15:30 Musselburgh

Wednesday 1 January 2025

All12:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 2.1s

1^st

Slugger

612-0

5/6f

T: Harry DerhamJ: Alice Stevens (3)

Made virtually all, pushed along 3 out, sustained duel with runner-up last, rallied gamely and kept on well near finish, just did enough op 5/4

2^nd

1 ¼

Ravenscraig Castle

710-11

12/1

T: I JardineJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, ridden and headway 2 out, sustained duel with winner last, just held op 13/2

3^rd

Scots Poet

910-11

15/2

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

In touch on inner, asked for effort 3 out, went 3rd last, stayed on, not quite pace to challenge op 7/1 tchd 6/1

4^th

5 ½

Cuban Cigar

711-2

14/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Alan Doyle (5)

Waited with towards rear but in touch, pushed along 3 out, hampered last, stayed on same pace op 12/1

5^th

Ginger Mail

912-0

5/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin

Prominent, pushed along and headway into contention 3 out, badly hampered when staying on last, not recover op 9/2 tchd 4/1

Also Ran

Kingston Narcissus

611-4

5/1

T: R MenziesJ: Ross Chapman

In touch, going okay 3 out, ridden and some headway when fell last tchd 6/1

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Non-Runners

Mack The Man²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 11

T: N W Alexander J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.20, £4.30EX:£12.10Trifecta:£56.60SF:£11.44Swingers:£2.80, £2.10, £7.90

Forecasts

Slugger (5/6), Ginger Mail (5/1), Kingston Narcissus (5/1), Scots Poet (15/2), Mack The Man (10/1), Ravenscraig Castle (12/1), Cuban Cigar (14/1)

GINGER MAIL is given a chance to build on an encouraging reappearance at Kelso last month and bring to an end the winning run of Slugger. Last year's winner Scots Poet could also feature.

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