Virgin Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

14:15

Virgin Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Date 2024-12-09

Distance 2m4f68y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 5m 20.34s (slow by 25.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Stringtoyourbow (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Christian Williams	9/2	Won
2nd	One More Stroke (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	7/4F	4
3rd	Cardamon Hill (IRE) Henry Brooke · Dianne Sayer	4/1	2
4th	Leading Force (IRE) Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	13/2	9.5
5th	Monochromix (FR) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell	10/1	4.75
6th	The Churchill Lad (IRE) Ross Chapman · Rebecca Menzies	13/2	3.25

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	One More Stroke Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	163	t	2113-3	114	122	104	31d	—	—	0	27.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Very lightly raced and open to improvement now up in trip on his second chase start
6	Cardamon Hill Brown J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	154	p	763411	105	124	113	11d	—	—	+19	36.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
On a hat-trick; the drop back in trip isn't an obvious plus but could run well once more
5	Stringtoyourbow Chestnut J:Sean Quinlan T:Christian Williams	J:Sean Quinlan T:Christian Williams	156	—	-P6531	107	123	97	24d	—	—	+14	31.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Readily made all at Southwell and could have more to offer now things have clicked
4	Leading Force Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	159	tp	6-1297	110	124	110	134d	—	—	+6	18.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won at Sedgefield in May; wind op since last time but below par on last two outings
1	The Churchill Lad Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	168	h	733122	119	125	107	31d	—	—	+22	36.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won on chase debut in October and has continued in good form; can make another bold bid
3	Monochromix Grey J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell	162	p	P242-5	113	122	112	58d	—	—	+8	18.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
0-12 but twice runner-up over fences last term and could build on fair reappearance fifth

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
One More Stroke	2/1	15/8	2/1	2/1	2/1
Cardamon Hill	4/1	10/3	4/1	4/1	9/2
Stringtoyourbow	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	9/2
Leading Force	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
The Churchill Lad	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Monochromix	13/2	8/1	8/1	15/2	7/1

Predictor

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

1st

Cardamon Hill

36.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 17.9 Odds: 5.2

9/2

2nd

The Churchill Lad

36.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 15 Odds: 4

8/1

3rd

Stringtoyourbow

31.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 11.8 Odds: 5

9/2

One More Stroke

27.4

OR: 16 Form: 3 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Leading Force

18.6

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Monochromix

18.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Churchill Lad	119	125	107
One More Stroke	114	122	104
Monochromix	113	122	112
Leading Force	110	124	110
Stringtoyourbow	107	123	97
Cardamon Hill	105	124	113

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cardamon Hill	11d ago	Quick return
Stringtoyourbow	24d ago	Fit
One More Stroke	31d ago	Fit
The Churchill Lad	31d ago	Fit
Monochromix	58d ago	Fresh
Leading Force	134d ago	Long break