to follow with Young Scotton preferred to Millagros and Relix. The selection has yet to reproduce his bumper form of last season over hurdles but may be worth another chance in a poor contest, especially having shown improved form on his most recent outing. Ferdy Murphy's Relix has been highly tried in all three starts this season and this represents a drop in class for the five-year-old so he has to be respected. The Nicky Richards-trained Top Pack may be better than he showed first time out but is difficult to recommend with any confidence and of more interest may be Ian Semple's Millagros who has had plenty of racing on the flat but looked a likely future winner over hurdles when finding just Zanjeer too good at Catterick on her hurdling debut. George Moore's Spes Bona would need to improve on flat form to win this and preference is for Young Scotton to open his hurdling account.