Musselburgh Races
Musselburgh
15:30
Racing Post Go North Sea Pigeon Hurdle Series Final (A Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Musselburgh
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m1½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £12
Place: £3.30 £3.10 £2.20
Exacta: £150.30
Tricast: £715.54
Trifecta: £1621
Non-Runners: Ten Ten Twenty (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Cuban Cigar (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Patrick Wadge
(5)lbs
|
Lucinda Russell | 150 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Towards rear of midfield - headway 6th - disputed lead 3 out - ridden when left in lead last - clear run-in - got tired and reduced lead towards finish - just did enough(op 17/2) | |
| 2nd | 8 | Zamond (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 152 lbs | 14/1 | 1.5 | Midfield - headway 3 out - chased leaders and ridden 2 out - went third approaching last - chased winner run-in - kept on towards finish - just held(op 16/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Scots Poet (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Ewan Whillans | 151 lbs | 5/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - disputed lead 3 out - going easily when blundered 2 out - ridden when blundered and sprawled on landing last - not recover(op 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Russian Virtue (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Rebecca Menzies | 159 lbs | 17/2 | 12 | Midfield - headway 5th - chased leader after 4 out - weakened from 3 out(op 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Iolani (GER) | 12 G | Poor | Dianne Sayer | 150 lbs | 18/1 | 8.5 | In touch with leaders - weakened from 4 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 13 | Jackhammer (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Dianne Sayer | 145 lbs | 66/1 | 5.5 | Towards rear - blundered 2 out - kept on run-in - never near to challenge(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 7th | 14 | Pateen (IRE) | 13 G | AVG |
Miss Jessica Bedi
(7)lbs
|
Jessica Bedi | 135 lbs | 40/1 | 2.5 | In touch with leaders - weakened 4 out(op 66/1 tchd 80/1) | |
| 8th | 7 | Simple Star (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dianne Sayer | 153 lbs | 66/1 | 9.5 | Disputed lead - led 4th - went well clear 5th - much reduced lead after 4 out - headed 3 out - soon weakened(op 40/1 tchd 80/1) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Ivetwiggedit (GB) | 6 M | AVG |
Cameron Iles
(10)lbs
|
Tom Lacey | 142 lbs | 2/1F | 17 | Reluctant to line up - towards rear - headway 6th - weakened 3 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that mare was stepping up in grade and was unable to get a prominent lead after a slow start; vet reported that a post-race examination revealed mare to be coughing)(op 5/2) | |
| 10th | 2 | The Navigator (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Dianne Sayer | 164 lbs | 15/2 | 7 | Towards rear - minor headway when mistake 3 out - weakened 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 9/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 11th | 5 | Can't Stop Now (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Dylan Johnston
(7)lbs
|
Iain Jardine | 151 lbs | 6/1 | 30 | Disputed lead - chased leader 4th - weakened 3 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by being taken on for the lead and ran too freely; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 15/2) | |
| 99th | 3 | Wor Verge (GB) | N/A | AVG | Susan Corbett | 162 lbs | 100/1 | - | Always towards rear - detached 2nd - well behind 4 out - soon pulled up - bled from the nose (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Well Educated (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Jonathon Bewley
(3)lbs
|
George Bewley | 165 lbs | 11/1 | - | Midfield - lost position 4th - well behind 4 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 9/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 99th | 15 | Bebside Banter (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Mr A P Ryan
(7)lbs
|
Chris Grant | 135 lbs | 50/1 | - | Prominent - mistake 3rd - weakened halfway - well behind 4 out - soon pulled up(op 33/1 tchd 28/1) |