12:40 Musselburgh

Monday 18 December 2017

All12:1012:4013:1013:4014:1514:5015:20

Biggest Ever Jumps Season On Racing UK Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 6m 5.10s

1^st

Fraser Canyon

511-6

9/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Chased leaders, not fluent and went 2nd 8th, mistake next, soon led, pressed from 3 out, hung right flat, just held on op 5/1

2^nd

Lady London

611-1

4/1

T: R DobbinJ: C O'Farrell

In rear, not much room 2nd, blundered 6th, pushed along after next, headway after 9th, switched left and went 2nd towards finish, stayed on, just failed op 10/3

3^rd

2 ¾

Justatenner

611-1

11/1

T: F P MurtaghJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up towards rear, headway after 9th, challenged 2 out, not fluent last, every chance when bumped flat, 3rd and held towards finish op 9/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

2 ½

Apachee Prince

811-4

7/2f

T: A C WhillansJ: Kieron Edgar (3)

Soon mid-division on outside, closed 4th, challenged 3 out until last, stayed on same pace tchd 4/1

5^th

Final Reminder

511-6

12/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander

Pressed leader, hung left throughout, led 4th, mistake when looking very difficult rider 9th, soon headed and dropped out, kept on again flat, no chance op 18/1 tchd 20/1

6^th

2 ¾

Angel's Envy

511-4

14/1

T: I JardineJ: A Nicol

Chased leaders until after 2nd, mid-division, no impression before 3 out op 12/1

7^th

2 ¾

Cadore

910-4

17/2

T: Mrs L B NormileJ: Grant Cockburn (3)

Held up towards rear, pushed along in 7th after 9th, one pace and held 3 out op 10/1

8^th

Avondhu Pearl

611-4

50/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (5)

Chased leaders, 2nd 8th until 3 out, weakened 2 out, tailed off op 33/1

Also Ran

Maraweh

711-10

11/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Led until 4th, chased leader until mistake 8th, lost place after 9th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 6/1

Nuova Scuola

410-5

20/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Tracked leaders, lost place 2nd, struggling after 9th, well behind when hung left, ran wide and pulled up on bend before 3 out op 28/1

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Non-Runners

Trongate⁴⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: R M Smith J: Dale Irving

Honeychile Ryder⁴²²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: B S Hughes

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.80, £1.10, £4.20EX:£22.50Trifecta:£217.00Tricast:£186.27SF:£23.16Swingers:£3.00, £7.10, £8.40

Forecasts

Apachee Prince (7/2), Lady London (4/1), Fraser Canyon (9/2), Maraweh (11/2), Cadore (17/2), Honeychile Ryder (10/1), Justatenner (11/1), Final Reminder (12/1), Trongate (12/1), Angel's Envy (14/1), Nuova Scuola (20/1), Avondhu Pearl (50/1)

Not a particularly strong event for the first handicap on the card and it may well be that LADY LONDON can confirm and build on her winning form over C&D last time out when she had three of these rivals behind, overcame a mistake at the last and idled on the run-in. Apachee Prince was her closest pursuer and he may well again be the main danger being slightly better off a the weights this time around. Several of these have to prove themselves over this trip although Trongate did travel well here last time out and if he gets a decent gallop Maraweh a two-time C&D winner could be seen to better effect now. Cadore is undoubtedly well handicapped but he would fall in the group that need to prove that they stay this far even around this sharp circuit.