14:25 Musselburgh

Monday 18 December 2023

All12:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:25

tote.co.uk Three French Hens Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 12.70s

1^st

Lihyan

512-0

15/8f

T: R MenziesJ: William Maggs (7)

Waited with in rear, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, went 2nd before next, ridden to lead between last two, clear before last, stayed on strongly run-in op 7/4

2^nd

5 ½

Dot Cotton

611-1

14/1

T: R M SmithJ: R P McLernon

Chased leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, led before 2 out, pushed along and headed between last two, weakened run-in, no chance with winner op 12/1

3^rd

8 ½

Foxwood

510-4

11/2

T: G BewleyJ: Danny McMenamin

Held up in last pair, headway under pressure after 2 out, modest 4th when mistake last, went 3rd close home

4^th

Copper Fox

611-8

5/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway on inside before 3 out, went modest 3rd next, weakened and lost 3rd close home op 15/2

5^th

Misscarlett

910-6

11/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Sean Quinlan

Never closer than mid-division op 10/1

6^th

5 ½

Balranald

711-0

14/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Chased leader, led after 6th, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened soon after tchd 16/1

7^th

5 ½

We Gotta Getaway

611-1

18/5

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Jordan Nailor

Raced wide towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway chasing leaders 4 out, awkward and weakened 2 out, no chance when bad mistake and stumbled last op 10/3 tchd 4/1

8^th

Darkest Day

811-11

25/1

T: W Young JnrJ: D R Fox

Raced bit keenly, led until after 6th, chased leader until approaching 3 out, flattened 3 out, ridden and weakened before next

Also Ran

Melchoir

610-11

33/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)

Soon mid-division out wide, dropped to rear and struggling before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before next op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.20, £3.50, £2.00EX:£31.90Trifecta:£155.30Tricast:£127.18SF:£28.40Swingers:£6.10, £3.00, £10.20

Forecasts

Lihyan (15/8), We Gotta Getaway (18/5), Copper Fox (5/1), Foxwood (11/2), Misscarlett (11/1), Dot Cotton (14/1), Balranald (14/1), Darkest Day (25/1), Melchoir (33/1)

LIHYAN has yet to fire this season, but he's down to a tempting mark as a result so he's one to be interested in as he drops in grade. The 5-y-o is taken to get the better of Copper Fox, who has also fallen a long way in the weights, while We Gotta Getaway could show more making his stable/handicap debut.