15:40 Musselburgh

Sunday 5 February 2017

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:40

Albert Bartlett Scottish Trial Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 5m 48.50s

1^st

Monbeg Charmer

611-10

10/3

T: C E LongsdonJ: B S Hughes

Made all, not fluent 4th, mistake 3 out, hard ridden after next, ran on well op 11/4

2^nd

2 ¾

Soupy Soups

611-13

15/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Chased leaders, stayed on to go 2nd 2 out, kept on well closing stages op 11/2

3^rd

Seemorelights

511-10

25/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Mr Ryan Nichol

Held up in rear but in touch, mistake 8th, took closer order after next, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, not fluent last, never able to challenge op 18/1

4^th

Overland Flyer

611-10

5/6f

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Tracked leader, took keen hold, not fluent 4th, effort 3 out, weakened next op 6/5 tchd 10/11

5^th

Ballycrystal

611-13

11/2

T: B EllisonJ: Danny Cook

Chased leaders, under pressure approaching 9th, weakened 4 out, tailed off op 6/1 tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

Ami Desbois¹

Weight: 11-13| Age: 7

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: Kielan Woods

Skipthecuddles¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: W T Kennedy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.80, £2.30EX:£17.10Trifecta:£86.30SF:£23.83Swingers:£6.10

Forecasts

Overland Flyer (5/6), Ami Desbois (5/2), Monbeg Charmer (10/3), Ballycrystal (11/2), Soupy Soups (15/2), Skipthecuddles (20/1), Seemorelights (25/1)

Ami Debois has the form in the book to take this with his second placed effort behind Wholestone at Cheltenham in December the clear standout form on offer. However, both Overland Flyer and BALLYCRYSTAL are still seemingly firmly on the upgrade (and not yet fully tested like Ami Debois) and if the ground comes up soft, the latter could be very tough to beat, having ploughed through deep winter ground in a much weaker race than this at Newcastle in December. 1. Ballycrystal 2. Ami Desbois 3. Overland Flyer

Prize Money

1st: £14,389.002nd: £4,250.003rd: £2,125.004th: £1,063.005th: £531.006th: £267.00