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11:35 Musselburgh
Racecourse Live Streams On Racing TV Extra Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 124y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 5/430-PP
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Ross Chapman
held up towards rear, reminders 3rd, detached in rear and ridden 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 5th
- Form 52-2552
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Thomas Willmott
towards rear, not fluent 6th and outpaced, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, ran on under pressure to press leader last, led narrowly flat, headed on line - disqualified and placed 3rd
- Form 234-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
midfield, ridden after 3 out, headway under pressure to chase leaders before last, over a length down flat, ran on strongly to lead on line
Lizzie Loch
19- Form F
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey Billy Garritty
held up in rear, lost touch 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 4
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
close up, led narrowly 3 out, ridden before 2 out, headed after last, kept on - finished 3rd, placed 2nd
- Form 220U-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey C O'Farrell
led, headed 3rd, upsides 5th, headed 6th, weakening when awkward 2 out, no extra
- Form 7-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Bruce Lynn
restrained towards rear, lost touch 5th, ridden and tailed off before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 4-6P756
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Kenny Johnson
- Jockey Alison Clarke
close up, led narrowly 3rd, joined 5th, regained advantage 6th, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SMART LASS has won three times on the Flat here and twice finished second over hurdles on the track. She should be capable of winning a race like this and gets the nod. Gemologist was a long way behind her on the level here last September and has never won in 30 starts but Headscarf Lil won't need to be special to make a successful hurdling debut after a narrow defeat in a Perth bumper. Luck Of Clover didn't win in 15 starts on the Flat and showed little on her hurdling debut at Newbury though that was a much better race than this and she could provide the main threat under the champion jockey.
Formwatch
Celtic Sally (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Towards rear, ridden and lost touch 9th, not fluent 10th, pulled up before 4 out, at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Gemologist (IRE) 5-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 5th, ridden and went 2nd between last 2, chance when untidy last, driven and one pace run-in, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Raymond (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Headscarf Lil (IRE) 5-6fav (10-7) Chased leaders on inside, hampered 6f out, went 2nd on inside home straight, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Lady Bowes (10-7) at Perth 2m (5) sft in Aug.
Lizzie Loch 12-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders before 4 out, weakening when fell next, at Musselburgh 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Luck Of Clover 14-1 (10-12) Chased leaders on inside, lost place 4 out, never on terms with leaders after, 4th of 7, 22 1/4l behind Gran Luna (10-12) at Newbury 2m (2) gd in Nov.
Smart Lass (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Led 1f, tracked leader until 7f out, soon eased, pulled up over 3f out, at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Stevie Smith 50-1 (10-5) In rear, swerved right 1st, mistake and behind next, not fluent 5th, tailed off 4 out, last of 7, dist behind Zeb Spirit (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Sep.
Sweet Flora (IRE) 16-1 (10-1) Chased leader, travelled smoothly, outpaced after 2 out, ridden and no more, 6th of 10, 31 1/4l behind The Navigator (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep.