Racecards
14:25 Musselburgh
TurfTV The Best Of British Racing Beginners' Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,168
- 2nd: £936
- 3rd: £468
- 4th: £234
- Form 142622
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
led to 3rd, tracked leader, clear with leader 11th, led after 5 out, drew clear from next, pushed out, eased towards finish
- Form 42-133P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer G A Charlton
- Jockey Jan Faltejsek
raced keenly in touch, led 3rd, clear with winner 11th, blundered 5 out, soon headed, kept on but no chance with winner from next
Devil Water
28- Form 5-368U7
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
held up behind in touch, left 3rd at 6th, lost touch with leading pair 11th, soon under pressure, lost moderate 3rd 5 out, no chance after
- Form 54P5-P9
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs J Walton
- Jockey Mr A J Findlay
tracked leader to 2nd, chased leaders, hampered 6th, soon dropped to rear, under pressure when blundered and unseated rider 11th
Sitting Tennant
446- Form 2211/21-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey B S Hughes
wandered 1st, tracked winner 2nd to next, close up 3rd when fell 6th
- Form F24305
- Age 10
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R Nixon
- Jockey Ryan Mania
held up behind in touch, hampered when left disputing 3rd at 6th, lost touch with leading pair 11th, went clear, moderate 3rd 5 out, no chance with front pair
Verdict
Alderley Rover deserves a change of luck, having finished runner-up in three of his five starts over fences so far. The seven-year-old has always looked an out-and-out stayer, however, and may not be suited by this easy course so we'll take a chance on the fitness of SITTING TENNANT. Winner of the valuable Grade 2 bumper at Aintree's Grand National meeting in 2009, he was sold to Graham Wylie for £160,000 shortly after and got off the mark over hurdles at Hexham later that year. Unfortunately, he suffered an overreach which has taken time to heal but is still a nice prospect and should take all the beating here with a clear round. Ballymacduff also tackles fences for the first time but was a decent hurdler, though has something to prove after pulling up here last month.
Formwatch
Alderley Rover (IRE) 2-1 (11-0) Prominent, mistake 9th, led after 4 out, not fluent and headed 3 out, no impression from next, one pace, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Quo Video (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 6f beg chase (4) gs in Jan.
Ballymacduff (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders and keen, saddle soon slipped, went 2nd at 5th, pulled up before 7th, in a race won by Everaard (10-11) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Jan, 10 ran.
Devil Water 10-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, ridden after 8th, no chance from next, tailed off, 7th of 9, 38l behind Nelliedonethat (11-2) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Jan.
I Witness (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, lost place 7th, behind from 4 out, tailed off, 9th of 16, well behind Jurisdiction (11-12) at Kelso 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Sitting Tennant 13-8fav (11-8) Made all, ridden between last 2, driven out, dismounted after line, won at Aintree 2m mdn hdl (3) gs in Nov '09 beating Benbens (11-8) by 6l, 12 ran.
Political Pendant 18-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, joined leader 4th, led 6th, headed 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 24l behind Ontrack (10-1) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.