November 21 / 14.30 Musselburgh

14.30

Soft

Saltire Festival Handicap Chase (Go North One Man Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £5772.76
  • 1m 7f 182y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Saltire Festival Handicap Chase (Go North One Man Series Qualifier)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

Evs (Won)

  • Win: £1.54
  • Place: £1.10

Form: P5P-11 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Back from break with two wins this season, latterly when far too good for three rivals on chasing debut at Huntingdon (2m, good) three weeks ago; went up 7lb for that but might be seen to even better effect on the slower ground here and commands respect.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8

1st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 2f 1y

Class 2

15:15 Doncaster

Monte Igueldo

10st 12lb

J: James Davies

T: Gary Hanmer

All three of his wins came in autumn 2022; running creditably this season, including over 3m2f, but he could not hold his own in a valuable handicap at Ascot on latest occasion and it's likely to be the same story today unless first-time cheekpieces receive a very positive response.

40/1

8

15th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 1

15:00 Ascot

Monte Igueldo

10st 7lb

J: James Davies

T: Gary Hanmer

Record of 0-5 for current stable; consistent efforts at Uttoxeter (twice, in the summer) and Bangor (autumn) this season but faces a stiffer task in this field.

25/1

5/1

  • Place: £6.80

Form: 07-72P D

Last run: 68 days

W: 11st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Irish raider; performed as though something was amiss on latest outing in September and has become somewhat unreliable but ran big race in defeat at this summer's Galway festival (2m2f, soft) and the booking of Brian Hughes catches the eye here.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

1

15th Sep 2023

Yielding

2m 1f 0y

18:30 Ballinrobe

Benefit Run

12st 0lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Three years since latest win in a Sligo handicap chase; not in great form lately although hurdling third at Roscommon in July was fair effort; blinkers tried.

8/1

9th

8

23rd Aug 2023

Good

2m 1f 93y

17:40 Sligo

Benefit Run

11st 4lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Twice a course winner; unsurprisingly struggled from 19lb out of the handicap over fences at Galway; possible he can feature now judged on his previous third behind Presenting Lad over hurdles at Roscommon; the winner has continued to perform well and beat Listentillitellyea at Ballinrobe last time.

6/1

8th

14

6th Aug 2023

Good

2m 2f 54y

15:30 Galway

Benefit Run

10st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Ross O’Sullivan

prominent

33/1

Form: 23F4-2 C

Last run: 52 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Dual course winner over hurdles last season (1m7f/2m4f); no match for comfortable winner when second of three on chasing debut at Hexham (1m7f, good to soft) in September but is entitled to have benefited from that outing and his current mark ought to be workable.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

3

25th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

16:13 Perth

Diamond State

11st 12lb

J: Conner McCann

T: Lucinda Russell

Placed twice here this season (2m4f/3m) and probably won't be far away today but he's nothing like the force of old and has not won since 2022; others have more exciting profiles.

16/1

9th

8

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

19:05 Perth

Diamond State

11st 5lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell

Last hurdles win was in December 2021; consistent this summer, keeping on into fourth (immediately behind Dalileo) over C&D last month; needs to find extra to resume winning ways; stablemate of Starlyte.

14/1

4th

10

14th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 4

16:15 Perth

Diamond State

10st 5lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell

in rear, hit 4th

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2371-4 D

Last run: 176 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Three-time chase winner since returning from long absence last summer, most recently at Bangor (2m1f, good) in April; not seen since lacklustre effort in May, though, and may find today's ground slower than ideal.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6

27th May 2023

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 4

15:55 Cartmel

Cenotice

11st 8lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Best effort for a long time when second at Southwell last month, in first-time cheekpieces; all wins at much shorter but that latest run was at 2m4f+; remains on an attractive mark and one to consider strongly.

4/1

2nd

8

28th Apr 2023

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

17:10 Southwell

Cenotice

11st 2lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

midfield, lost position and dropped to rear 8th

16/1

4

25th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 1f 77y

Class 4

14:33 Bangor-on-Dee

Cenotice

11st 13lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Yet to hit top gear this season and, although he was only beaten about 5l, it's questionable what he achieved when last of three at Leicester (2m, good) last month; however, it's worth noting he's now 6lb lower than when winning over C&D last April.

8/1

Form: 4F223- C BF

Last run: 219 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Began chasing career with two wins last winter (2m/2m4f here) and was still in good form when last seen in the spring; probably doesn't have much margin for error off current mark but will be on the premises if fully tuned up after his break.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6

3rd Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 5

16:00 Carlisle

Pitempton Power

11st 6lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Ewan Whillans

Deterioration of his form continued in sole outing this season, following a lengthy layoff; best watched.

25/1

6

3rd Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 5

16:00 Carlisle

Pitempton Power

11st 6lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Ewan Whillans

Deterioration of his form continued in sole outing this season, following a lengthy layoff; best watched.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £9.90
Straight Forecast £10.73
Trifecta £32.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Monte Igueldo

Daily Mail:

Benefit Run

TOPSPEED:

Cenotice

RP Ratings:

Monte Igueldo

POSTDATA:

Monte Igueldo

The Times:

Monte Igueldo

Telegraph:

Monte Igueldo

The Guardian:

Monte Igueldo

Daily Mirror:

Monte Igueldo

The Star:

Monte Igueldo

Daily Record:

Monte Igueldo

D Express:

Benefit Run

The Sun:

Benefit Run