Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

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Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-01-03

Distance 1m7f124y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

Runners (11)

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
4	Heart Above Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	161	—	723121	93	102	85	36d	—	—	+12	39.6	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Struck form in the autumn, winning twice, and is not yet fully exposed; respected
2	Bashful Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Iain Jardine	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Iain Jardine	167	tp	11-855	99	108	94	13d	—	—	+1	16.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Dual C&D winner in early part of last year and back on a good mark now
7	La Quarite Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	153	—	6-8666	85	100	84	20d	—	—	-1	12.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Keen-going front-runner; faded into sixth on first three starts for current stable
6	Skiddaw Bay J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	154	t	7PF-45	86	102	82	36d	—	—	-1	13	1.38/1	11/2 15%
0-6 over hurdles but his C&D fifth in November was quite encouraging
1	Sea Legend Chestnut J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	168	tp	42	100	97	75	35d	—	—	+9	20.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Useful Flat racer who has shown promise in maiden hurdles; can improve in handicaps
5	Game Management Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	155	—	13	100	106	65	17d	—	—	+15	25.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won juvenile hurdle at Catterick in November and placed there since; handicap debut
10	Don't Look Back Grey J:Derek Fox T:William Young Jnr	J:Derek Fox T:William Young Jnr	142	—	85UP86	74	104	83	36d	—	—	+1	7.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Didn't run badly over C&D in November but remains a difficult horse to enthuse over
8	Breadalbane Lass Bay J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	151	—	6P-55	83	102	46	23d	—	—	+7	8.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Showed nothing more than minor promise in three maiden/novice hurdles; handicap debut
NR	Trailblazer Bay J:TBC T:Adam Nicol	J: T:Adam Nicol	164	—	177408	96	100	94	59d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Won last summer but was not firing on all cylinders when last seen in the autumn
NR	Milajess Bay J:TBC T:Micky Hammond	J: T:Micky Hammond	148	tv	-92745	80	106	86	8d	—	—	—	9	—	—
Ran quite well at Wetherby on Boxing Day but is now 0-20 over hurdles
NR	Inoue Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Paul Robson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Paul Robson	142	t	6UP66B	74	86	-	38d	—	—	—	6	—	—
Unplaced all five hurdling starts and competes from 6lb out of the weights today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Heart Above	9/4	9/4	15/8	2/1	85/40
Bashful	9/2	5/1	9/2	5/1	9/2
La Quarite	11/2	6/1	9/2	11/2	5/1
Skiddaw	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2
Sea Legend	7/1	7/1	11/2	13/2	7/1
Game Management	8/1	7/1	6/1	7/1	7/1
Don't Look Back	11/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Breadalbane Lass	66/1	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1
Trailblazer	-	-	-	-	-
Milajess	-	-	-	-	-
Inoue	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Heart Above

39.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 20.4 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Game Management

25.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

8/1

3rd

Sea Legend

20.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Bashful

16.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Skiddaw

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

La Quarite

12.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Trailblazer

11.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Milajess

OR: 7.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Breadalbane Lass

8.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Don't Look Back

7.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Inoue

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sea Legend	100	97	75
Game Management	100	106	65
Bashful	99	108	94
Trailblazer	96	100	94
Heart Above	93	102	85
Skiddaw	86	102	82
La Quarite	85	100	84
Breadalbane Lass	83	102	46
Milajess	80	106	86
Don't Look Back	74	104	83
Inoue	74	86	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Milajess	8d ago	Quick return
Bashful	13d ago	Quick return
Game Management	17d ago	Fit
La Quarite	20d ago	Fit
Breadalbane Lass	23d ago	Fit
Sea Legend	35d ago	Fit
Heart Above	36d ago	Fit
Skiddaw	36d ago	Fit
Don't Look Back	36d ago	Fit
Inoue	38d ago	Fit
Trailblazer	59d ago	Fresh