Racecards
13:40 Musselburgh
Rural Insurance Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 3f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,120
- 2nd: £968
- 3rd: £484
- 4th: £242
- Form 226-74P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey S Fox
led to 3rd, ridden after 8th, soon weakened, pulled up after 12th
- Form 473353
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 94
always behind, not fluent 1st, tailed off 8th when pulled up
- Form 5227P1
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Miss C Walton
tracked leaders until lost place after 2nd, soon towards rear, tailed off before 5 out
- Form P422PP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Mr Ben Jay
tracked leaders, led 3rd, raced wide after 4th, headed 5th, took keen hold, led again 9th, headed before 13th, led again 7 out, blundered and headed 6 out, weakened before 4 out
- Form U4/1F-53
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Mr R Smith
mid-division, went 4th at 9th, challenged 4 out, led 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on well
- Form 5224/5-3
- Age 10
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey Mr Thomas Greenwood
close up, led 5th, headed 9th, led before 13th, headed 7 out, led again 6 out, headed 3 out, no extra run-in
- Form U3P-552
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Miss S E Forster
- Jockey Mr T Hamilton
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 3 out, chased winner and not fluent last, lost 2nd place close home
- Form P5-4732
- Age 12
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Miss T Jackson
- Jockey Joanna Mason
always towards rear, tailed off before 5 out
- Form 89-8P53
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
tracked leaders until 4th, headway 6 out to chase leaders, ridden before 3 out, stayed on well to take 2nd close home
Verdict
FOZY MOSS gained his first success when staying on dourly over 3m1f on very testing ground at Carlisle last week. He'd been dropped 3lb pre-race so a 7lb penalty shouldn't prevent him completing a double under the experienced Catherine Walton. Tears From Heaven scored over fences here a couple of years ago and over hurdles at Wetherby a few months later. He's had little racing subsequently but showed a glimmer of his old form here last month. Debt To Society had bits and pieces of form for Mick Hourigan in Ireland and didn't perform badly on his debut for new connections at Sedgefield so can get involved along with stable companion Get Ready To Go, who has run well in marathons on several occasions though wouldn't want any more rain.
Formwatch
Fog Patches (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Behind, struggling from 3rd, pulled up after 8th, in a race won by Oil Burner (11-7) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Jan, 12 ran.
Debt To Society (IRE) 13-2 (11-6) Chased leaders, effort 3 out, soon under pressure, kept on towards finish, never able to challenge, 3rd of 8, 22l behind Baltic Pathfinder (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 6f hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Jan.
Fozy Moss 12-1 (10-4) With leader, led 7th, blundered and headed 9th, led again 10th, pressed from last, edged left run-in, just held on, won at Carlisle 3m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy beating Farm Pixie (10-11) by hd, 8 ran.
Ballyvoneen (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) In touch, headway to press leaders 7th, ridden and lost place 13th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Merlin's Wish (11-9) at Market Rasen 3m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec, 6 ran.
Tears From Heaven (USA) 9-2 (10-2) In touch, ridden in 3rd before 4 out, held when blundered last, no extra, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Oh Right (10-3) at Musselburgh 3m cond hcp chs (5) gs in Jan.
Get Ready To Go (IRE) 7-2fav (10-4) Keen close up, went 2nd 6th, left in lead 10th, ridden and headed 3 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 7l behind To Live (11-12) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May.
Soul Angel 9-2 (10-0) Tracked winner, hit 5th, jumped left 8th, slow next and lost place, weakened 4 out, 5th of 7, 40l behind Etxalar (11-10) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy in Dec.
Miss Sunflower 13-2 (9-9) Led to 4th, remained close up, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, kept on from 3 out, chased winner before last, kept on well, always well held, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Sycho Fred (10-0) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Jul.
The Shrimp (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) Close up, outpaced before 10th, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 36l behind Oil Burner (11-7) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Jan.