13:55 Musselburgh

Friday 5 January 2024

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

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Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 5m 12.79s

1^st

Duyfken

511-2

11/4

T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin

Made all, pushed along 2 out, ridden and stayed on well run-in, always doing enough op 5/2

2^nd

Lihyan

611-2

5/2f

T: R MenziesJ: William Maggs (7)

In rear, closed up before 8th, went 4th before 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon ridden and chased leader, not fluent last, switched right run-in, kept on, no telling impression op 11/4 tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1

3^rd

Leading Force

711-7

5/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Handy, not fluent 2 out, ridden before last, plugged on, not pace to challenge op 9/2

4^th

8 ½

Les's Legacy

711-5

28/1

T: S CorbettJ: Sam Coltherd

Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway into 3rd home turn, ridden before 2 out, gradually weakened tchd 33/1

5^th

Heartbreak Kid

911-13

14/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, pushed along and lost position home turn, well held 3 out op 18/1

6^th

City Derby

811-5

12/1

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)

Mid-division, dropped away after 4 out op 11/1 tchd 10/1

Also Ran

Big Bad Bear

1011-5

8/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Conor Rabbitt (5)

Mid-division, not fluent 4th, cajoled along in rear next, behind when pulled up before 8th op 15/2 tchd 7/1

Monochromix

611-4

13/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge (3)

Chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, lost touch home turn, pulled up before 3 out tchd 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.10, £1.40, £1.90EX:£10.80Trifecta:£34.70Tricast:£31.15SF:£10.35Swingers:£2.20, £3.00, £2.70

Forecasts

Lihyan (5/2), Duyfken (11/4), Leading Force (5/1), Monochromix (13/2), Big Bad Bear (8/1), City Derby (12/1), Heartbreak Kid (14/1), Les's Legacy (28/1)

DUYFKEN was a shade disappointing at Ayr last time, but he's well worth another chance judged on his promising reappearance third at Kelso, especially now moving up to a trip that is expected to suit. Recent C&D scorer Lihyan is likely to go well again, with Leading Force another to consider for a yard starting to hit form.