2025-01-01 Musselburgh 13:10
Musselburgh

Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices' Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m4f68y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £4,225

Runners: 7

Winning time: 5m 36.06s (slow by 41.06s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 5

1 Okavango Delta

J:Craig Nichol T:Paul Robson

Age:9 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:100 SP:11/4

Midfield - in touch with leaders 10th - headway and pressed leader before 4 out - disputed lead 3 out - ridden to lead and went clear before last - readily(tchd 5/2)

2 6½

6 Divas Doyen

J:Patrick Wadge T:Sandy Forster

Age:8 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:85 SP:6/1

In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader before 9th - disputed lead before 10th - led 4 out - joined 3 out - no chance with winner approaching last(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

3 4 10½

5 Winds Of Winter

J:Brian Hughes T:Iain Jardine

Age:7 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:88 SP:11/2

In rear - headway before 4 out - went third before 3 out - no match for first two(op 8/1)

4 18 28½

3 Benefit Ben

J:Jamie Hamilton T:Adam Nicol

Age:7 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:95 SP:28/1

Prominent - disputed lead 10th - lost position before 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 14/1)

5 hd 28¾

7 Prospect House

J:William Maggs(5) T:Peter Niven

Age:7 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:77 SP:9/1

Towards rear - some headway before 12th - weakened before 2 out(tchd 12/1)

6 25 53¾

4 Valleyview Tommy

J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson

Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:88 SP:9/4F

Towards rear - brief headway before 4 out - weakened before 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 2/1 and tchd 5/2)

2 Shadows In The Sky

J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant

Age:9 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:100 SP:7/1

Led - not fluent 9th - soon headed - in touch with leaders before 11th - weakened before 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly from 4 out)(op 15/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.75

Tote place: £1.90 £2.70

Exacta: £14

Trifecta: £61.10

CSF: £19