15:15 Musselburgh

Saturday 4 February 2017

All12:2512:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:4516:20

bet365 Scottish County Hurdle (Listed Handicap)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 3m 35.70s

1^st

Diego Du Charmil

511-9

5/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden (3)

Mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, led approaching last, ran on strongly op 15/2

2^nd

Dominada

511-0

9/1

T: B EllisonJ: Megan Carberry (5)

Tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, led before next, headed approaching last, kept on tchd 17/2

3^rd

4 ½

Traditional Dancer

511-2

9/1

T: I JardineJ: S A Shortall (3)

Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, driven to challenge 2 out, kept on same pace op 8/1

4^th

2 ¾

Great Fighter

710-0

22/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Henry Brooke

Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3 out, weakened after next tchd 25/1

5^th

Drumcliff

610-10

2/1f

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Held up in rear, headway 3 out, never on terms op 9/4

6^th

1 ½

Cool Sky

810-1

9/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Lorcan Murtagh (7)

Behind, struggling 5 out, never dangerous op 10/1

Also Ran

Optimus Prime

511-12

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Led, set strong pace, clear after 3rd, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up next op 11/1 tchd 10/1

Aristo Du Plessis

711-4

22/1

T: J EwartJ: Sam Coltherd (5)

Prominent, lost place 5th, behind when pulled up 3 out

London Prize

610-11

5/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: B S Hughes

Mid-division, when fell 4 out op 11/2

Deepsand

810-3

28/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Alexander Thorne (7)

Keen in rear, fell 5th op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.80Pl:£2.20, £2.30, £3.00EX:£49.60Trifecta:£346.30Tricast:£395.85SF:£47.36Swingers:£15.50, £6.10, £15.70

Forecasts

Drumcliff (2/1), Diego Du Charmil (5/1), London Prize (5/1), Dominada (9/1), Traditional Dancer (9/1), Cool Sky (9/1), Optimus Prime (12/1), Great Fighter (22/1), Aristo Du Plessis (22/1), Deepsand (28/1)

Dominada is absolutely thriving under Megan Carberry at present and the pair are bound to have their supporters once again whilst it can only be a matter of time before Harry Fry's Drumcliff opens his account over hurdles judged by a slightly unlucky defeat at Kempton recently. Today could easily be the day but, if there is to be a fly in the ointment, it may be Dan Skelton's £110,000 French recruit OPTIMUS PRIME who showed a lot of promise on his British debut at Huntingdon, shaping as though this sharp track would play to his strengths. 1. Optimus Prime 2. Drumcliff 3. London Prize

Prize Money

1st: £28,475.002nd: £10,685.003rd: £5,350.004th: £2,665.005th: £1,340.006th: £670.00