15:35 Musselburgh

Wednesday 3 March 2021

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William Hill Scratch Of The Day Open Hunters' Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   3m 2f 139y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:36  |   Winning time: 6m 53.1s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Alcalat25
Age: 11|  Weight: 11-10| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR:  139| BF
2/5
Smart chaser when at his peak and showed he retains plenty of his spark in this discipline last season. Underperformed in the Foxhunter but repeat of runner-up effort over C&D last month may suffice.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
Federicip25
Age: 12|  Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR:  125
9/2
Resumed winning ways in a regulation handicap at Carlisle in October. Failed to finish off his race with much conviction on last month's hunter debut over C&D behind Alcala.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Looking Wellp46
Age: 12|  Weight: 11-10| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards| OR:  133
11/2
Useful chaser who was given a considerate return after 21 months off when fourth in Kelso handicap hurdle in November. Lost action at Market Rasen 2 months later and has a bit to prove on hunter bow.
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
Killer Crow80
Age: 12|  Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Coltherd(3)| T: J C Clark| OR:  100
66/1
Fairly useful chaser for Gordon Elliott but nowhere near that level for Nick Alexander. Runner-up in a point in December but looks up against it minus headgear.
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Timeform
5
Horse silk
Lord Ballim12
Age: 11|  Weight: 11-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: Miss H M Mcmahon| OR:  100
100/1
Ended time with Nigel Hawke out of form and showed nothing back from 15 months off in a Kelso hunter a fortnight ago. Hood left off.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
Point The Way25
Age: 10|  Weight: 11-2| J: Billy Garritty(3)| T: Mrs F Brewer| OR:  105
18/1
Fair chaser for Brian Ellison earlier in his career and made frame several times in points subsequently, but beaten a long way over C&D last month.
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Timeform
7
Horse silk
Supreme Steel8
Age: 10|  Weight: 11-2| J: Theo Gillard(7)| T: Mrs F Brewer| OR:  98
80/1
Dropped away tamely on Rules return/stable debut at Wetherby last week and looks booked for another struggle.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Alcala (2/5), Federici (9/2), Looking Well (11/2), Point The Way (18/1), Killer Crow (66/1), Supreme Steel (80/1), Lord Ballim (100/1)

Verdict

ALCALA didn't do a lot wrong when finding only a useful point recruit too strong over C&D a month ago and a similar performance may well enable him to go one better. Federici failed to finish his race off behind the selection last time, so a bigger threat may emerge in the shape of Looking Well.

  1. ALCALA (FR)
  2. LOOKING WELL (IRE)
  3. FEDERICI

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00

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