GBMusselburgh Races

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Musselburgh
14:25
bet365 Edinburgh National Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Musselburgh Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 Distance: 3m7½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £11 Place: £3.20 £3.20 £2.10 Exacta: £106.80 Tricast: £614.61 Trifecta: £609.90
Non-Runners: Gaboriot (self certificate, scoped wrong)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m7½f 3m7½f 3m 3m3½f 3m
1st
In touch with leaders - disputing second 17th - went second 5 out - led going best home turn - steadied 3 out - good jump when clear 2 out - ridden before last - kept on well run-in - easily(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
11 G AVG
Alastair Ralph 142 lbs 10/1 Won
4m 3m 2m7½f
3m5f 4m1f 3m1½f 3m 3m
2nd
Midfield - towards rear after 8th - awkward jump 9th - headway 5 out - outpaced home turn - went modest fourth 3 out - rallied from 2 out - went second last - no match for winner(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
7 G Poor
John C McConnell 147 lbs 10/1 9.5
4m1½f 4m2f 3m4½f 3m6½f 4m½f
3m2f 3m 4m 3m3½f 3m2f
3rd
Midfield - hampered 1st - in touch with leaders before 5th - disputing second 17th - lost position 5 out - outpaced when mistake 4 out - rallied from 2 out - went third last - no match for first two(op 7/1)
7 G AVG
Toby Lawes 167 lbs 11/2 .75
4m 2m7½f 3m 2m7½f
2m7½f 4m1½f 4m 2m7½f 2m5½f
4th
Held up in last - still plenty to do when bad mistake 17th - good headway and went third home turn - keeping on and went second 2 out - no extra and lost two places last - weakened run-in(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
10 G Good
Brian Ellison 159 lbs 15/2 13
4m2f 3m 3m½f
3m 3m1f 3m2f 2m7½f 3m3½f
5th
Midfield - outpaced and pushed along 17th - rallied and went second home turn - no extra from 3 out - weakened quickly from 2 out - finished tired(op 22/1)
10 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 164 lbs 33/1 17
3m2f 3m2f 3m2f 3m2f 3m1f
2m4½f 3m1f 3m1f 3m2f 3m6½f
99th
In rear - some headway after 8th - bad mistake 10th - struggling after 15th - tailed off 17th - pulled up home straight(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
9 G Poor
Nigel Twiston-Davies 148 lbs 33/1 -
3m 3m1f 3m5½f 3m
2m7½f 3m3f 3m1f 3m1f 3m½f
99th
In touch with leaders - slightly hampered 1st - prominent behind clear leader before 5th - bit short of room and hit 13th - lost position 17th - weakened quickly from 5 out - pulled up home straight(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
10 G AVG
Neil Mulholland 156 lbs 12/1 -
3m2f 3m2f 3m1½f 2m7½f 3m2f
3m5f 3m4f 3m6½f 3m 4m½f
99th
Pressed leaders - prominent behind clear leader before 5th - not fluent 14th - lost ground quickly before 16th - tailed off 17th - soon pulled up (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 14/1)
9 G AVG
Henry Daly 155 lbs 25/1 -
4m1½f 3m 3m2f 3m2f
3m 2m5f 2m4f 3m 2m7½f
99th
Disputed lead - left in lead 1st - went clear before 5th - went further clear after 15th - reduced lead 5 out - headed and lost three places home turn - weakened quickly before 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
8 G AVG
Donald McCain 142 lbs 16/1 -
2m5½f 2m3½f 2m5f
2m7½f 3m2f 2m5f 3m2f 3m2½f
99th
Raced wide - towards rear - pushed along after 2nd - reminders after 8th - pulled up before 15th (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
6 G AVG
David Pipe 168 lbs 12/1 -
3m1f 2m5f 3m2½f
3m2f 3m1½f 2m4f 3m5f 3m6f
99th
In rear - dropped to last after 8th - struggling 14th - tailed off 17th - pulled up home straight(op 25/1)
8 G AVG
Peter & Michael Bowen 155 lbs 18/1 -
3m1½f 3m2f 2m5½f 3m1½f 2m7f
2m5½f 2m4f 3m 3m5½f 3m6½f
99th
In touch with leaders - pushed along and lost ground quickly 17th - tailed off 5 out - pulled up home straight(op 15/2)
8 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 150 lbs 6/1 -
3m4½f 2m5f 3m 2m6½f
3m 3m2f 2m4f 3m 3m
99th
Midfield - not fluent 8th - struggling from 17th - tailed off when pulled up home straight(op 9/1)
7 G AVG
Lucinda Russell 160 lbs 14/1 -
3m2f 2m7½f 3m2f 2m7½f 4m½f
4m 3m 3m½f 3m5½f 3m3½f
99th
Disputed lead - pecked on landing and unseated 1st(op 11/2)
7 G Poor
Lucinda Russell 147 lbs 4/1F -
3m4½f 3m6½f 3m½f 3m2f 2m7½f