15:00 Musselburgh

Sunday 2 February 2025

All13:2213:5514:2515:0015:3516:0516:34

Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 50.39s

1^st

Pyffo

711-4

8/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Prominent, raced wide early, led after 4th, not fluent 7th, bad mistake 4 out, asserted 3 out, hit top of 2 out, ridden after last, ran on well and always doing enough towards finish op 10/1 tchd 15/2

2^nd

2 ½

Bugise Seagull

712-0

14/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: David Bass

Prominent, briefly disputed after 2nd, close up, not fluent 8th, chased winner from 4 out, ridden after 2 out, rallied and stayed on well run-in, always held by winner toward finish op 18/1 tchd 12/1

3^rd

Red Risk

1011-13

20/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent, took third soon after home turn, chased leaders from 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well run-in, not pace of leading pair towards finish op 12/1

4^th

1 ¼

Idem

711-5

18/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge

Midfield, chased leaders from 4 out, outpaced from 2 out, hit last, stayed on run-in, no further headway towards finish op 16/1 tchd 14/1

5^th

Top Man Tom

610-6

15/2

T: A M ThomsonJ: Danny McMenamin

Led, headed after 4th, soon dropped to fourth, not fluent 4 out, outpaced from 2 out, weakened approaching last op 6/1 tchd 5/1

6^th

Doyen Quest

711-12

4/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Midfield, outpaced from 3 out, ridden before mistake 2 out, weakened before last op 9/2 tchd 5/1

7^th

4 ¼

Samui

611-13

13/2

T: G ElliottJ: S Bowen

In touch with leaders, outpaced after 3 out, weakened after mistake 2 out op 10/1

8^th

6 ½

Anna Bunina

912-0

14/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Callum Pritchard (5)

Held up towards rear, outpaced from 4 out, no impression from before 3 out tchd 16/1

9^th

Hamsiyann

510-12

13/8f

T: A J MartinJ: Daniel King

Never better than midfield, outpaced when not fluent 3 out, weakened before 2 out (routine tested, vet had nothing to report) op 11/8

10^th

Wakool

911-2

40/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Dominic Hislop (10)

Towards rear, behind and struggling from 4 out, tailed off well before 3 out op 28/1

11^th

Hurricane Ali

910-11

50/1

T: James MoffattJ: Charlotte Jones

Always towards rear, mistake 9th, tailed off from 4 out op 80/1

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Non-Runners

Pigeon House¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.30, £3.90, £4.40EX:£85.70Trifecta:£1,597.40Tricast:£2,177.76SF:£112.20Swingers:£14.10, £19.50, £26.00

Forecasts

Hamsiyann (13/8), Doyen Quest (4/1), Samui (13/2), Top Man Tom (15/2), Pyffo (8/1), Bugise Seagull (14/1), Anna Bunina (14/1), Idem (18/1), Red Risk (20/1), Pigeon House (20/1), Wakool (40/1), Hurricane Ali (50/1)

Plenty will be seeking a top 4 finish to qualify for the Pertemps Final at the Cheltenham Festival in March and while most will want to protect their current handicap marks, connections of HAMSIYANN will be hoping that a win here will inflate his mark enough to be in contention for some of the big spring handicaps that lie just around the corner. Samui, Doyen Quest and Anna Bunina should all be in the mix for a place in the frame, possibly with one eye on bigger targets down the road.