13:55 Musselburgh

Sunday 7 February 2021

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bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle (Listed Juvenile Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 3m 47.08s

Carlos Felix¹¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

5/1

Fairly useful Flat winner for David Simcock, second of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton. Notable recruit to hurdling for quality stable.

Form:

Feldspar³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: K Dalgleish

22/1

Fair on Flat, stays 1¾m, won handicap in November. Took pretty well to hurdling when third to Fiveandtwenty over C&D on New Year's Day, but needs more.

Form: 3

Historic Heart^p⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 131| D

5/1

Has made excellent start as a hurdler, landing juvenile events at Sedgefield and Wetherby. Cheekpieces on when good second of 8 at Cheltenham (16.8f) 57 days ago. Solid claims with headgear retained.

Form: 314152

Kings Creek³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 117| D

14/1

Improved when opening his account on second start for this yard in a juvenile hurdle at Catterick in December but only fourth behind Fiveandtwenty over C&D last time. Up against it.

Form: 44314

Le Magnifique^h⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny McMenamin| T: K Dalgleish

28/1

Fair maiden on Flat in Germany and left hurdling debut form well behind when off the mark in juvenile at Sedgefield 3 months ago. Open to improvement, so can't be completely dismissed.

Form: P1

Willy Nilly¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Callum Bewley| T: D McCain Jnr

100/1

Fair on Flat form Clive Cox and half-brother to Italian jumps winner Napoli Molticolori (by Iffraaj). Stiff task for his hurdling debut, though.

Form:

Wise Glory^t1¹²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BF

3/1

Useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 13/8, second of 8 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, heavy). First run for yard after leaving Simon & Ed Crisford. Big player with tongue strap fitted.

Form:

Fiveandtwenty³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 128| CD

6/4

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1¾m) for Mark Johnston and has relished the switch to hurdling, landing a couple of C&D events in comfortable fashion. Makes plenty of appeal up in grade.

Form: 11

Forecasts

Fiveandtwenty (6/4), Wise Glory (3/1), Historic Heart (5/1), Carlos Felix (5/1), Kings Creek (14/1), Feldspar (22/1), Le Magnifique (28/1), Willy Nilly (100/1)

WISE GLORY was above-average on the Flat and arguably still on the up when last seen, so a chance is taken on him to make a successful hurdling debut having left Simon Crisford and joined a top NH stable. Fiveandtwenty is the clear form pick based on what's been achieved in this discipline, so he's an obvious danger along with Historic Heart.