14:45 Musselburgh

Saturday 3 February 2018

All12:5513:3014:0514:4515:1515:4516:20

bet365 Scottish Champion Chase (Handicap)

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 4m 1.10s

1^st

Marracudja

711-12

11/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost (5)

Led until not fluent 1st, tracked leaders, jumped left and baulked 2nd, switched left after 4 out, challenged from 3 out, led flat, ridden out op 2/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Baby King

911-7

4/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up, hampered 2nd, headway 8th, led before 3 out, headed flat, held towards finish op 11/4 tchd 9/4

3^rd

Contre Tous

610-11

10/3

T: B EllisonJ: Henry Brooke

Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, lost place before not fluent next, headway 4 out, close 3rd next, no impression after 2 out, stayed on same pace op 6/1 tchd 9/1

4^th

Solar Impulse

810-9

5/1

T: C N KellettJ: Dave Crosse

Held up, headway from 5th, outpaced before 4 out, well held after, went 4th flat op 6/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

3 ½

Ink Master

810-12

10/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Led 1st, not fluent 4 out, headed before next, weakened from 2 out op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1

6^th

4 ½

King's Wharf

911-4

16/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Rachel McDonald (7)

Prominent, mistake 1st, not fluent 5th, lost place after 8th, well beaten 4 out, mistake 3 out, blundered 2 out op 10/1 tchd 11/1

Also Ran

N/A

Chain Of Beacons

910-0

13/2

T: K ScottJ: B S Hughes

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.50, £1.40EX:£6.00Trifecta:£40.50SF:£6.65Swingers:£1.50, £2.80, £1.40

Forecasts

Marracudja (11/4), Contre Tous (10/3), Baby King (4/1), Solar Impulse (5/1), Chain Of Beacons (13/2), Ink Master (10/1), King's Wharf (16/1)

Solar Impulse is capable of winning off this mark but tends to find at least one too good for him these days, while his former stable companion Marracudja looks best ridden prominently and may face competition for the lead from Ink Master. Contre Tous, another former Nicholls performer, would be interesting if the market spoke in his favour and Chain Of Beacons is respected under his top pilot, but BABY KING looks the one most open to improvement and that could be forthcoming following his wind operation.

Baby King
Chain Of Beacons
Solar Impulse

Previous Winners

2017

San Benedeto

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: P F Nicholls

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £13,256.002nd: £3,892.003rd: £1,946.004th: £973.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00