Full Result 4.45 Musselburgh | 26 March 2021

Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, Gateway To Champions Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m3f171yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 6 hurdles 6 omitted

1st £4,288.68 2nd £1,259.28 3rd £629.64 4th £350 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350 8th £350

Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, Gateway To Champions Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race), 2m4f - Good To Soft, Class 4 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Ottonian 11/2 Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	7	116 t	102	72	106	–
ch g Dubawi (IRE) - Evil Empire (GER) (Acatenango)
Towards rear, headway and prominent before 3 out (usual 6 out), disputed lead home turn, going best omitted 3 out, reminders and led omitted 2 out, ridden when faced sustained challenge omitted last, kept on but hung right final 110yds, just did enough (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

2 1½	6. Balranald (FR) 100/30F Callum Bewley Keith Dalgleish	Callum Bewley Keith Dalgleish	5	110	96	65	98	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Shining Glory (GER) (Konigstiger)
Midfield, niggled along and disputed lead home turn, pushed along omitted 2 out, ridden and made strong challenge omitted last, keeping on when slightly hampered final 110yds, no extra towards finish (op 7/2)

3 3 [4½]	1. Sidi Ismael (FR) 4/1 Conor O'Farrell Keith Dalgleish	Conor O'Farrell Keith Dalgleish	7	122	112	78	112	–
b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Tetouane (FR) (Colonel Collins)
Close up, niggled along and outpaced after last (usual 4 out), rallied and disputed lead home turn, every chance omitted 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden and no extra final 110yds (op 9/2)

4 23 [27½]	5. Claret Dabbler 10/1 Ryan Mania Harriet Graham	Ryan Mania Harriet Graham	7	112	98	40	77	–
ch g Haafhd - Floreana (GER) (Acatenango)
Close up, going okay and pressed leader after last (usual 4 out), disputed lead home turn, pushed along and lost ground omitted 2 out, soon weakened and got behind (op 12/1)

5 9½ [37]	7. Six One Nine (IRE) 11/2 Oakley Brown ⁵ Chris Grant	Oakley Brown ⁵ Chris Grant	6	107 v	94	26	64	–
b g Cloudings (IRE) - Indian Athlete (IRE) (Indian River)
Led, niggled along and faced challenge after last (usual 4 out), headed home turn, soon weakened (op 8/1)

6 8½ [45½]	3. Three Castles 12/1 Danny McMenamin Keith Dalgleish	Danny McMenamin Keith Dalgleish	5	1110	106	29	68	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Fountain Of Honour (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Towards rear, mistake 2 out (usual 5 out), niggled along after last (usual 4 out), pushed along and minor headway omitted 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 14/1)

7 45 [90½]	8. Flutter Down (FR) 25/1 Stephen Mulqueen ³ Lucinda Russell	Stephen Mulqueen ³ Lucinda Russell	6	911	82	–	4	–
b g Rob Roy (USA) - Florifere (FR) (Robin Des Pres)
In rear, niggled along after last (usual 4 out), well behind omitted 3 out, tailed off (op 16/1)

8 99 [189½]	2. Busy Street 9/2 Nathan Moscrop ³ Rebecca Menzies	Nathan Moscrop ³ Rebecca Menzies	9	119	108	–	–	–
b g Champs Elysees - Allegro Viva (USA) (Distant View)
Midfield, jumped left 3 out (usual 6 out), reminders and dropped to last before 2 out (usual 5 out), jumped left 2 out (usual 5 out), got well behind last (usual 4 out), soon tailed off, burst blood vessel (vet said gelding bled from nose) (op 7/2 tchd 5/1)

8 ran Off time: 4:50:38 Winning time: 4m 59.19s (slow by 20.19s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Nigel Dunnington & David Shaw (Ottonian) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: J Fyffe (Balranald)
3rd owner: Straightline Bloodstock (Sidi Ismael)
Tote win: £6 PL: £1.80 £1.70 £1.60 Ex: £23.10 CSF: £23.92 Tricast: £80.07 Trifecta: £96.10

All hurdles in the home straight were not jumped due to low sun.

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Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, Gateway To Champions Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

4:45 Musselburgh 26 Mar 2021