13:55 Musselburgh

Sunday 5 February 2023

All13:2213:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:25

bet365 Scottish Champion Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 3m 52.20s

1^st

Pay The Piper

811-9

3/1f

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: Danny McMenamin

Towards rear, headway 7th, chased leader 4 out, every chance 2 out, led next, ran on op 10/3

2^nd

4 ¼

Fidelio Vallis

811-12

10/3

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Led, ridden and joined 2 out, headed next, kept on one pace op 11/4

3^rd

Friend Or Foe

811-13

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Tracked leader, ridden 4 out, kept on same pace

4^th

3 ½

Dreams Of Home

711-10

9/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out op 5/1

5^th

Gold Des Bois

911-2

10/1

T: I JardineJ: Craig Nichol

Tracked leaders, mistake 6th and lost place, soon towards rear, weakened 2 out op 13/2

6^th

2 ½

Return Ticket

1011-5

8/1

T: R MenziesJ: Sean Quinlan

In touch, pushed along when in rear 4 out, weakened 2 out tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2

7^th

4 ¾

Hasankey

711-10

14/1

T: L MorganJ: Lewis Dobb (7)

In touch, pushed along 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out op 16/1

Also Ran

Voix Du Reve

1111-8

14/1

T: I JardineJ: Tom Midgley (5)

Mistake 2nd in rear, ploughed through 7th and fell op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £1.70, £2.00EX:£17.10Trifecta:£68.40Tricast:£54.81SF:£13.90Swingers:£2.80, £4.40, £4.00

Forecasts

Pay The Piper (3/1), Fidelio Vallis (10/3), Dreams Of Home (9/2), Friend Or Foe (6/1), Return Ticket (8/1), Gold Des Bois (10/1), Hasankey (14/1), Voix Du Reve (14/1)

FIDELIO VALLIS was a bit disappointing on his last 2 starts for Paul Nicholls but the handicapper has given him a chance on his return from 13 months off and his new yard has made a bright start. This does look competitive though, with Gold des Bois and Return Ticket heading the dangers.

FIDELIO VALLIS (FR)
GOLD DES BOIS (FR)
RETURN TICKET (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Cedar Hill

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 8

J: C O'Farrell | T: A M Thomson

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £13,008.002nd: £5,980.003rd: £2,990.004th: £1,495.005th: £748.006th: £372.00