15:10 Musselburgh
Wednesday 26 February 2020
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Meetings That Matter On RacingTV Novices' Handicap Chase
- 5YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 7f 170y | Soft (Heavy in places) | 7 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 6m 50.1s
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Had a wind operation prior to last month's course success (2m4½f, good to soft) and notably building up a good relationship with today's booked rider. Carries 6lb more and is up to this trip for the first time, so needs another personal best.
Back on a reasonably attractive mark and no issues with this trip. Has coped with soft ground but serious deterioration in the state of the surface would count against him. (3lb above his last winning mark.)
Mixed record since joining his current yard and looked a tired horse when refusing at the third fence from home at Market Rasen (3m, soft) last month. Possible a bit more leniency from the handicapper is required.
Went down fighting when headed near the finish at Wetherby in early December, which was his best effort to date. He hung under pressure near the finish on that occasion but it's still early days for him over fences; considered from just 1lb higher.
0-18 over fences but back to something like his best when second of nine at Ayr last month (been pulled up in both previous outings). Now on a handy mark in comparison to his rating over hurdles; not be lightly dismissed. (First-time cheekpieces.)
Better effort when fifth at Taunton earlier this month but plenty to prove now upped in trip for his debut run over fences; others make more appeal.
Returned from a long lay-off with a modest effort over hurdles in early January; and it was much the same when tried over fences for the first time earlier this month. Hard to recommend on that evidence.
Forecasts
Bobmahley (11/4), Definite Wisdom (4/1), Pakie's Dream (4/1), Out For Justice (9/2), Izzy's Champion (13/2), Imperial Prince (8/1), Son Of Feyan (25/1)
DEFINITE WISDOM has lots of scope for improvement over fences and will be a tough customer to deal with if able to stride on from his near miss at Wetherby in December. Imperial Prince, who runs is cheekpieces for the first time, doesn't have much to find to get competitive and merits a betting check at least. Izzy's Champion seemed revitalised by a wind operation when winning last time out but is up in trip and has 6lb more to shoulder, so a chance is taken that Out For Justice
- Definite Wisdom
- Imperial Prince
- Out For Justice
Prize Money
1st: £4,289.002nd: £1,259.003rd: £630.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00
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