13:40 Musselburgh

Make It More Exciting With totepool Handicap Hurdle 3m 110y

(4yo+, 3m 110y, Class 3, 10 runners)
Winner £12,996 2nd £3,816 3rd £1,908 4th £954
Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Surface: Turf

J M Maguire to ride a Double 11/2

Weighed In:

Winning time: 5m 55.30s
Off time: 13:40:29

Full result

Result 13:40 Musselburgh
Pos	Horse	Distance/th>	Odds
1^st	5 Monetary Fund		7/2
2^nd	12 Powerful Ambition	2¼	15/2
3^rd	7 Imperial Vic	¾	2/1f

Racecard

#	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	OR	SP
1	017540-	Drill Sergeant 353 T:D McCain Jnr J:J M Maguire Form: 017540- Age: 8 Weight: 11-12p1 OR: 138 Naps:	8	166 11-12 p1	D McCain Jnr	J M Maguire	138	14/1
3	31-2426	Howizee 74 T:M A Barnes J:M J McAlister Form: 31-2426 Age: 7 Weight: 11-1t OR: 127 Naps:	7	155 11-1 t	M A Barnes	M J McAlister	127	15/2
4	232-099	Los Nadis (GER) 38 T:J S Goldie J:Graham Watters Form: 232-099 Age: 9 Weight: 11-1 OR: 127 Naps:	9	155 11-1	J S Goldie	Graham Watters (7)	127	12/1
5	P22137	Monetary Fund (USA) 18 T:Miss V Williams J:Aidan Coleman Form: P22137 Age: 7 Weight: 10-13 OR: 125 Naps:	7	153 10-13	Miss V Williams	Aidan Coleman	125	7/2
6	110P15	Makhzoon (USA) 10 T:N W Alexander J:Lucy Alexander Form: 110P15 Age: 9 Weight: 10-11p OR: 123 Naps:	9	151 10-11 p	N W Alexander	Lucy Alexander (3)	123	16/1
7	412-511	Imperial Vic (IRE) 16 T:M Smith J:Danny Cook Form: 412-511 Age: 8 Weight: 10-8 OR: 120 Naps:	8	148 10-8	M Smith	Danny Cook	120	2/1f
8	225133	Ryton Runner (IRE) 54 T:Miss Lucinda V Russell J:Craig Nichol Form: 225133 Age: 5 Weight: 10-6p OR: 118 Naps:	5	146 10-6 p	Miss Lucinda V Russell	Craig Nichol (7)	118	9/1
9	094/P44	Solway Sam 32 T:Miss L Harrison J:E Whillans Form: 094/P44 Age: 10 Weight: 10-6 OR: 118 Naps:	10	146 10-6	Miss L Harrison	E Whillans (3)	118	18/1
11	1542-81	Markadam 16 T:Mrs Dianne Sayer J:Miss E C Sayer Form: 1542-81 Age: 7 Weight: 10-0p OR: 107 Naps:	7	140 10-0 p	Mrs Dianne Sayer	Miss E C Sayer (5)	107	33/1
12	822-243	Powerful Ambition (IRE) 24 T:B Ellison J:Harry Derham Form: 822-243 Age: 7 Weight: 10-0t1 OR: 103 Naps:	7	140 10-0 t1	B Ellison	Harry Derham (5)	103	15/2

Non Runners

#	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	OR	Naps	Odds
2	11-21	Lord Wishes (IRE) 16 T:J Ewart J:Non Runner Form: 11-21 Age: 6 Weight: 11-6 OR: 132 Naps:	6	116	J Ewart	Non Runner	132		NR
10	0561U3	Latin Connection (IRE) 22 T:S R B Crawford J:Mr S Crawford Form: 0561U3 Age: 7 Weight: 10-4t OR: 116 Naps:	7	104 t	S R B Crawford	Mr S Crawford	116		NR

In depth

Verdict

IMPERIAL VIC goes from strength-to-strength and should go close if improving again on a couple of recent C&D victories while Monetary Fund was successful here in November and has been taking on better opposition since. A watching brief is advised on Drill Sergeant, however, as he is a bit quirky and without a run this season while the front-running Los Nadis needs to step up on recent efforts. Howizee still looks a shade high in the weights and Makhzoon and Markadam may find this too tough.

Formwatch

Lord Wishes (IRE) 8-11fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led next, clear last, stayed on well, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Dec beating Maybe I Wont (11-0) by 11l, 11 ran.

Latin Connection (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, kept on from last, 3rd of 15, 3/4l behind Parc Des Princes (10-5) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.

Monetary Fund (USA) 14-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, ridden and effort between last 2, one pace when hit last, no impression flat, 7th of 12, 19l behind At Fishers Cross (10-12) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) hvy in Dec.

Powerful Ambition (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway after 8th, went 2nd 3 out until not fluent 2 out, 3rd and no extra when mistake last, weakened flat, 3rd of 13, 20l behind Master Of The Sea (10-7) at Aintree 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.

Imperial Vic (IRE) 10-11fav (11-5) Pressed leader, led before 3rd, made rest, driven 3 out, ridden and stayed on well flat, won at Musselburgh 3m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec beating Harry The Lemmon (10-12) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.

Solway Sam 11-2 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, 4th of 8, 23l behind Victor Hewgo (11-11) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov.

Drill Sergeant 33-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, pecked slightly 4th, mistake 7th, struggling next, 14th of 16, 49l behind Thehillofuisneach (10-11) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp hdl (2) gs in Jan '12.

Los Nadis (GER) 33-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, weakened after 4 out, 9th of 16, 31l behind Trustan Times (11-12) at Haydock 3m hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) sft in Nov.

Ryton Runner (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, ridden before last, every chance run, no extra near finish, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Monetary Fund (11-8) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.

Howizee 12-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, mistake 2 out, one pace flat, 6th of 20, 10l behind Action Master (10-6) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) gs in Oct.

Makhzoon (USA) 12-1 (11-0) With leaders, weakened after 2 out, 5th of 8, 10l behind Alpha Victor (11-8) at Haydock 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) hvy in Dec.

Markadam 20-1 (10-10) Towards rear, headway before last, went 2nd at last, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Dec beating River Dragon (11-4) by 1/2l, 9 ran.