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left 3:05 right 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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Athelstaneford - Birthplace Of The Saltire Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier), 1m7½f - Good To Soft, Class 4 3yo+
Athelstaneford - Birthplace Of The Saltire Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier), 1m7½f - Good To Soft, Class 4 3yo+
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1   
4 120 114 101 120 right
gr g The Gurkha (IRE) right - Moon Empress (FR) right (Rainbow Quest) right
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)
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2  3
8 1110 110 93 112 right
b g Arcadio (GER) right - Knock Na Shee (IRE) right (Classic Cliche) right
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)
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3  [6¾]
4 111 106 85 105 right
b g Havana Gold (IRE) right - Semayyel (IRE) right (Green Desert) right
Held up in last, headway and went third 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression run-in (op 9/2)
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4  [8]
10 119 114 91 114 right
br g Balko (FR) right - Ina Scoop (FR) right (Murmure) right
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)
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5  [9½]
7 104 97 72 94 right
b m Casamento (IRE) right - Smart Ass (IRE) right (Shinko Forest) right
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)
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6  [12¾]
8 111 101 72 95 right
gr m Gris De Gris (IRE) right - Perle Du Mesnil (FR) right (Villez) right
Towards rear of midfield, ridden after 2 out, soon no impression, weakened run-in (op 6/1)
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7  6 [18¾]
4 104 90 53 80 right
b g Pearl Secret right - Dos Lunas (IRE) right (Galileo) right
Raced freely, prominent, ridden before 2 out, weakened after 2 out (op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
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8  33 [51¾]
8 109 95 14 64 right
b g Thewayyouare (USA) right - Ask Annie (IRE) right (Danehill) right
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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