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3:05 Musselburgh 21 Nov 2022

Athelstaneford - Birthplace Of The Saltire Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)

(Class 4) (0-115, 3yo+) (1m7f124yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles
1st £3,975.58 2nd £1,831.57 3rd £915.42 4th £458.44 5th £350 6th £350

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
4 120 114 101 120
gr g The Gurkha (IRE) - Moon Empress (FR) (Rainbow Quest)
Raced freely, held up in midfield, headway and prominent 3rd, went second going easily 3 out, led narrowly just before 2 out, pushed along and went clear approaching last, edged left and ridden out final 110yds, comfortably (op 11/4)
2  3
8 1110 110 93 112
b g Arcadio (GER) - Knock Na Shee (IRE) (Classic Cliche)
Prominent, dropped to midfield after 3rd, good headway and every chance 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden approaching last, soon outpaced and no chance with winner, kept on run-in (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
3  [6¾]
4 111 106 85 105
b g Havana Gold (IRE) - Semayyel (IRE) (Green Desert)
Held up in last, headway and went third 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression run-in (op 9/2)
4  [8]
10 119 114 91 114
br g Balko (FR) - Ina Scoop (FR) (Murmure)
Led, headed and pressed leader before 3rd, pushed along and led again before 3 out, headed just before 2 out, ridden and no extra after 2 out (op 5/1)
5  [9½]
7 104 97 72 94
b m Casamento (IRE) - Smart Ass (IRE) (Shinko Forest)
Raced freely, held up in last, minor headway before 3 out, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, kept on run-in, never on terms (stewards inquired into running and riding; jockey said her instructions were to sit mid field in order to get mare to settle as she has a tendency to run keen and to obtain best possible placing; she added that she was conscious to get the mare to settle as she was keen in the early stages, then rode out hands and heels to obtain, in her opinion, the best possible placing; trainer's rep confirmed these instructions and explanations were noted; vet found mare to be slightly lame left fore) (op 8/1)
6  [12¾]
8 111 101 72 95
gr m Gris De Gris (IRE) - Perle Du Mesnil (FR) (Villez)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden after 2 out, soon no impression, weakened run-in (op 6/1)
7  6 [18¾]
4 104 90 53 80
b g Pearl Secret - Dos Lunas (IRE) (Galileo)
Raced freely, prominent, ridden before 2 out, weakened after 2 out (op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
8  33 [51¾]
8 109 95 14 64
b g Thewayyouare (USA) - Ask Annie (IRE) (Danehill)
Raced freely, prominent, led before 3rd, mistake 6th, pushed along and headed before 3 out, weakened before 3 out, eased run-in (jockey said gelding ran too freely) (op 9/1)
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