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Musselburgh

16:00

Date 2023-11-08

Distance 1m7f124y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,337

Runners (9)

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	Collingham Bay J:Charlie Maggs(10) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(10) T:Donald McCain	168	—	321U7-	125	128	120	208d	—	—	+13	29.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
C&D winner in shallower waters than last time and he goes well for Charlie Maggs
9	Scots Poet Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	146	t	134-24	103	127	115	31d	—	—	+1	18.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
C&D winner; ran well for a long way at Kelso a month ago when perhaps needing the run
6	Colonial Empire Bay J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	156	—	1161-0	113	125	110	25d	—	—	+5	20.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Capable gelding; the ground was heavy when quiet on reappearance at Chepstow
7	Cuban Cigar Bay J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	154	tp	3312-2	111	124	115	—	—	—	+11	23.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Winning hurdler who was a good second on heavy ground at Perth in September off 3lb lower
2	Voix Du Reve Brown J:Dylan Johnston(7) T:Iain Jardine	J:Dylan Johnston(7) T:Iain Jardine	164	p	361-64	121	130	99	13d	—	—	+9	21.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Veteran who retains plenty of ability and ran well for a long way on his reappearance
3	Matchless Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	162	p	2613-2	119	125	99	—	—	—	+15	24.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Front-running second off 1lb lower in May and some decent Flat efforts since then
4	The Churchill Lad Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	159	h	14275-	116	123	108	229d	—	—	+15	23.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Capable of better than he showed when fifth in a handicap here the final time
5	Theatre Legend Bay J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Chris Grant	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Chris Grant	158	—	35/8-2	115	126	113	36d	—	—	+17	22.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Ran a mighty race on his return from a mammoth absence when going close at Sedgefield
8	Diamond State Bay J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lucinda Russell	J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Lucinda Russell	148	tp	324U-P	105	125	-	20d	—	—	+11	15	5.25/1	22 5%
On a dangerous mark but with questions to answer at the minute

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Collingham	4	4	4	7/2	4
Scots Poet	4	4	4	7/2	7/2
Colonial Empire	11/2	11/2	11/2	5	6/1
Cuban Cigar	6	11/2	6	11/2	11/2
Voix Du Reve	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Matchless	8	15/2	17/2	15/2	8
The Churchill Lad	10	9	10/1	9	9/1
Theatre Legend	16	14	14	14	14
Diamond State	20	20	22	20	22

Predictor

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

1st

Collingham

29.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 6.1 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Matchless

24.9

OR: 17.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

3rd

Cuban Cigar

23.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

The Churchill Lad

23.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Theatre Legend

22.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

Voix Du Reve

21.1

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Colonial Empire

20.2

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Scots Poet

18.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Diamond State

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Collingham	125	128	120
Voix Du Reve	121	130	99
Matchless	119	125	99
The Churchill Lad	116	123	108
Theatre Legend	115	126	113
Colonial Empire	113	125	110
Cuban Cigar	111	124	115
Diamond State	105	125	—
Scots Poet	103	127	115

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Voix Du Reve	13d ago	Quick return
Diamond State	20d ago	Fit
Colonial Empire	25d ago	Fit
Scots Poet	31d ago	Fit
Theatre Legend	36d ago	Fit
Collingham	208d ago	Long break
The Churchill Lad	229d ago	Long break
Cuban Cigar	—	—
Matchless	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Matchless	Prominent
Colonial Empire	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 9 runners classified.