12:40 Musselburgh

Friday 19 January 2018

All12:4013:1513:4514:2014:5515:3016:00

Gerry's 50th Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 5m 3.96s

1^st

Spectator

711-12

9/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Held up mid-division, headway 3 out, challenged 2 out, led and blundered last, held on close home op 11/2

2^nd

Morning With Ivan

810-12

10/3

T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)

In rear, headway 3 out, every chance and ridden run-in, held close home op 4/1

3^rd

2 ½

Royal Mandate

611-0

10/1

T: R MenziesJ: Tony Kelly

Led and keen, pressed from 3 out, headed last, no extra run-in op 12/1

4^th

4 ½

Glingerside

711-9

7/1

T: R M SmithJ: Henry Brooke

Tracked leader, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace op 11/1

5^th

2 ¼

Haulani

411-1

9/4f

T: B EllisonJ: Danny Cook

Towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 7/4 tchd 13/8

6^th

Alizee De Janeiro

812-1

8/1

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

Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and weakened before last op 13/2 tchd 6/1

7^th

1 ¼

Permission Granted

610-12

25/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Tracked leaders, blundered 3 out, soon weakened op 22/1

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Non-Runners

Oromo¹⁴¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: K Thornton J: A E Lynch

Red Ochre²⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: C Grant J: Callum Bewley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.30Pl:£2.20, £1.40EX:£20.00Trifecta:£108.10Tricast:£123.25SF:£18.12Swingers:£1.90, £7.20, £5.30

Forecasts

Haulani (9/4), Morning With Ivan (10/3), Spectator (9/2), Glingerside (7/1), Alizee De Janeiro (8/1), Royal Mandate (10/1), Oromo (12/1), Red Ochre (14/1), Permission Granted (25/1)

An open contest to kick off the Musselburgh action, with a number of these runners appearing capable enough of winning in this grade. Morning With Ivan is clearly a tough mare, and her latest Newcastle success has been franked by Baby Ticker, but she's up 9lb for that success, and she needs to fully prove herself over this longer trip. Both Spectator and Haulani should win their share of similar races and couldn't be ruled out, nor could the top-weighted Alizee De Janeiro, who will appreciate this longer trip, although seemingly most effective at Kelso. However, a speculative punt is taken on ROYAL MANDATE. He caught the eye over an inadequate 2m on his penultimate start at this track, and whilst disappointing on his handicap debut latest, things didn't fully seem to go his way that afternoon.

Royal Mandate
Spectator
Morning With Ivan

Previous Winners

2017

Danceintothelight

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 10

J: Theo Gillard | T: D McCain Jnr

13/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00