Livescore Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

13:15

Livescore Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-12-08

Distance 1m7f124y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,697

Winning Time 3m 51.00s (slow by 13.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Newport (GB) Danny McMenamin · Iain Jardine	8/13F	Won
2nd	Gonnino (IRE) Craig Nichol · Gary Rutherford	17/2	2.25
3rd	Bunker Bay (IRE) Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	10/1	.75
4th	Magic Gloves (IRE) Alan Doyle · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	14/1	.75
5th	Romancier (FR) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	9/1	3.5
6th	Breadalbane Lass (GB) Ben Smith · R Mike Smith	10/1	12
7th	Rightbackatyou (IRE) Ross Chapman · Stuart Coltherd	10/1	3.75
8th	Crimson Road (IRE) Nathan Moscrop · Susan Corbett	22/1	21

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	King Gold Boy (FR) Peter Kavanagh · Jean McGregor	300/1
P.U.	Madame Pomone (GB) Joe Williamson · Philip Kirby	50/1

Runners (10)

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	Newport Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Iain Jardine	J:Danny McMenamin T:Iain Jardine	161	p	455403	88	96	85	25d	—	—	-14	25	0.31/1	5/4 44%
0-22; fair third over 2m4f on last month's stable debut; may do better at 2m; interesting
6	Rightbackatyou Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Ross Chapman T:Stuart Coltherd	159	—	/65-68	86	91	56	36d	—	—	+1	12.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Irish point third in 2024; not shown much over hurdles; may fare better on h'cap debut
1	Gonnino Chestnut J:Craig Nichol T:Gary Rutherford	J:Craig Nichol T:Gary Rutherford	166	—	04-24P	93	96	85	30d	—	—	+4	13.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Pulled up last month after a break but had previously shaped quite well over 2m at Perth
7	Bunker Bay Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	155	t	/6556-	82	95	68	—	—	—	+2	10.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
1m3f Flat winner; minor hurdle form so far but good Flat run in September; may do better
8	Breadalbane Lass Bay J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	150	tp	5725-0	77	96	70	26d	—	—	0	9.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Exposed; decent 2nd at Carlisle in January but hasn't backed that up in two runs since
2	Magic Gloves Brown J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	165	—	P21-34	92	88	63	58d	—	—	+5	12.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Bought £42,000 after Irish point win; promise over hurdles; down in trip on handicap debut
3	Romancier Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	163	—	B5-57	90	86	62	24d	—	—	+5	11.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Not shown much in three hurdle runs but is open to improvement now going handicapping
4	Crimson Road Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Susan Corbett	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Susan Corbett	163	ht	764	90	86	54	39d	—	—	+6	11.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Dual 1m2f Flat winner; fair form over hurdles; sharp track ideal; chance on handicap debut
10	Madame Pomone Bay J:Joe Williamson(3) T:Philip Kirby	J:Joe Williamson(3) T:Philip Kirby	145	—	6P4	87	65	-	18d	—	—	+7	10	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Modest form in three runs hurdling; no easy task at the weights on handicap debut
9	King Gold Boy Chestnut J:Peter Kavanagh T:Jean McGregor	J:Peter Kavanagh T:Jean McGregor	145	p	77PP-7	72	-	-	208d	—	—	+5	5.7	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Not shown much in bumpers or over hurdles including on h'cap debut with cheekpieces tried

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Newport	5/4	5/4	6/5	11/10	5/4
Rightbackatyou	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Gonnino	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Bunker Bay	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Breadalbane Lass	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	9/1
Magic Gloves	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Romancier	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Crimson Road	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Madame Pomone	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
King Gold Boy	150/1	150/1	150/1	200/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Newport

OR: 9.5 Form: 3 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Gonnino

13.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

3rd

Magic Gloves

12.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Rightbackatyou

12.1

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Romancier

11.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Crimson Road

11.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Bunker Bay

10.5

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Madame Pomone

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Breadalbane Lass

9.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

King Gold Boy

5.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gonnino	93	96	85
Magic Gloves	92	88	63
Romancier	90	86	62
Crimson Road	90	86	54
Newport	88	96	85
Madame Pomone	87	65	—
Rightbackatyou	86	91	56
Bunker Bay	82	95	68
Breadalbane Lass	77	96	70
King Gold Boy	72	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Madame Pomone	18d ago	Fit
Romancier	24d ago	Fit
Newport	25d ago	Fit
Breadalbane Lass	26d ago	Fit
Gonnino	30d ago	Fit
Rightbackatyou	36d ago	Fit
Crimson Road	39d ago	Fit
Magic Gloves	58d ago	Fresh
King Gold Boy	208d ago	Long break
Bunker Bay	—	—