LiveScore Bet Novices' Handicap Chase.
Musselburgh · Thursday, 1 Jan · 17:05
· 2m 4f 68y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:05
Off time
7
Runners
Good to Soft (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
MARTY MCFLY (IRE
🥈 Second
FIVEAFTERFOUR (IRE
🥉 Third
LORD DE VINCI (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
8.50
15/2
07 · —
10
9/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Ozzy Cosmo (G)
[PT]
Fair hurdle winner. Mixed record over fences last season and well held on Ayr hurdle reappearance in November. Others arrive with more pressing claims.
|
3P-8P48 | Ryan Mania | N W Alexander | 7 | 76.2 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 4th | 2 | — |
Lord De Vinci (G)
Shaped encouragingly after 9 months off when fourth of 8 in 19f Carlisle handicap hurdle 18 days ago. Point background provides hope he'll take to fences. Interesting contender.
|
44874P- | Callum Bewley | D Bourke | 8 | 74.4 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 1st | 3 | — |
Marty Mcfly (G)
FAV
[PT]
Won on 2½m Hexham chase debut in June. Well held on next 2 starts but shaped as if back in good form when fourth over just short of 3m here last month, weakening after 2 out as if the trip stretched him. Player back at shorter with Brian H…
|
741111 | B S Hughes | A M Thomson | 8 | 73.5 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| — | 4 | — |
Fiveafterfour (M)
[T]
Handicap hurdle winner off this mark in February 2024. Off 20 months, shaping up well until falling heavily 5 out on 3m course chase debut 24 days ago. Should go well so long as that hasn't dented her confidence.
|
1353/FU | Jack Power | L Russell & M Scudamore | 8 | 73 kg |
7
6/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Cage Rattler (G)
Long-standing maiden over hurdles and not an obvious one to make a winning start to his chase career.
|
636845 | Harry Reed | Miss S E Forster | 6 | 68 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | — |
Didntgotwenty (G)
[P1]
Lightly raced maiden who posted his best effort when third in 2½m Hexham handicap hurdle on reappearance. Seemingly stretched by 3m at Ayr both runs since (chase debut latterly) and should benefit from this drop back in trip.
|
7-35521 | Sean Quinlan | M Todhunter | 7 | 64.4 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 3rd | 7 | — |
Parish Star (M)
[T1]
Modest on the Flat in Ireland and largely struggled to make an impact over hurdles for Nigel Hawke. New stable switches him to fences.
|
31153-2 | Charlie Maggs | A Nicol | 6 | 64.4 kg |
6
5/1
|
Betting forecast: Marty Mcfly (5/2), Didntgotwenty (7/2), Parish Star (5/1), Fiveafterfour (6/1), Lord De Vinci (7/1), Ozzy Cosmo (15/2), Cage Rattler (9/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4225.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1944.0 GBP |
| P3 | 972.0 GBP |
| P4 | 486.0 GBP |
| P5 | 242.0 GBP |