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12:45 Musselburgh

Provost's Hurdle (Showcase Handicap) (Class D)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 58.20s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Covent Garden

8/11

    2
    Silk -

    Plutocrat

    7/1

      1
      Silk - Dark blue and white (quartered), white sleeves, dark blue spots, Red cap

      The Granby (IRE)

      260
      6/1
      • Form 1/3311U-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12

      raced keen, led after 1st, headed 8th, led again 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, soon weakened

      2
      Silk - Royal blue, light blue braces, halved sleeves, Royal Blue cap

      A Few Bob Back (IRE)

      26
      5/1
      • Form 12P-113
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-8

      held up, ridden after 4 out, headway next, kept on one pace

      3
      Silk - Royal Blue, White hoop, White sleeves, Royal Blue diamonds, White cap

      What A Wonder (IRE)

      15 b
      12/1
      • Form U4P01-5
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-3

      held up, headway approaching 4 out, ridden next, soon weakened

      4
      Silk - Dark Blue, Pink chevrons, diabolo on sleeves, Black cap

      Plutocrat

      15
      7/1
      • Form 2P3-200
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-13

      held up and behind, effort 7th, headway to lead 3 out, headed next, kept on, no chance with winner

      5
      Silk - White, black braces, chevrons on sleeves, Orange cap

      Covent Garden

      23
      8/11
      • Form U60-111
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-11

      tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, led next, comfortably

      6
      Silk - Pale blue, red sleeves, Black with White stripes cap

      Lord of The Loch (IRE)

      8
      25/1
      • Form 0-46446
      • Age 11
      • Weight 10-0

      led to 1st, stayed prominent until ridden and unseated rider 3 out

      7
      Silk - Black, white braces and armlets, Emerald Green cap

      Johnston's Art (IRE)

      15 b
      25/1
      • Form 3120P4
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-0

      in touch, led 8th, headed 10th, ridden next, weakened from 2 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      A small but competitive field go to post for this handicap but the TEAMtalk selection is Covent Garden. The gelding from the Howard Johnson yard is unbeaten so far this season and his latest win when defeating Spectrometer has since been franked. The four-year-old has since risen in the weights again but he still has plenty of scope for improvement and will be hard to beat. A Few Bob Back rates the main danger as he was a fair third behind Ballylusky last time out but he has never won on ground as fast as this. What A Wonder ran as if in need of the run when fifth behind Hugo de Perro at Kelso. The gelding from the Ferdy Murphy yard will have come on for that run and any market confidence could be significant. The Granby was in good form in chases at the end of last season and he may need the run here before going back over fences. Lord Of The Loch and Johnston's Art will do well to win from out of the handicap while Plutocrat has shown his best form on softer ground.