bet365 Scottish Champion Handicap Chase (For The Bowes-Lyon Trophy)

Musselburgh

13:55

Date 2023-02-05

Distance 1m7f182y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £13,008

Winning Time 3m 52.20s (slow by 6.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pay The Piper (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Ann Hamilton	3/1F	Won
2nd	Fidelio Vallis (FR) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	100/30	4.25
3rd	Friend Or Foe (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	6/1	15
4th	Dreams Of Home (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	9/2	3.5
5th	Gold Des Bois (FR) Craig Nichol · Iain Jardine	10/1	.5
6th	Return Ticket (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Rebecca Menzies	8/1	2.5
7th	Hasankey (IRE) Lewis Dobb · L J Morgan	14/1	4.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Voix Du Reve (FR) Tom Midgley · Iain Jardine	14/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Friend Or Foe Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	167	p	313-75	140	147	108	40d	—	—	—	22.5	—	—
Raced in second - not fluent 1st - ridden before 4 out - lost second 4 out - outpaced when jumped right 3 out - soon weakened
2	Fidelio Vallis Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	166	—	11244-	139	150	123	410d	—	—	—	29.8	—	—
Useful when trained at Ditcheat; absent since 2021; heed the market signals
3	Dreams Of Home Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald Mccain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald Mccain	164	—	531-14	137	146	140	29d	—	—	—	21.8	—	—
Has a record of 3-3 at Scottish tracks; interesting back in Scotland
4	Hasankey Grey J:Lewis Dobb(7) T:L J Morgan	J:Lewis Dobb(7) T:L J Morgan	164	v	116-26	137	146	127	86d	—	—	—	21.8	—	—
Midfield - pushed along before 4 out - ridden after 4 out - soon weakened(op 16/1)
5	Pay The Piper Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Ann Hamilton	J:Danny McMenamin T:Ann Hamilton	163	—	4-8343	136	150	141	22d	—	—	—	21.5	—	—
Midfield - headway before 4 out - went second 4 out - ridden 4 out - led 3 out - kept on well and went clear from last(op 10/3)
6	Voix Du Reve Brown J:Tom Midgley(5) T:Iain Jardine	J:Tom Midgley(5) T:Iain Jardine	162	p	4-8248	135	152	-	35d	—	—	—	21.3	—	—
Returns to chasing for first time since October 2021; others preferred
7	Return Ticket Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Sean Quinlan T:Rebecca Menzies	159	tp	-6P552	132	150	140	63d	—	—	—	25.1	—	—
Close second to Dreams Of Home at Kelso two months ago; 2-4 here; good chance
8	Gold Des Bois Chestnut J:Craig Nichol T:Iain Jardine	J:Craig Nichol T:Iain Jardine	156	t	-11463	129	144	133	9d	—	—	—	27.8	—	—
Ran well in higher grade at Doncaster nine days ago; not dismissed

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Fidelio Vallis

29.8

OR: 22.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Gold Des Bois

27.8

OR: 19.8 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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3rd

Return Ticket

25.1

OR: 20.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 0

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Friend Or Foe

22.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dreams Of Home

21.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Hasankey

21.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Pay The Piper

21.5

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Voix Du Reve

21.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Friend Or Foe	140	147	108
Fidelio Vallis	139	150	123
Dreams Of Home	137	146	140
Hasankey	137	146	127
Pay The Piper	136	150	141
Voix Du Reve	135	152	—
Return Ticket	132	150	140
Gold Des Bois	129	144	133

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gold Des Bois	9d ago	Quick return
Pay The Piper	22d ago	Fit
Dreams Of Home	29d ago	Fit
Voix Du Reve	35d ago	Fit
Friend Or Foe	40d ago	Fit
Return Ticket	63d ago	Fresh
Hasankey	86d ago	Fresh
Fidelio Vallis	410d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Hasankey	Mid-Pack
Pay The Piper	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 8 runners classified.