Full Result 2.25 Musselburgh | 26 November 2018

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(Class 4) (0-120, 4yo+) (1m7f124yds) 1m7½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £4,938.48 2nd £1,450.08 3rd £725.04 4th £362.52 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350 8th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Richard Strauss (IRE) 7/2 Adam Nicol Philip Kirby	Adam Nicol Philip Kirby	4	106 p	95	70	95	–
bb g Kheleyf (USA) - Symfony (IRE) (Monsun)
Took keen hold early, close up, led before 4th, hit and hard pressed 2 out, held on gamely under pressure run-in (op 4/1)

2 nse	1. Val Mome (FR) 5/2F Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	5	1112	115	90	114	–
b g Turgeon (USA) - Valle Fleurie (FR) (Bonnet Rouge)
In touch, headway before 3 out, challenged next, kept on well run-in, just held (op 11/4)

3 1¾ [1¾]	6. Outcrop (IRE) 4/1 Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	4	114	107	80	105	–
b g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Desert Sage (Selkirk)
Held up, steady headway when not fluent 3 out, effort and ridden next, kept on from last, not pace of first two (op 3/1 tchd 9/2)

4 1 [2¾]	3. An Fear Ciuin (IRE) 17/2 Dale Irving ³ R Mike Smith	Dale Irving ³ R Mike Smith	7	111 p	107	79	104	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Potion (Pivotal)
Held up towards rear, steady headway after 4 out, ridden next, kept on same pace from last (op 10/1)

5 4 [6¾]	7. Ballynanty (IRE) 28/1 Lucy Alexander N W Alexander	Lucy Alexander N W Alexander	6	112 t	105	72	102	–
gr g Yeats (IRE) - Reina Blanca (Darshaan)
Not fluent, held up, headway on outside before 3 out, ridden when not fluent next, soon outpaced (op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

6 1¾ [8½]	4. Icefall (IRE) 7/1 Connor King Tim Easterby	Connor King Tim Easterby	5	114 p	107	72	100	–
b g Frozen Power (IRE) - Silvertine (IRE) (Alzao)
Took keen hold early, led and clear to after 1st, headed before 4th, reminders before next, lost place after 4 out, rallied last, no impression (op 8/1)

7 1¾ [10¼]	2. Max Liebermann (IRE) 16/1 Blair Campbell ⁵ Lucinda Russell	Blair Campbell ⁵ Lucinda Russell	4	110 p	108	70	102	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Anna Karenina (IRE) (Green Desert)
Reluctant to jump off and lost many lengths start, headway to join back of group 3rd, ridden after 4 out, weakened from 2 out (jockey said gelding was reluctant to race) (op 14/1 tchd 12/1)

8 1¾ [12]	8. Astute Boy (IRE) 22/1 Stephen Mulqueen ³ R Mike Smith	Stephen Mulqueen ³ R Mike Smith	4	1010 t	102	62	92	–
b g Arcano (IRE) - Spa (Sadler's Wells)
Close up, went second 4th to 3 out, ridden and weakened next (op 33/1)

9 7 [19]	5. Bagan 14/1 James Nixon ⁷ Tom Gretton	James Nixon ⁷ Tom Gretton	4	1011	107	58	90	–
ch g Sulamani (IRE) - Aunt Rita (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Chased leaders, every chance before 3 out, ridden and weakened from next (tchd 16/1)

9 ran Off time: 2:25:35 Winning time: 3m 46.70s (slow by 14.70s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Zoe Hassall & George Hassall (Richard Strauss) 1st breeder: Ballintry Stud
2nd owner: M Four Properties Ltd (Val Mome)
3rd owner: Alan Baxter & Brian Hall (Outcrop)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.10 £1.80 £2 Ex: £13.20 CSF: £12.88 Tricast: £35.20 Trifecta: £30.50

2:25 Musselburgh 26 Nov 2018

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