15:00 Musselburgh

Sunday 4 February 2024

All13:2013:5014:2515:0015:3516:0516:35

Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 58.90s

1^st

Curley Finger

710-2

16/1

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop

Made all, hard pressed from 3 out, jumped right and not fluent last, held on op 14/1 tchd 18/1

2^nd

Springwell Bay

712-0

4/1j

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

Mid-division, headway 4 out, challenged last, stayed on, just held

3^rd

3 ¾

Hector Javilex

711-4

28/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Lily Pinchin

Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on flat, went 3rd close home, no impression on front pair op 25/1

4^th

Anna Bunina

811-11

18/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Freddie Gingell (5)

Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, kept on flat, lost 3rd close home op 20/1 tchd 25/1

5^th

nse

Imaginary Dragon

610-2

5/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Sean Quinlan

Prominent, every chance 2 out, held flat, kept on op 11/2 tchd 9/2

6^th

1 ¾

Dare To Shout

710-11

50/1

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: Danny McMenamin

In touch, outpaced before 3 out, rallied 2 out, no extra final 100 yards tchd 66/1

7^th

Almuhit

510-2

6/1

T: E MullinsJ: R P McLernon

Prominent, mistake 6th, ridden before 2 out, unable to quicken flat op 15/2 tchd 11/2

8^th

Peking Rose

911-3

20/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Mid-division on inside, not fluent 10th, switched left and effort before 2 out, no impression, weakened before last op 16/1 tchd 22/1

9^th

2 ¼

Noble Birth

710-6

14/1

T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara

In touch in mid-division, lost place before 3 out tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1

10^th

Building Bridges

811-2

40/1

T: Gary McGillJ: G Sheehan

Always towards rear

11^th

2 ¼

Silent Revolution

810-12

9/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 7th or 10th, well beaten when mistake 3 out op 17/2

12^th

Wakool

811-10

14/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: C O'Farrell

Ridden away from start, always towards rear op 12/1

Also Ran

Absolute Notions

612-0

4/1j

T: G ElliottJ: Keith Donoghue

Held up towards rear, not fluent 8th, headway 2 out, went wrong on landing and pulled up op 9/2 tchd 18/5

Chinx Of Light

811-6

22/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Ben Harvey (3)

In touch, pushed along after 4 out, lost place before falling 3 out op 25/1 tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

Carnfunnock⁴⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: S R B Crawford J: Ben Bromley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.90Pl:£4.30, £1.80, £7.70EX:£99.50Trifecta:£2,128.10Tricast:£1,834.50SF:£77.52Swingers:£14.30, £58.10, £21.30

Forecasts

Springwell Bay (4/1), Absolute Notions (4/1), Imaginary Dragon (5/1), Almuhit (6/1), Silent Revolution (9/1), Carnfunnock (10/1), Noble Birth (14/1), Wakool (14/1), Curley Finger (16/1), Anna Bunina (18/1), Peking Rose (20/1), Chinx Of Light (22/1), Hector Javilex (28/1), Building Bridges (40/1), Dare To Shout (50/1)

A case can be made for plenty of these but Gordon Elliott's ABSOLUTE NOTIONS appeals as a likely improver now going into handicaps so is fancied to follow up his Fairyhouse success after a break. Fellow Irish challenger Carnfunnock figures on a handy-looking mark so must enter calculations, while a solid case can also be made for Doncaster-victor Peking Rose and C&D winner Wakool.

ABSOLUTE NOTIONS (IRE)
CARNFUNNOCK (IRE)
PEKING ROSE

Previous Winners

2023

Brandy Mcqueen

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 6

J: Edward Austin | T: H Graham & G Rutherford

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00