12:10 Musselburgh

Friday 5 January 2024

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tote Placepot, Win Without A Winner Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:10 | Winning time: 6m 29.37s

So They Say^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 96| BF

2/1

Winning pointer who was second in Kelso handicap hurdle in November and made an encouraging start to her chase career when fourth to Dark Charm and Coolkill over C&D 18 days ago, travelling well up with pace for long way. Likely to progress and might be able to turn the tables on her old rivals.

Form: 143/F24

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Get With It^t,v¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 94| D

15/2

Dual chase scorer around 3m in the first half of last season. Has come down in the weights but hasn't been showing enough to suggest he's likely to take advantage, finishing behind a few of these over C&D latest.

Form: 60-6655

Fortcanyon^p1,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Lewis Stones| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 94| D

6/1

Pair of handicap hurdle wins at up to 3m at the start of 2023. Point background but let down by jumping in 2 handicap chases this winter. Has first-time cheekpieces added to a tongue tie. Can only be watched for now.

Form: 4931-57

Coolkill¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Rabbitt| T: A M Thomson| OR: 90

6/1

Largely struggled since a novice hurdle win in April 2021 but much more positive signs when returning from 8 months off to finish 1½ lengths second of 11 to the reopposing Deep Charm over C&D (soft) 18 days ago. 2 lb better with that one now. Should go well.

Form: P/89P8-2

Not The Chablis^p¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Joe Williamson| T: N W Alexander| OR: 90| CD

9/1

C&D winner but held by a few of these on last month's C&D form. Visor off, cheekpieces back on.

Form: 6/P8-467

Le Grand Vert^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 89

9/2

Hurdles winner in France in summer 2021. Better signs for new yard when second at Market Rasen back in March but has been unable to back it up, unseating early at Market Rasen on Boxing Day.

Form: 8/024-7U

Eveque²³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 75

7/1

Poor maiden but was third over fences at Newcastle in November and yet to be asked for effort when unseating 3 out at Hexham since.

Form: 564-P3U

Non-Runners

Deep Charm¹⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: W Coltherd J: Edward Austin

Forecasts

So They Say (2/1), Deep Charm (2/1), Le Grand Vert (9/2), Coolkill (6/1), Fortcanyon (6/1), Eveque (7/1), Get With It (15/2), Not The Chablis (9/1)

A C&D race 18 days ago looks the key piece of form here. SO THEY SAY was behind Deep Charm and Coolkill on that occasion but Lucinda Russell's 8-y-o impressed with the way she travelled and jumped for a long way on that occasion and might be able to turn the tables on her old rivals on slightly better terms this time, particularly if Patrick Wadge's 3 lb claim here is taken into account.