13:00 Musselburgh

Wednesday 3 January 2018

All13:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:30

Wise Betting At racinguk.com Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 3m 55.10s

1^st

The Road Home

611-5

8/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Made most, joined after 3rd, driven when hard pressed after 3 out, drew clear from last, stayed on well op 14/1

2^nd

Character Onesie

611-5

11/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, went 2nd and poised to challenge 3 out, ridden and one pace between last 2, no chance with winner from last op 4/1

3^rd

Heartasia

510-12

11/4f

T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)

Raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway 3 out, went 3rd next, ridden and kept on under pressure from last, no chance with winner op 3/1 tchd 5/2

4^th

3 ¼

Kelpies Myth

511-5

7/2

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

Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression from next op 4/1 tchd 10/3

5^th

3 ½

Outback Blue

511-5

150/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (3)

Prominent, disputed lead after 3rd, lost place 3 out, weakened last

6^th

Bergholt

511-5

22/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Miss Jodie Hughes (7)

Mid-division, tracked leaders before 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, never on terms, weakened from last op 33/1

7^th

Chookie Royale

1011-5

17/2

T: K DalgleishJ: Craig Nichol

Raced keenly, tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, never on terms, weakened last op 6/1

8^th

1 ½

Weather Front

511-5

66/1

T: Karen McLintockJ: Dale Irving (3)

Raced keenly, mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened next tchd 80/1

9^th

1 ½

Arizona Bound

611-5

25/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Tracked leaders, lost place after 4 out, soon ridden and behind op 20/1

10^th

2 ½

Silver Bullion

711-5

11/1

T: Miss P RobsonJ: Henry Brooke

Held up, always in rear, struggling after 4 out, hampered next, never dangerous op 9/1

Also Ran

Emell

811-5

14/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Raced keenly, mid-division, headway and in touch when fell 3 out op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.90Pl:£2.60, £1.10, £2.70EX:£56.80Trifecta:£307.60SF:£47.81Swingers:£15.70, £2.70, £2.70

Forecasts

Heartasia (11/4), Kelpies Myth (7/2), Character Onesie (11/2), The Road Home (8/1), Chookie Royale (17/2), Silver Bullion (11/1), Emell (14/1), Bergholt (22/1), Arizona Bound (25/1), Weather Front (66/1), Outback Blue (150/1)

Character Onesie put up a decent effort on his hurdling debut and if he is over his fall last time out then he could again have a say in this, while Chookie Royale is very much the class horse based on his Flat/AW form, though there are some stamina doubts where he is concerned, which were underlined when he did not quite appear to get home at Sedgefield on his belated hurdles debut. Kelpies Myth's bumper win here has worked out well enough, though stable jockey Derek Fox is on potential improver The Road Home, so check out the market for further clues there. Silver Bullion is short-listed and can put his last effort behind him on this better ground, but trainer Susan Corbett is enjoying a fine season with a relatively small string and her dual bumper winner HEARTASIA is taken to build on the promise of her hurdles debut over C&D and make the most of her mares' allowance.

Heartasia
Silver Bullion
Character Onesie

Previous Winners

2017

Idder

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: B S Hughes | T: James Moffatt

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,509.002nd: £1,030.003rd: £515.004th: £258.00