Racecards
16:15 Musselburgh
Eildon Hill Stables Hunters' Chase (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,560
- 2nd: £484
- 3rd: £242
- 4th: £121
- Form 3111-U1
- Age 9
- Weight 12-2
- Trainer I R Ferguson
- Jockey Mr Derek O'Connor
held up in last pair, steady headway 11th, chased leading pair after next, pushed along and staying on when fell heavily 4 out
- Form 257-222
- Age 8
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Mrs S Stilgoe
- Jockey Mr M Seston
chased leading pair, went 2nd 8th, mistake 5 out, no impression on winner when blundered 2 out
Hard To Name
295- Form 8PP/FP-P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A H Mactaggart
- Jockey Mr T Speke
raced wide, in touch, not fluent 1st, headway and disputing 2nd when mistake and unseated rider 7th
Rugged Jem (IRE)
320- Form F7F133-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Mrs T Gibson
- Jockey S Fox
held up in rear, reminder after 8th, went left next, left modest 4th when hampered went left to avoid faller and unseated rider 4 out
- Form 908006/
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Miss K Fitzgerald
- Jockey Mr Nick Orpwood
held up towards rear, left modest 4th 4 out, no impression when mistake 2 out, tailed off
- Form 4/2F443-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Mr J E Tudor
jumped left, made all, stayed on strongly from 2 out, well clear when hung left flat
- Form 33-PP7P
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Mrs T Gibson
- Jockey Craig Nichol
chased winner until 8th, soon lost place and behind, struggling in rear 11th, tailed off when pulled up after next
- Form 42
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer D Ockenden
- Jockey Miss C Walton
chased leaders, slow 3rd, mistake 5 out, left modest 3rd next
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SILVERBURN has been off the track for a while but that's no different to the majority of his rivals in this. Winner of a Grade 1 novice chase in his younger days, his last outing was when third in a Listed contest at Newton Abbot and Evan Williams' 11-year-old may have too much for Simonsberg in receipt of 4lb, though Ian Ferguson's nine-year-old is a prolific winners between the flags in Ireland and has also scored twice under Rules. Spellchecker may enjoy a bit of a fitness advantage over some of the others having just failed to hold off Leac An Scail at Cottenham in December, though he has a bit to find on the form book.
Formwatch
Simonsberg (IRE) 4-6 (12-0) Ww, prog to tr ldrs 4out, went on 2out, easily, won at Ballingarry 3m ire ptp gd in Jun beating Mr Dominator (12-0) by 6l, 8 ran.
Spellchecker (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) (tt) hdwy 7; led aft 13; clr 2 out; wknd flat; hdd final 50yds, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Leac An Scail (11-0) at Cottenham 3m ptp gf in Dec.
Hard To Name 100-1 (11-0) Mid-division, lost place after 6th, well behind approaching 3 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by What A Warrior (10-8) at Perth 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr, 13 ran.
Rugged Jem (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Hdwy 11; rdn & wknd qckly 15, 3rd of 10, 33l behind Goscar Rock (12-0) at Llanvapley 3m ptp gd in Apr.
Sam McCoombe (IRE) 28-1 (11-6) Mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway 7th, mistake 3 out, hung right and weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 11, 40l behind Pugnacity (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 5f cond nov hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Sep '09.
Silverburn (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Hampered 1st, mid-division, disputing 8th 4 out, stayed on well approaching 2 out, went 3rd flat, nearest finish, 3rd of 16, 5l behind Passato (11-3) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f listed hcp chs (1) gd in Aug '10.
The Green Hat (IRE) 25-1 (12-5) A bhnd; to & pu 3 out, in a race won by The Rustlin Rhino (12-5) at Alnwick 3m ptp gs in Jan, 15 ran.
Honest And True (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Prsd wnr; ev ch 2 out; outpcd app last, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Its Bobkat (12-0) at Overton 2m 4f ptp gd.