12:45 Musselburgh

Friday 1 January 2021

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Betway First Foot Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:46 | Winning time: 3m 51.40s

Kings Creek¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 117| D

6/1

Improved when opening his account on second start for this yard in a juvenile hurdle at Catterick (15.7f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Another bold show could be on the way.

Form: 4431

Ajax Tavern⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: T Scudamore| T: M Scudamore

12/1

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1m, creditable third last time. Sold from Richard Hannon 40,000 gns ahead of hurdling bow, so worth a market check.

Form:

Feldspar¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: K Dalgleish

40/1

Fair on Flat, stays 1¾m, won handicap in November and possibly found race coming too soon next time. Stable does well with it's juvenile hurdlers.

Form:

Go Bob Go⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Ryan Mania| T: R M Smith

100/1

Fair maiden for Eve Johnson Houghton but below best at Kempton on hurdling debut and this isn't a straightforward first assignment over hurdles.

Form:

Gypsy Traveller³⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith

200/1

Modest operator on the Flat, so seems unlikely to feature on first crack at hurdling.

Form:

Herbiers^p,t⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R T Dunne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

50/1

Bagged a 6-runner bumper in France in June, but made an inauspicious start on this side of the Channel at Huntingdon and probably best watched on hurdles debut.

Form: 417

Kiss My Face¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: B Ellison

16/1

Fair form when twice placed in bumpers. Let down by jumping on hurdling debut at Catterick but should learn from the experience.

Form: 325

Red Missile^p⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 106

14/1

Fairly useful 12f winner at 12f on Flat for William Haggas and stepped up on hurdling debut when third at this course last time. Boasts solid place claims once more.

Form: 33

Fiveandtwenty²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| CD

1/4

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1¾m) for Mark Johnston and relished the switch to hurdling when landing a C&D event in bloodless fashion 25 days ago. Well capable of following up.

Form: 1

Non-Runners

Jorgie²⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: J S Goldie J: Harry Reed

Machios²⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: K Dalgleish J: Danny McMenamin

Willy Nilly¹¹⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: D McCain Jnr J: Callum Bewley

Forecasts

Fiveandtwenty (1/4), Kings Creek (6/1), Machios (8/1), Jorgie (10/1), Ajax Tavern (12/1), Red Missile (14/1), Willy Nilly (14/1), Kiss My Face (16/1), Feldspar (40/1), Herbiers (50/1), Go Bob Go (100/1), Gypsy Traveller (200/1)

FIVEANTWENTY jumped fluently and never saw a rival when landing a 7-runner event over C&D on hurdling debut and shouldn't have much issue following up. Catterick winner Kings Creek looks the main threat and should be thereabouts with a reproduction of his latest third at this course.