15:22 Musselburgh

Saturday 1 February 2025

Premier Race Day Text
All13:4214:1714:5015:2215:5716:27

bet365 Scottish Stayers' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 7f 180y  |   Good to Soft  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:22  |   Winning time: 5m 44.88s
Odds by:
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Live Odds
Odds
2
Intense Approach
1/1, 11/10, 1/1, 11/10, 1/1, 10/11, 1/1, 10/11, 1/1, 11/10, 6/5
5/4
5
Smokeringinthedark
2/1, 85/40, 11/5, 9/4, 5/2, 11/4, 5/2, 11/4, 3/1, 11/4
5/2
6
Gale Mahler
7/1, 13/2, 6/1, 13/2, 6/1, 11/2
5/1
1
Bold Light
17/2, 8/1, 15/2, 8/1, 15/2, 7/1, 13/2, 7/1, 13/2, 7/1, 13/2, 7/1
13/2
3
Pigeon House
20/1, 18/1, 16/1, 14/1, 12/1, 14/1
12/1
SP Book Percentage 110.71

Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Joecooker52
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 6
T: R Menzies  J: B S Hughes
NR

Forecasts

Intense Approach (5/4), Smokeringinthedark (5/2), Gale Mahler (5/1), Joecooker (5/1), Bold Light (13/2), Pigeon House (12/1)

Verdict

INTENSE APPROCH made his first start at around this trip a winning one at Cheltenham in October and, having had a nice break since, he makes plenty of appeal in his follow-up bid. Smokeringinthedark knuckled down well to hold off a subsequent winner on his Rules debut here in December and is open to plenty of improvement stepping up in trip, while Joecooker is another who promises to be suited by the extra distance and can continue on an upward curve.

  1. INTENSE APPROACH
  2. SMOKERINGINTHEDARK (IRE)
  3. JOECOOKER (FR)

Previous Winners

2024
Ottizzini
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 7
14/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00

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