14:50 Musselburgh

Monday 1 January 2018

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:25

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Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 58.00s

1^st

Thorpe

811-10

14/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (5)

Tracked leaders in 4th place, led 2 out, kept on well tchd 18/1

2^nd

Craig Star

811-10

4/1j

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Tracked leaders, led before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, headed 2 out, kept on from last, no chance with winner

3^rd

1 ¼

Castletown

610-9

4/1j

T: Miss P RobsonJ: Craig Nichol

Tracked leaders, ridden before last, kept on same pace

4^th

Mister Showman

511-12

6/1

T: K DalgleishJ: B S Hughes

Held up mid-division, blundered 4 out, headway 3 out, no extra run-in op 4/1 tchd 13/2

5^th

Benny's Secret

811-7

7/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander

In rear, effort before 3 out, weakened before last op 8/1

6^th

2 ½

Buyer Beware

611-8

7/1

T: P HolmesJ: Joe Colliver

Led, reminders after 4 out, headed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 10/1 tchd 13/2

7^th

Titus Bolt

911-1

5/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Always towards rear tchd 9/2

8^th

Argent Knight

811-5

40/1

T: C N KellettJ: Harry Reed (7)

Held up towards rear, blundered 7 out, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before 3 out op 33/1

Also Ran

Staigue Fort

1011-0

11/1

T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)

Held up behind, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.30Pl:£2.70, £1.30, £1.90EX:£63.60Trifecta:£129.00Tricast:£269.70SF:£69.13Swingers:£11.10, £14.20, £5.10

Forecasts

Craig Star (4/1), Castletown (4/1), Titus Bolt (5/1), Mister Showman (6/1), Benny's Secret (7/1), Buyer Beware (7/1), Staigue Fort (11/1), Thorpe (14/1), Argent Knight (40/1)

BENNY'S SECRET is just about the most appealing of these, despite an 8lb hike for his most recent success at Kelso. He did things fairly smoothly there and may still be on the right side of the assessor. He looks sure to go close again. Castletown has twice shaped with promise over timber this term, while he's forgiven a lesser effort over fences since. Still a maiden over jumps, he can get involved in this now back over smaller obstacles. Mister Showman and Craig Star complete the shortlist.

Benny's Secret
Castletown
Craig Star

Previous Winners

2017

Dominada

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 5

J: Megan Carberry | T: B Ellison

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00