2024-12-09 Musselburgh 14:15
Musselburgh

Virgin Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m4f68y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £5,281

Runners: 6

Winning time: 5m 20.34s (slow by 25.34s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 4

5 Stringtoyourbow

J: Sean Quinlan T:Christian Williams

Age:7 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:107 SP:9/2

Prominent - not fluent 3rd - led before 5th - good jump when 3 lengths ahead 4 out - pushed along before 2 out - ridden out run-in - comfortably(tchd 4/1)

2 4

2 One More Stroke

J: Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain

Age:5 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:114 SP:7/4F

Took keen hold - prominent - outpaced 3 out - kept on but no chance with winner run-in(op 2/1 tchd 85/40)

3 2 6

6 Cardamon Hill

J: Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer

Age:7 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:105 SP:4/1

Held up in rear - headway 4 out - outpaced 3 out - stayed on run-in(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)

4 9½ 15½

4 Leading Force

J: Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson

Age:7 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:110 SP:13/2

Prominent - weakened from 3 out(op 11/2)

5 4¾ 20¼

3 Monochromix

J: Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell

Age:6 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:113 SP:10/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - outpaced before 4 out - soon no impression(op 13/2)

6 3¼ 23½

1 The Churchill Lad

J: Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies

Age:5 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:119 SP:13/2

Sweating - took keen hold - led - headed but prominent before 5th - mistake and lost position 8th - rallying when mistake 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 7/1 tchd 17/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5.50

Tote place: £2.30 £1.30

Exacta: £11.70

Trifecta: £37.50

CSF: £12.92