14:50 Musselburgh

Friday 21 March 2025

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Racing Post Go North Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 53.10s

1^st

Summergrounds

911-9

5/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led last, stayed on well, readily op 9/2 tchd 4/1

2^nd

2 ¼

Benefit Ben

711-8

3/1f

T: A NicolJ: Joshua Thompson (7)

Led, clear when mistake 3rd, reduced lead 5th, headed last, kept on, no impression towards finish op 7/2

3^rd

Winds Of Winter

711-0

7/1

T: I JardineJ: B S Hughes

Mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway on inside 4 out, mistake when close up 2 out, 3rd and held last tchd 15/2

4^th

3 ¼

Shantou Lucky

811-0

11/1

T: J BediJ: Alan Doyle (3)

Held up in rear, headway 3 out, 4th 2 out, never on terms tchd 12/1

5^th

Reflection Of You

611-4

12/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Jack Power (7)

Prominent early, chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, no extra 2 out tchd 16/1

6^th

2 ¼

Quian

911-8

11/2

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Sean Quinlan

Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until mistake 3 out, soon beaten tchd 6/1

7^th

Beat The Retreat

611-3

5/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Dominic Hislop (10)

Towards rear, pushed along briefly on outside after 3rd, closed after 6th, outpaced and lost place before 3 out op 9/2 tchd 4/1

8^th

9 ½

Leading Force

812-0

22/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Lewis Dobb (7)

Chased leader until before 7th, not fluent 8th, weakened after 4 out op 25/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

Lone Star

811-9

17/2

T: P A KirbyJ: Joe Williamson (3)

Held up towards rear, blundered badly 6th and quickly pulled up tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.60, £1.70, £2.20EX:£24.20Trifecta:£136.80Tricast:£106.05SF:£21.23Swingers:£4.10, £6.00, £5.00

Forecasts

Benefit Ben (3/1), Summergrounds (5/1), Beat The Retreat (5/1), Quian (11/2), Winds Of Winter (7/1), Lone Star (17/2), Shantou Lucky (11/1), Reflection Of You (12/1), Leading Force (22/1)

QUIAN has thrived for new trainer Lizzie Quinlan and is taken to defy the handicapper again. The reliable Summergrounds won after a break last spring so his 4-month break isn't a concern and he's second choice ahead of last month's C&D scorer Beat The Retreat.

QUIAN (GER)
SUMMERGROUNDS
BEAT THE RETREAT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Not In Kansas

Weight: 10-5 |Age: 7

J: Bruce Lynn | T: N W Alexander

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00