Full Result 1.15 Musselburgh | 9 December 2019

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(Class 4) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m4f68yds) 2m4½f Good To Soft 16 fences

1st £4,288.68 2nd £1,259.28 3rd £629.64 4th £350 5th £350 6th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Espoir De Loire (FR) 11/2 Daryl Jacob Ben Pauling	Daryl Jacob Ben Pauling	5	119	114	60	122	–
b g Anabaa Blue - Grischa (FR) (Septieme Ciel)
Jumped left throughout, made all, hit and ridden 3 out, soon went clear, reduced lead final 110yds, kept on well (op 4/1)

2 2	6. Benny's Secret (IRE) 5/1 Grant Cockburn ³ N W Alexander	Grant Cockburn ³ N W Alexander	9	112 ht	110	54	116	–
br g Beneficial - Greenhall Rambler (IRE) (Anshan)
Didn't jump with fluency, held up in last, steady headway and went modest third 4 out, ridden before 2 out, headway and went second inside final 110yds, kept on, no match for winner (stewards inquiry into running and riding; jockey said his orders were to drop in and get the gelding settled, as he has in the past ran keenly, before creeping through runners down the back straight and come with one run as gelding is a bridle horse; he added gelding jumped slowly down the back straight and made a bad mistake at 4 out, meaning he was therefore unable to creep into contention; trainer confirmed instructions and added because of jumping errors, gelding was further behind than he would have liked; their explanations were noted) (op 13/2)

3 3½ [5½]	2. Jet Set (IRE) 4/1 Robert Dunne Charlie Longsdon	Robert Dunne Charlie Longsdon	7	1112	117	58	119	–
b m Getaway (GER) - Lavender Track (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)
Soon chased winner, lost position but close up 3rd, went second 9th, 2 lengths down and ridden when mistake 3 out, no extra and lost second inside final 110yds

4 5 [10½]	1. Court Dreaming (IRE) 7/1 Ryan Day Nicky Richards	Ryan Day Nicky Richards	6	123	122	57	120	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Louis's Teffia (IRE) (Presenting)
In touch with leaders on inner, lost ground 6th, not fluent and pushed along briefly 10th, outpaced 12th, shaken up and some headway 4 out, no impression from 3 out (op 9/1)

5 shd [10½]	4. Mountain Hawk (IRE) 12/1 Jamie Hamilton Tim Easterby	Jamie Hamilton Tim Easterby	7	116 p¹	111	46	109	–
b g Mountain High (IRE) - Septembers Hawk (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Took keen hold, close up, not fluent 12th, soon ridden, outpaced 4 out, not fluent 3 out, beaten when hit last (op 11/1)

6 15 [25½]	7. Castletown (FR) 5/2F Henry Brooke Pauline Robson	Henry Brooke Pauline Robson	7	111 b	106	26	91	–
gr g Poliglote - Message Personnel I (FR) (Mansonnien)
Prominent, pushed along and outpaced 12th, headway before 4 out, ridden and weakened from 3 out (op 11/4 tchd 9/4)

PU	5. Ice Galley (IRE) 33/1 Adam Nicol Philip Kirby	Adam Nicol Philip Kirby	6	115 p	110	–	–	–
br g Galileo (IRE) - Ice Queen (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Didn't jump with fluency, towards rear, mistake 2nd, headway and went second 4th, lost position but close up 9th, hit 11th, ridden and outpaced after 12th, struggling when blundered 4 out, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding jumped poorly) (op 28/1)

PU	8. Izzy's Champion (IRE) 7/1 Stephen Mulqueen ³ Lucinda Russell	Stephen Mulqueen ³ Lucinda Russell	5	102 t	96	–	–	–
b g Gold Well - Native Crystal (IRE) (Be My Native)
Didn't jump with fluency, in rear, pushed along from 10th, ridden and struggling 12th, lost touch and pulled up before 4 out (op 8/1)

8 ran Off time: 1:15:25 Winning time: 5m 12.50s (slow by 17.50s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Merriebelle Irish Farm Limited (Espoir De Loire) 1st breeder: Arnaud Mottais
2nd owner: Katie And Brian Castle (Benny's Secret)
3rd owner: Lady Dulverton (Jet Set)
Tote win: £6 PL: £2 £1.30 £2 Ex: £35.20 CSF: £33.97 Tricast: £122.50 Trifecta: £316.20

1:15 Musselburgh 9 Dec 2019

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