13:30 Musselburgh

Wednesday 3 January 2018

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Alex Donaldson Memorial Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 5m 19.70s

1^st

Middlebrow

710-13

11/4

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Jumped left, in touch on outside, went 2nd and jumped badly left from 4 out, led 3 out, driven clear flat, kept on tchd 5/2

2^nd

3 ½

Martiloo

810-13

5/1

T: Miss P RobsonJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, driven 4 out, went 2nd when ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression with winner flat op 4/1

3^rd

Mullaghmurphy Blue

711-2

11/8f

T: J T R DreaperJ: A E Lynch

Not fluent 2nd, held up, headway and close up in 2nd at 9th, led before 4 out, headed next, soon ridden and one pace, no impression with front pair before last op 5/4

4^th

Boy's On Tour

610-3

12/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Held up in rear, tracked leaders 10th, outpaced 4 out, no impression in modest 4th from next op 14/1 tchd 11/1

5^th

Crest

711-8

16/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Mr Joe Wright (7)

Pressed leader, lost place when reminders after 9th, behind and struggling from next, no danger after op 22/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Pot Committed

711-10

12/1

T: I JardineJ: Henry Brooke

Led, blundered 11th, ridden and headed before 4 out, soon lost place, 5th and weakening when fell next op 14/1 tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.10, £2.40EX:£12.50Trifecta:£32.30SF:£14.90Swingers:£2.20, £1.40, £1.80

Forecasts

Mullaghmurphy Blue (11/8), Middlebrow (11/4), Martiloo (5/1), Boy's On Tour (12/1), Pot Committed (12/1), Crest (16/1)

An interesting contest in prospect and it is not easy to rule out most of the field. Pot Committed clearly enjoys it here, though he needs to show signs of a revival before he can be put up as a selection and preference is for another with a good record here in MULLAGHMURPHY BLUE, who jumped well when an easy winner of a similar contest recently and can defy a 10lb rise. Middlebrow may have been able to defy a 9lb rise of his own at Catterick last time but was unfortunate there. He gets another chance back up in trip and also has claims. Martiloo is more exposed but can get competitive and Crest is very interesting with the Micky Hammond team in good form and he could leave the form of his stable debut well behind him.

Mullaghmurphy Blue
Middlebrow
Crest

Prize Money

1st: £5,198.002nd: £1,526.003rd: £763.004th: £382.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00