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14:15 Musselburgh
Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 171y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,061 added
- Winner: £2,505
- 2nd: £1,154
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £350
- Form 2-313
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
led, not fluent 4 out, headed 2 out, weakened last
Enlighten
17- Form 242-463
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
chased leaders, outpaced after 4 out, rallied 3 out, every chance 2 out, not fluent and held from last, kept on
- Form 6-6625
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey William Shanahan
held up towards rear, effort before 3 out, mistake 2 out, not fluent and went 3rd last, stayed on same pace
- Form 406-509
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
chased leaders, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, edged left before last, clear flat, comfortably
- Form 094P09
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 90
pressed leader, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
Lizzie Loch
229- Form FP735-5
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Ewan Whillans
- Jockey Callum Bewley
held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway on outside 8th, mistake and well beaten 3 out
- Form F6060P/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Ewan Whillans
- Jockey Joe Williamson
held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 8th, lost place after 4 out, well beaten 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Enlighten has been consistent enough since returning from a break and should be thereabouts again. He holds Casamari Abbey on recent Sedgefield running. Three Castles won on the Flat here in September but hasn’t really taken to hurdles and was behind the younger Go Bob Go at Ayr last month. Mike Smith’s four-year-old will be aiming to go one better here but SOMEWHAT CLOUDY is on a decent mark for his handicap debut and can get back to winning ways.
Formwatch
Somewhat Cloudy (IRE) 10-3 (11-5) Led, headed before 3rd, headway and took lead 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace run in, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Aazza (10-12) at Hexham 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Enlighten 6-1 (11-11) Mid division, ridden and outpaced home turn, kept on well from last for 3rd, 3rd of 14, 4 1/4l behind El Jefe (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Go Bob Go (IRE) 17-2 (10-10) Keen in touch, headway 4 out, tracked leaders next, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Operation Overlord (11-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Three Castles 25-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway on inside after 3 out, weakened last, 9th of 14, 20l behind Be The Difference (10-11) at Ayr 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Casamari Abbey (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Held up, pushed along after 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 14, dist behind El Jefe (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Lizzie Loch 33-1 (10-4) Prominent on outside, hit 6th, mistake 3 out, beaten bypassing omitted 2 out, well held when jumped left last, 5th of 8, 27 1/2l behind Lissen To The Lady (10-3) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Abouttimeyoutoldme 66-1 (10-5) Always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Coral Blue (IRE) 11-1 (11-1) Rear mid-division, ridden before 3 out, one pace thereafter, 5th of 13, 26 1/4l behind Rickety Gate (10-6) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Oct.