Racecards
15:00 Musselburgh
Betway Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 124y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £6,563
- 2nd: £1,927
- 3rd: £964
- 4th: £482
- Form 8/211-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer Karen McLintock
- Jockey Dale Irving
keen tracked leaders, pushed along 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 761122
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
close up, ridden when blundered and nearly unseated rider, soon weakened
- Form 112-32
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B S Hughes
close up, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leader next, kept on onepace
- Form 4U014P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer W Young Jnr
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
tracked leaders, until ridden 3 out, kept on towards finish
- Form 24-331
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
led, ridden and headed last, kept on one pace
Carry On
34- Form 531446
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
in rear, pushed along 4 out, soon behind
- Form 600/08-4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer A J Martin
- Jockey Phillip Enright
held up, headway 3 out, led last, pushed out, comfortable
- Form 2231-26
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Miss P Robson
- Jockey Henry Brooke
in rear, ridden 3 out, not trouble leaders
- Form U178
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Weather Front may need this and Ardera Cross was pulled up back over hurdles at Ayr. Kajaki was no match for the odds-on Pagero at Doncaster last month but will strip fitter here and Seaborough finally got his head in front last time at Sedgefield. Goldencard has been chasing since scoring over course and distance in November but returns to hurdling 9lb higher. THE MOUSE DOCTOR (NAP) won at Dundalk last month and then ran well in a big field at Leopardstown back over timber. He’s clearly talented and his shrewd trainer may have highlighted a good opportunity here. Mister Manduro could also be interesting making his handicap debut over hurdles with Danny McMenamin good value for his claim.
Formwatch
Weather Front (USA) 4-11fav (11-5) Jumped well, tracked leading pair, 2nd going well 3 out, led approaching 2 out, came clear between last 2, easily, won at Newcastle 2m (4) gd in Nov beating Remember The Days (10-12) by 9l, 7 ran.
Goldencard (IRE) 11-5 (11-5) Chased leaders, jumped right 1st, went 2nd 2 out, ridden and every chance flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 4, 3/4l behind Clan Legend (11-5) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Kajaki (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, 2nd 4 out, led approaching 2 out, headed last, not pace of winner run-in, clear 2nd, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Pagero (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Ardera Cross (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Led, headed before 4 out, weakened quickly, soon behind, tailed off when went badly right 2 out and pulled up, at Ayr 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Seaborough (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Always prominent, led after 2 out, ran on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) sft in Dec beating Wax And Wane (10-12) by 5l, 11 ran.
Carry On 25-1 (11-10) Raced keenly towards rear, hit 3 out, plugged on from next, 6th of 13, 26l behind Pagero (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
The Mouse Doctor (IRE) 7-1 (10-5) Waited with, soon towards rear, not fluent 5th and headway after, chased leaders straight, kept on without reaching principals run-in, 4th of 25, 3 1/2l behind Fauguernon (11-0) at Leopardstown 2m hcp sft in Dec.
Castletown (FR) 5-2fav (11-1) Tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along and outpaced after 12th, never on terms after, 6th of 8, 25 1/2l behind Espoir De Loire (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Mister Manduro (FR) 8-1 (11-4) Mid-division, not fluent 5th, mistake and struggling 3 out, 8th of 13, 28 1/4l behind Mario De Pail (10-12) at Kelso 2m (4) sft in Dec.