Racecards
14:20 Musselburgh
Betway Mares' Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 171y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,200 added
- Winner: £3,379
- 2nd: £992
- 3rd: £496
- 4th: £248
- Form 1/27
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
chased leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, soon every chance, led 2 out, ridden clear last, ran on well
- Form 4-3762
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Kielan Woods
led, not fluent 2nd, soon headed, led again after next, headed 2 out, hung left and no extra closing stages
- Form 5-F51P3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer T J FitzGerald
- Jockey B S Hughes
with leader, led 2nd, headed after next, weakened after 4 out, soon tailed off, remote 3rd
In depth
Verdict
POPERINGHE GINGER was probably unlucky not to catch favourite Etamine Du Cochet in a Huntingdon maiden last month. She is improving with experience and will be a warm order in this. Copper Gone West was second on her debut under Rules at Fakenham but failed to build on that at Warwick and may do better over fences. Would You Bypass has also won betweeen the flags but needs to improve on a well-beaten third at Sedgefield.
Formwatch
Copper Gone West (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Towards rear, ridden after 5 out, never on terms, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 7th of 11, dist behind Yellow Dockets (10-12) at Warwick 2m 5f (4) gs in Dec.
Poperinghe Ginger (IRE) 9-4 (11-4) Chased leading pair, 2nd after 5th, hit 3 out, pushed along and held before next, left outright 2nd at the last, kept on strongly run-in, just held, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Etamine Du Cochet (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in Jan.
Would You Bypass (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, took closer order after 3 out, never a threat, 3rd of 8, 23l behind Legalized (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) sft in Jan.
Jo Cashflow 200-1 (10-11) Soon well behind, went badly left 2nd, reminders after next, tailed off 5th, pulled up before 2 out, at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (5) gs in Jan.