13:15 Musselburgh

Friday 19 January 2018

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

Gerry McGladery 50th Birthday Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 6m 15.00s

1^st

Misfits

711-7

11/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Chased leaders, led 4 out, kept on towards finish, driven out op 6/1

2^nd

1 ¾

So Satisfied

711-12

17/2

T: I JardineJ: Ross Chapman (5)

Towards rear, headway before 4 out to chase leaders, ridden and left 2nd 2 out, kept on and held towards finish op 10/1 tchd 11/1

3^rd

More Madness

1111-1

17/2

T: Julia BrookeJ: B S Hughes

In touch, headway 5 out, ridden before 3 out, no impression op 8/1 tchd 9/1

4^th

Court Painter

810-5

25/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Mr Kit Alexander (5)

Close up, pushed along before 3 out, weakening and left 3rd from 2 out op 40/1

5^th

Dutch Canyon

810-0

14/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Held up behind, pushed along 5 out, never dangerous op 20/1

6^th

1 ¼

Captain Sharpe

1010-4

50/1

T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Harry Reed (7)

In rear, pushed along after 5 out, ridden before 3 out, never dangerous

7^th

Under The Red Sky

1110-1

12/1

T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Towards rear, ridden before 3 out, never a factor tchd 10/1

Also Ran

Attention Please

811-6

5/1

T: R DobbinJ: R D Day (3)

Towards rear, headway before 4 out, about 2 lengths down in 2nd when fell 2 out op 4/1 tchd 11/2

Havana Jack

811-6

7/2f

T: L KerrJ: Danny Cook

Led to 4 out, blundered 3 out, badly hampered by loose horse and unseated rider 2 out op 4/1

Smiling Jessica

810-11

9/2

T: R MenziesJ: Grant Cockburn (3)

With leader, lost place from 5 out, pulled up before 4 out tchd 4/1

Nelly La Rue

1110-0

66/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Alex Chadwick (7)

Mid-division, unseated rider 13th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.70, £2.20, £2.80EX:£53.60Trifecta:£316.20Tricast:£393.30SF:£49.75Swingers:£12.40, £7.00, £25.20

Forecasts

Havana Jack (7/2), Smiling Jessica (9/2), Attention Please (5/1), Misfits (11/2), So Satisfied (17/2), More Madness (17/2), Under The Red Sky (12/1), Dutch Canyon (14/1), Court Painter (25/1), Captain Sharpe (50/1), Nelly La Rue (66/1)

Perfectly fair to say that this isn't the strongest of events, and that is best demonstrated by the fact that the infrequent winner So Satisfied carries top-weight. A few of these horses have clashed against each other recently, including Smiling Jessica and Misfits (first and second over C&D on New Years Day), and the hat-trick seeker Attention Please and More Madness (fought out a protracted battle at Catterick in late December). With no clear standout angle on offer, small stakes are advised on the improving former Hunter Chaser HAVANA JACK. This dual Kelso scorer also boasts C&D experience, and residing from a handy mark, might just prove toughest of all when the chips are well and truly thrown down.

Havana Jack
Smiling Jessica
Misfits

Previous Winners

2017

Benefit In Kind

Weight: 10-1 |Age: 9

J: Sean Quinlan | T: K Scott

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00