16:05 Musselburgh

Sunday 4 February 2024

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

bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 4m 59.1s

1^st

Welsh Charger

611-13

7/2

T: A RalphJ: J J Burke

Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, led and not fluent 3 out, hit 2 out, not fluent last, driven out op 4/1

2^nd

2 ½

Lihyan

611-9

4/1

T: R MenziesJ: William Maggs (7)

Held up in rear, headway 8th, mistake 2 out, went 2nd last, stayed on, held by winner op 11/2

3^rd

Duyfken

511-10

6/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)

Led until before 3 out, held by front pair flat, kept on op 5/1

4^th

Lone Star

711-10

12/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Joe Williamson (5)

Mid-division, not fluent 1st, closed 3rd, ridden 3 out, held last, stayed on tchd 14/1

5^th

3 ¾

Faithfulflyer

711-0

7/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Chased leaders, mistake 4th, not fluent 2 out, no extra from last op 9/1

6^th

3 ¾

Impact Du Bonheur

611-0

3/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent, not fluent 9th, led before 3 out, soon headed, no extra flat op 5/2 tchd 10/3

7^th

2 ¼

Whelans Bridge

811-1

50/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, not fluent 1st, closed 3rd, lost place 7th, no impression after

8^th

4 ¼

Voix Du Reve

1212-0

22/1

T: I JardineJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in rear, mistake 5th, headway after 9th, no extra from 2 out tchd 20/1

9^th

6 ½

Diamond State

811-0

40/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen

Always towards rear op 33/1

10^th

Cardamon Hill

711-11

50/1

T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: Henry Brooke

Always towards rear op 28/1

11^th

Les's Legacy

711-5

25/1

T: S CorbettJ: Sam Coltherd

In touch, closed 9th, outpaced 3 out, well held soon after tchd 28/1

12^th

Dance Thief

611-4

14/1

T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (10)

Mid-division on outside, well beaten before 3 out op 12/1

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Non-Runners

Sleeping Satellite⁵¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: D McCain Jnr J: B S Hughes

Garde Des Champs³⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: D R Fox

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.30, £2.00, £1.90EX:£22.60Trifecta:£78.90Tricast:£83.67SF:£18.19Swingers:£4.10, £3.70, £5.00

Forecasts

Impact Du Bonheur (3/1), Welsh Charger (7/2), Lihyan (4/1), Duyfken (6/1), Faithfulflyer (7/1), Sleeping Satellite (7/1), Garde Des Champs (10/1), Lone Star (12/1), Dance Thief (14/1), Voix Du Reve (22/1), Les's Legacy (25/1), Diamond State (40/1), Whelans Bridge (50/1), Cardamon Hill (50/1)

Plenty to ponder in an interesting handicap with SLEEPING SATELLITE earning the vote. Donald McCain's 6-y-o showed improved form when runner-up at Doncaster last month, finding only another well-treated sort too strong, and this longer trip could well unlock further progress. Impact du Bonheur needs considering also for Paul Nicholls, with Welsh Charger and recent C&D 1-2 Duyfken and Lihyan completing the shortlist.

SLEEPING SATELLITE (IRE)
IMPACT DU BONHEUR (FR)
WELSH CHARGER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Coral Blue

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 8

J: Craig Nichol | T: D Bourke

22/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,922.002nd: £3,645.003rd: £1,822.004th: £912.005th: £454.00

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