Musselburgh Races
Musselburgh
14:03
bet365 Edinburgh National Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Musselburgh
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2023
Distance: 3m7½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £23
Place: £5.10 £3.10 £2.50
Exacta: £219.30
Tricast: £1507.67
Trifecta: £1846
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Magna Sam (GB) | 11 G | AVG |
Alex Edwards
(3)lbs
|
Alastair Ralph | 145 lbs | 22/1 | Won | Prominent - led going okay before 4 out - pushed along after 4 out - ridden 3 out - kept on well(op 28/1 tchd 18/1) | |
| 2nd | 6 | Captain Cattistock (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Liam Harrison
(3)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 156 lbs | 10/1 | 4.25 | Led narrowly - headed and prominent before 5th - bumped 5 out - pushed along before 4 out - ridden after 4 out - went second 2 out - stayed on but always held(op 9/1) | |
| 3rd | 10 | Flower Of Scotland (FR) | 10 M | Poor | Sandy Thomson | 150 lbs | 6/1 | 4.25 | Towards rear - pushed along after 5 out - ridden after 4 out - no impression until stayed on after 2 out - went third towards finish(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 13 | Just Don't Know (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Paul Robson | 145 lbs | 11/1 | 1 | Pressed leader - led narrowly before 5th - pushed along and headed before 4 out - ridden after 4 out - not fluent and lost second 2 out - weakened and lost third towards finish(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Truckers Lodge (IRE) | 11 G | AVG |
Freddie Gingell
(7)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 158 lbs | 11/2 | 1.5 | Prominent - pressed leader before 5th - pushed along before 4 out - soon outpaced and held(op 15/2) | |
| 6th | 5 | The Wolf (FR) | 11 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 163 lbs | 9/1 | 6 | Midfield on outer - headway and in touch with leaders when jumped right and bumped rival 5 out - went fourth before 4 out - mistake 4 out - soon ridden - jumped right 3 out - hung right and weakened last(op 7/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Mighty Thunder (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Patrick Wadge
(7)lbs
|
Lucinda Russell | 160 lbs | 50/1 | 19 | Midfield - pushed along after 5 out - weakened 4 out(tchd 66/1) | |
| 8th | 11 | The Ferry Master (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Sandy Thomson | 148 lbs | 10/1 | 8.5 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden after 5 out - soon beaten (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 12/1) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Slipway (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 168 lbs | 4/1F | 12 | Midfield - pushed along 18th - ridden after 5 out - weakened before 4 out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Innisfree Lad (IRE) | 12 G | Poor | David Dennis | 155 lbs | 22/1 | - | Towards rear - pushed along and struggling from 18th - pulled up before 4 out(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Tide Times (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 152 lbs | 18/1 | - | Didn't jump well - towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear after 4th - pushed along and struggling from 17th - pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Regina Dracones (IRE) | 9 M | AVG | Thomas Gibney | 156 lbs | 16/1 | - | Prominent - not fluent 10th - pushed along before 5 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Doyen Breed (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Sandy Thomson | 164 lbs | 13/2 | - | Towards rear - mistake 16th - weakened and behind after 5 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 6/1) |