13:50 Musselburgh

Sunday 4 February 2024

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Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 7f 182y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 4m 2.1s
1st
Horse silk
2
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
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
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
3rd
Horse silk
hd
5
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
4th
Horse silk
5
3
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
5th
Horse silk
26
4
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
6th
Horse silk
3 ½
1
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

PU
Horse silk
7
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)

Verdict

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.

  1. BEAU BALKO (FR)
  2. CEDAR HILL (IRE)
  3. MINT GOLD (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00

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