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12:40 Musselburgh
Gerry's 50th Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 81y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,749 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £350
- Form 51P3-23
- Age 8
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Blair Campbell
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and weakened before last
Spectator
62- Form 713-25
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
held up mid-division, headway 3 out, challenged 2 out, led and blundered last, held on close home
- Form 20-P5P4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey Henry Brooke
tracked leader, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 32
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Danny Cook
towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out
- Form F-348
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Tony Kelly
led and keen, pressed from 3 out, headed last, no extra run-in
- Form 9-8979
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey Craig Nichol
tracked leaders, blundered 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 9/721-11
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer S Corbett
- Jockey James Corbett
in rear, headway 3 out, every chance and ridden run-in, held close home
Red Ochre
24- Form 57-9536
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Callum Bewley
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The four-year-old HAULANI was the only one to make a race of it with the well-regarded Redicean at Kempton last month. The winner scored again at the weekend and Brian Ellison’s decision to go down the handicapping route can pay dividends today. Spectator made a decent comeback at Carlisle in October and then ran well at Wetherby so rates a danger. Alizee De Janeiro is still 10lb higher than when scoring over course and distance last March but is usually thereabouts and Glingerside may be running into form. Morning With Ivan goes for a four-timer but has struggled when tried
Formwatch
Alizee De Janeiro (FR) 12-1 (11-9) Prominent, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, kept on and no impression from last, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Meadowcroft Boy (11-4) at Kelso 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Spectator 6-1 (10-0) Towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, 5th of 8, 10 1/4l behind William Of Orange (10-1) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Glingerside (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Tracked leader, led before 3 out, headed last, kept on, 4th of 8, 6l behind Charmant (11-12) at Ayr 2m hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Haulani (USA) 7-2 (10-12) Tracked leader 2nd, led before 3 out, pushed along before hit next, joined between last 2, headed and outpaced last, clear 2nd, 2nd of 6, 10l behind Redicean (10-12) at Kempton 2m (2) sft in Dec.
Royal Mandate (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Mid-division, ridden and no real from headway 3 out, 8th of 14, 15 1/4l behind Wot A Shot (11-2) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Permission Granted (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 32 1/4l behind Oskar Denarius (10-5) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Morning With Ivan (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Mid-division, headway 4 out, every chance next, led before 2 out, edged left closing stages, all out (1 hurdle omitted), won at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec beating Baby Ticker (11-12) by nk, 15 ran.
Red Ochre 8-1 (11-7) Hampered 1st in touch, ridden and headway 7th, weakened 3 out, 6th of 11, 35 1/4l behind Dalaman (11-9) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Oromo (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Towards rear, mid-division when bad mistake 4th, ridden and no extra after 4 out, weakened, 15th of 16, dist behind Mezajy (11-7) at Bellewstown 2m 1f hcp gd in Aug.