Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Hurdle – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

15:30

Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-01-01

Distance 1m7f124y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,562

Winning Time 4m 3.50s (slow by 31.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Slugger (GB) Alice Stevens · Harry Derham	5/6F	Won
2nd	Ravenscraig Castle (GB) Brian Hughes · Iain Jardine	12/1	1.25
3rd	Scots Poet (GB) Craig Nichol · Ewan Whillans	15/2	7
4th	Cuban Cigar (GB) Alan Doyle · Lucinda Russell	14/1	5.5
5th	Ginger Mail (FR) Danny McMenamin · N W Alexander	5/1	2

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Kingston Narcissus (FR) Ross Chapman · Rebecca Menzies	5/1

Runners (7)

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
1	Slugger Bay J:Alice Stevens(3) T:Harry Derham	J:Alice Stevens(3) T:Harry Derham	168	t	44-511	124	124	97	32d	—	—	-8	31	0.31/1	5/4 44%
2-2 for this yard and an obvious contender despite going up 5lb for Doncaster (won by 1l)
2	Ginger Mail Grey J:Danny McMenamin T:N W Alexander	J:Danny McMenamin T:N W Alexander	168	p	1320-4	124	127	113	24d	—	—	+6	23.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
It was his first run for 232 days when close up behind Mack The Man at Kelso
4	Kingston Narcissus Black J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	158	h	542221	114	124	99	26d	—	—	+24	37.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Finally off the mark in a Sedgefield maiden and this mark shouldn't be beyond him
6	Scots Poet Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	151	t	-40407	107	129	113	19d	—	—	+5	17.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Arrived here in better form when taking this 12 months ago
7	Ravenscraig Castle Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Iain Jardine	J:Brian Hughes T:Iain Jardine	151	tb	522324	107	125	113	34d	—	—	+14	24.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Dual winner stuck on a long losing run but he's consistent and has undergone wind surgery
5	Cuban Cigar Bay J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Lucinda Russell	156	tb	-37247	112	129	120	24d	—	—	+14	20.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ground to make up on both Mack The Man and Ginger Mail on last month's Kelso encounter
NR	Mack The Man Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:N W Alexander	J:NON-RUNNER T:N W Alexander	164	v	-14134	120	121	109	2d	—	—	—	26.6	—	—
Had a fruitful 2024 but disappointed at Haydock on Monday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Slugger	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4
Ginger Mail	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	5/1
Kingston Narcissus	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1
Scots Poet	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1	15/2
Ravenscraig Castle	9/1	10/1	9/1	13/2	7/1
Cuban Cigar	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Mack The Man	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Kingston Narcissus

37.1

OR: 16 Form: 17.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Slugger

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

5/4

3rd

Mack The Man

26.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 0

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Ravenscraig Castle

24.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Ginger Mail

23.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Cuban Cigar

20.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 3.1 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Scots Poet

17.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Slugger	124	124	97
Ginger Mail	124	127	113
Mack The Man	120	121	109
Kingston Narcissus	114	124	99
Cuban Cigar	112	129	120
Scots Poet	107	129	113
Ravenscraig Castle	107	125	113

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mack The Man	2d ago	Quick return
Scots Poet	19d ago	Fit
Ginger Mail	24d ago	Fit
Cuban Cigar	24d ago	Fit
Kingston Narcissus	26d ago	Fit
Slugger	32d ago	Fit
Ravenscraig Castle	34d ago	Fit