Musselburgh Races
Musselburgh
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Join tote.co.uk The Cream Of The Crop Handicap Hurdle (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier)
Musselburgh
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2024
Distance: 3m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50
Place: £1.70 £1.90 £5.40
Exacta: £36.60
Tricast: £1284.94
Trifecta: £567.60
Non-Runners: Headscarf Lil (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Balkardy (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Isabel Williams
(3)lbs
|
Evan Williams | 163 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Made virtually all - pecked on landing 4th - briefly headed after 10th - led again after 11th - pushed along before 2 out - ridden before last - carried left but sustained duel with runner-up run-in - kept on towards finish - gamely | |
| 2nd | 5 | Jem In Em (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 163 lbs | 13/2 | 0.3 | Midfield - outpaced after 4 out - rallied after 3 out - went third 2 out - went second and pressed winner last - drifted left but sustained duel with winner run-in - no extra towards finish - just held (vet said gelding was showing signs of post-race heat stress) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Cardamon Hill (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dianne Sayer | 164 lbs | 33/1 | 12 | Held up in rear - dropped to last before 10th - still plenty to do before 3 out - edged right but headway after 2 out - kept on run-in - went modest third final 110yds(op 40/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Call Me Harry (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 168 lbs | 3/1 | .5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in last - awkward jump 4th - some headway before 10th - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and no impression - went modest fourth final 110yds(op 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Valleyview Tommy (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Sandy Thomson | 159 lbs | 11/4F | .5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on inner - headway 3 out - hung left and no impression before last - weakened gradually run-in(op 9/4 tchd 11/5) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Masked Crusader (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 164 lbs | 12/1 | 1.25 | Raced in second - not fluent 6th - pressed leader after 7th - briefly led after 10th - headed but prominent after 11th - pushed along after 3 out - lost second before last - weakened quickly run-in(op 10/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | So Many Roads (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Donald Whillans | 155 lbs | 7/2 | 12 | In touch with leaders on outer - outpaced and lost position before 3 out - weakened from 2 out - lost touch when jumped right last(op 4/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Sean Og (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dianne Sayer | 160 lbs | 40/1 | 20 | In rear throughout - lost touch from 2 out - tailed off(op 33/1 tchd 50/1) |