Musselburgh Races
Musselburgh
13:10
Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices' Handicap Chase
Musselburgh
Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75
Place: £1.90 £2.70
Exacta: £14
Trifecta: £61.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Okavango Delta (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Paul Robson | 168 lbs | 11/4 | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Divas Doyen (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Sandy Forster | 153 lbs | 6/1 | 6.5 | 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) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Winds Of Winter (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Iain Jardine | 156 lbs | 11/2 | 4 | In rear - headway before 4 out - went third before 3 out - no match for first two(op 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Benefit Ben (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Adam Nicol | 163 lbs | 28/1 | 18 | Prominent - disputed lead 10th - lost position before 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Prospect House (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
William Maggs
(5)lbs
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Peter Niven | 140 lbs | 9/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear - some headway before 12th - weakened before 2 out(tchd 12/1) | |
| 6th | 4 | Valleyview Tommy (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Sandy Thomson | 156 lbs | 9/4F | 25 | 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) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Shadows In The Sky (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Chris Grant | 168 lbs | 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) |