Racecards
12:50 Musselburgh
Balfour Kilpatrick Supply Chain Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in Places on Hurdles Course
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Form 868-222
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey G Lee
led, hit 11th, headed next, ridden approaching 3 out, no extra
Elverys (IRE)
244- Form 4/353-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 99
tracked leaders, 3rd and every chance when fell 4 out
- Form 23-P23P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer P D Niven
- Jockey Stephen Craine
mid-division, weakened and lost touch from 10th
- Form 13933P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey K Mercer
in touch, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 030-P7P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey P J Brennan
tracked leaders, weakening when blundered 3 out and 2 out
- Form 76P-35P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey M J McAlister
mid-division, weakened from 12th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 34P-085
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
mid-division, ridden from 12th, soon weakened
- Form 56-7549
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 89
always towards rear
- Form P08P/84
- Age 9
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer T Reed
- Jockey T Greenway
close up, led approaching 12th, driven out from 2 out
- Form 2377F6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 87
held up, mid-division halfway, ridden and hit 3 out, kept on from next
- Form P-28783
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs S A Watt
- Jockey P Kinsella
close up, ridden and weakened quickly after 12th, pulled up before next
- Form P-39P83
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey P McDonald
always towards rear
In depth
Verdict
Three Mirrors and Elverys are sure to have their supporters in this novices' handicap chase but we will take a chance and side with Wise Tail to lead them home. The selection was disappointing last time when pulled-up, but he had run a couple of solid races prior to that and with this fast ground very much in his favour he is taken to score. Three Mirrors has finished second on each of his last three starts but although he jumps well he can be a bit one-paced and at the forecast odds he could be worth taking on. Elverys is unexposed but although he travels well in his races he finds little off the bridle and a place is probably the best that he can expect. Combat Drinker has claims but he has been off the track for over a year so may just need the run, and we will return to Wise Tail who looks the value call.
Formwatch
Three Mirrors 5-2jt-fav (10-11) Led, ridden and headed after last, one pace, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Cloudless Dawn (11-2) at Kelso 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs.
Elverys (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 6th, ridden and no impression from 3 out, 3rd of 14, 18l behind Temple Place (10-11) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.
Wise Tale 9-1 (11-0) In rear, soon pushed along, reminders after 5th, struggling when pulled up 2 out in race won by Present Oriented (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Sept, 6 ran.
Combat Drinker (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Held up, headway 11th, chased winner 13th until after 4 out, weakened quickly and pulled up 3 out in race won by Underwriter (10-8) at Hereford 3m 1f nov chs (E) gs in Nov '05, 6 ran.
Border Tale 9-1 (11-6) Mid-division, lost place halfway, behind when pulled up 4 out in race won by Orki Des Aigles (10-2) at Kelso 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd, 10 ran.
Barracat (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Led, headed after 3 out, ridden next, one pace, 4th of 16, 16l behind Stormy Beech (11-1) at Sedgefield 2m 1f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Oct.
Classic Calvados (FR) 6-1 (11-3) Held up in touch, ridden to chase leader after 2 out, hit last, kept on flat, 3rd of 4, 2l behind Lambrini Mist (10-9) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf.
Mister Magnum (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, driven 9th, rallied approaching 4 out, one pace, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Corrib Lad (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy.