Go North Sea Pigeon Hurdle Series Final (A Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Musselburgh

18:40

Date 2024-04-05

Distance 2m1f87y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £15,609

Winning Time 4m 33.60s (slow by 35.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mack The Man (IRE) Mr Kit Alexander · N W Alexander	9/1	Won
2nd	Hartur d'Oudairies (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Brian Ellison	11/1	4.75
3rd	Beaumesnil (FR) Sam Coltherd · Susan Corbett	17/2	2
4th	Cuban Cigar (GB) Alan Doyle · Lucinda Russell	13/2	2.5
5th	Final Edgar (IRE) William Maggs · Mark Walford	5/1J	3.75
6th	Russian Virtue (GB) Nathan Moscrop · Rebecca Menzies	18/1	2.25
7th	Duyfken (GB) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	5/1J	0.3
8th	Serious Ego (GER) Callum Bewley · Nicky Richards	22/1	1
9th	Restandbethankful (GB) Sean Quinlan · Lizzie Quinlan	33/1	7
10th	Coup De Coeur (FR) Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	15/2	4
11th	Scots Poet (GB) Craig Nichol · Ewan Whillans	9/1	13
12th	Collingham (GER) Charlie Maggs · Donald McCain	16/1	16
13th	The Navigator (GB) Henry Brooke · Dianne Sayer	40/1	14

Runners (13)

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
5	Final Edgar Bay J:William Maggs(7) T:Mark Walford	J:William Maggs(7) T:Mark Walford	166	—	437122	112	114	96	6d	—	—	+20	33.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Doesn't have a lot in hand off his mark by the looks (up 1lb) but he should be competitive
11	Mack The Man Bay J:Mr Kit Alexander(5) T:N W Alexander	J:Mr Kit Alexander(5) T:N W Alexander	155	v	3-6782	101	122	111	28d	—	—	+7	17.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
The first-time visor prompted a return to form when second at Ayr; this is tougher
4	Cuban Cigar Bay J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Lucinda Russell	168	tb	241933	114	115	103	34d	—	—	+17	27	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Latest run wasn't his best but previous third in a strong race here gives him good chance
2	Coup De Coeur Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	168	—	F31241	114	114	100	42d	—	—	+25	34.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Essentially progressive; up 7lb for last time but that was fairly easy
7	Scots Poet Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	164	t	-242S1	110	115	107	95d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+21	31.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
6lb rise for his win on New Year's Day sees him on career-high mark but possibilities
6	Duyfken Bay J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	165	t	-33134	111	119	101	39d	—	—	+17	26.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Could run well if back on song, for all that he might now be too high in the weights
10	Beaumesnil Chestnut J:Sam Coltherd T:Susan Corbett	J:Sam Coltherd T:Susan Corbett	156	b	245721	102	116	88	36d	—	—	+20	28.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
He travelled best before finishing the job off at Wetherby (2m3f, soft)
8	Hartur D'Oudairies Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Brian Ellison	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Brian Ellison	163	—	5-0P05	109	115	90	50d	—	—	+8	17.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Lost his way last year and there are no clear signs that he's about to turn things around
3	Collingham Bay J:Charlie Maggs(7) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(7) T:Donald McCain	168	b	-56880	114	122	104	34d	—	—	+12	17.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
This season hasn't really got going and blinkers are now turned to
12	Serious Ego Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	152	—	116833	98	117	108	28d	—	—	+16	20.3	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Last two wins at Hexham and may need that stiffer stamina test these days
1	Russian Virtue Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	168	—	331311	114	114	107	—	—	—	+34	39.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Had a good winter over hurdles and a competitive recent show on the AW bodes well
13	The Navigator Grey J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	149	—	-553R6	95	121	108	160d	—	—	+9	12.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Previous winner of this but off since October when running a quiet race at Kelso
9	Restandbethankful Brown J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	159	t	242220	105	118	113	62d	—	—	+19	22.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Simply never gave his running here two months ago and he's well handicapped

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Final Edgar	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Mack The Man	7/1	15/2	15/2	13/2	7/1
Cuban Cigar	13/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	13/2
Coup De Coeur	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	7/1
Scots Poet	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Duyfken	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Beaumesnil	10/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1
Hartur D'Oudairies	10/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2
Collingham	12/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Serious Ego	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Russian Virtue	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
The Navigator	33/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Restandbethankful	33/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Russian Virtue

39.5

OR: 16 Form: 22.1 Odds: 1.4

16/1

2nd

Coup De Coeur

34.8

OR: 16 Form: 16.1 Odds: 2.7

15/2

3rd

Final Edgar

33.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 14.1 Odds: 4

11/2

Scots Poet

31.4

OR: 15 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Beaumesnil

28.9

OR: 13 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Cuban Cigar

OR: 16 Form: 8.1 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Duyfken

26.5

OR: 15.3 Form: 8.6 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Restandbethankful

22.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Serious Ego

20.3

OR: 12 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Mack The Man

17.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Collingham

17.6

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Hartur D'Oudairies

17.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

The Navigator

12.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 0.5 Odds: 1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cuban Cigar	114	115	103
Coup De Coeur	114	114	100
Collingham	114	122	104
Russian Virtue	114	114	107
Final Edgar	112	114	96
Duyfken	111	119	101
Scots Poet	110	115	107
Hartur D'Oudairies	109	115	90
Restandbethankful	105	118	113
Beaumesnil	102	116	88
Mack The Man	101	122	111
Serious Ego	98	117	108
The Navigator	95	121	108

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Final Edgar	6d ago	Quick return
Mack The Man	28d ago	Fit
Serious Ego	28d ago	Fit
Cuban Cigar	34d ago	Fit
Collingham	34d ago	Fit
Beaumesnil	36d ago	Fit
Duyfken	39d ago	Fit
Coup De Coeur	42d ago	Fit
Hartur D'Oudairies	50d ago	Fresh
Restandbethankful	62d ago	Fresh
Scots Poet	95d ago	Long break
The Navigator	160d ago	Long break
Russian Virtue	—	—