Please find below report and preview of Musselburgh on 26th & 27th February, 2020

Published 2020/02/26

The four-time champion jockey, who trails runaway leader Brian Hughes by 20 winners, rides Olly Murphy-trained pair Made For You (1.30) and Dubai Guest (3.52).

In the £10,000 Biggest Ever Jumps Season On RacingTV Novices’ Handicap Hurdle, Overcourt heads the betting for Sandy Thomson and Ryan Mania.

Overcourt, third to useful Cheddleton at Kelso in mid-January, steps up to 2m 4f for the first time as he makes his debut in handicap company off a mark of 110.

Berwickshire-based Thomson has revealed that he is to become the new trainer of four-time Grade 1 winner Yorkhill who has left the Irish yard of Willie Mullins.

A possible target for the ten-year-old is said to be the Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase at Ayr’s Scottish Grand National Festival in April.

At Musselburgh on Wednesday, Blair Campbell-ridden Blooriedotcom nearly got carried out at the second last by a loose horse on his way to landing the Biggest Ever Jumps Season On RacingTV Handicap Hurdle.

Winning trainer Lucinda Russell said:

“He’s one of the cleverest horse we’ve ever had so he did well as the riderless horse tried the take him out. This was a qualifier for the Northern Lights Two Mile Series and the plan is to come back for the final here next month.”

Nick Alexander and Keith Dalgleish were both on the mark with Eagle Ridge and First Account respectively while Hughes won the last on Jim Goldie-trained Pammi to take his seasonal score to 131.