13:50 Musselburgh

Sunday 4 February 2024

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Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 2.10s

1^st

Beau Balko

611-11

5/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up in mid-division, headway after 7th, went 2nd 4 out, led 3 out, driven out flat op 11/8

2^nd

1 ¼

Mint Gold

1011-8

9/1

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

Chased leaders, ridden after 7th, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd last, stayed on flat op 11/1

3^rd

Ganapathi

811-9

13/2

T: R M SmithJ: G Sheehan

Prominent on inside, slow 6th, led after next, headed 3 out, stayed on flat tchd 11/2

4^th

Cedar Hill

1011-10

8/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Led until 1st, led next, headed after 7th, no extra 2 out op 9/1

5^th

Dreams Of Home

811-9

4/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Held up towards rear, jumped left and not fluent 3rd, well beaten before 4 out op 5/1

6^th

3 ½

Bollingerandkrug

911-13

10/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Led 1st until 2nd, in touch, lost place after 7th, well behind 4 out op 9/1 tchd 11/1

Also Ran

Overcourt

1011-2

14/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

In rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 6th, well behind before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 9/1 tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.30, £3.40EX:£13.80Trifecta:£60.30SF:£13.12Swingers:£2.80, £2.60, £7.90

Forecasts

Beau Balko (5/4), Dreams Of Home (4/1), Ganapathi (13/2), Cedar Hill (8/1), Mint Gold (9/1), Bollingerandkrug (10/1), Overcourt (14/1)

A fairly useful winner over hurdles, BEAU BALKO hasn't quite matched that level in 3 starts over fences so far, but he still remains capable of better as a chaser having made a bad mid-race mistake (jumped fine otherwise) at Hereford last time. He is taken to go one better, with Cedar Hill feared most with his recent run behind him. Mint Gold is also considered.