13:40 Musselburgh

Wednesday 1 January 2020

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:25

Betway 'Auld Reekie' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 5m 16.00s

1^st

Nuts Well

911-12

10/1

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: Danny McMenamin (5)

In touch, headway 4 out, every chance next, led before 2 out, strongly challenged towards finish, just held on op 11/1

2^nd

Cracking Destiny

710-11

6/1

T: A C WhillansJ: Alain Cawley

Chased leaders, led 7th, headed before 2 out, soon rallied, ran on strongly towards finish, never reached winner op 5/1 tchd 13/2

3^rd

3 ¼

Cool Mix

810-13

17/2

T: I JardineJ: Ross Chapman

Led until 3rd, remained prominent, every chance 3 out, no extra last op 9/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

Murphy's Law

610-10

10/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, headway 3 out, stayed on into 4th, never on terms tchd 9/1

5^th

1 ½

Western Miller

911-9

33/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Tom Buckley (7)

Prominent, led 3rd, headed 7th, no extra after 3 out

6^th

Copper West

911-3

9/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: W T Kennedy

Mid-division, under pressure 5 out, soon beaten op 11/1

7^th

As You Like

911-1

11/2f

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up in rear, headway halfway, weakened 4 out op 7/1

8^th

Lake Takapuna

911-0

33/1

T: J EwartJ: Lucy Alexander

Held up, never dangerous

Also Ran

Indian Temple

1111-12

28/1

T: T ReedJ: Jamie Hamilton

Tracked leaders, weakened halfway, soon behind, pulled up after 5 out tchd 25/1

Fixed Rate

711-11

6/1

T: C J MannJ: Harry Bannister

Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up op 11/2 tchd 5/1

Get Out The Gate

711-7

10/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Callum Bewley

Always behind, beaten 5 out, soon pulled up op 11/1 tchd 12/1

Amalfi Doug

1011-5

20/1

T: K DalgleishJ: B S Hughes

Mid-division, weakened 6 out, pulled up after 5 out op 18/1

Dimple

911-2

20/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

In rear, headway 6 out, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 25/1

Sporting Press

710-0

6/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Billy Garritty (5)

Held up towards rear, outpaced 5 out, soon beaten, pulled up soon after 2 out op 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.80Pl:£3.50, £2.50, £3.60EX:£97.00Trifecta:£1,086.80Tricast:£545.89SF:£68.09Swingers:£22.00, £22.00, £14.00

Forecasts

As You Like (11/2), Cracking Destiny (6/1), Sporting Press (6/1), Fixed Rate (6/1), Cool Mix (17/2), Copper West (9/1), Nuts Well (10/1), Murphy's Law (10/1), Get Out The Gate (10/1), Amalfi Doug (20/1), Dimple (20/1), Indian Temple (28/1), Western Miller (33/1), Lake Takapuna (33/1)

A good turnout for the 2020 renewal of this race, with As You Like likely to prove popular given the form he has been in over fences this year. He showed improved form when third in a competitive staying handicap chase at Newbury, and should be thereabouts. It would be dangerous to dismiss Sporting Press who is threatening to take advantage of his reduced mark. The form of his latest run when second behind Defi Sacre has since been franked. However, it is hard to get away from FIXED RATE who bumped into a race-fit rival when second to the improving Sammy Bill on his seasonal return. He looked to hold bundles of potential in winning both his two chases last season.

Fixed Rate
Sporting Press
As You Like

Previous Winners

2019

Knockgraffon

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 9

J: Aidan Coleman | T: O Murphy

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £18,768.002nd: £5,544.003rd: £2,772.004th: £1,386.005th: £693.006th: £348.00