Full Result 3.48 Musselburgh | 4 February 2023

bet365 Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (1m7f124yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £4,224.80 2nd £1,944 3rd £972 4th £486.40 5th £242.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Scots Poet 17/2 Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	7	1013 t	95	96	102	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Blue Nymph (Selkirk)
Midfield, headway and in touch with leaders 3 out, soon shaken up, made strong challenge 2 out, pushed along and good jump to lead last, ridden out run-in, won going away (op 11/1)

2 2	1. Rewired 11/4F Luke Scott ⁷ Dr Richard Newland	Luke Scott ⁷ Dr Richard Newland	5	119	112	111	117	–
ch g Power - Kekova (Montjeu)
Prominent, led narrowly or disputed lead 4th, pushed along after 3 out, led overall but faced strong challenge 2 out, ridden and headed last, kept on run-in, no match for winner (op 10/3 tchd 7/2)

3 2¼ [4¼]	3. Cuban Cigar 9/2 Patrick Wadge ⁷ Lucinda Russell	Patrick Wadge ⁷ Lucinda Russell	5	112 t	105	101	108	–
b g Havana Gold (IRE) - Semayyel (IRE) (Green Desert)
Midfield on outer, steady headway after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, went third 2 out, keeping on before last, no match for first two (op 4/1)

4 1¾ [6]	11. Smart Lass (IRE) 11/2 Dylan Johnston ⁷ Iain Jardine	Dylan Johnston ⁷ Iain Jardine	8	105 tp¹	94	88	95	–
b m Casamento (IRE) - Smart Ass (IRE) (Shinko Forest)
Took keen hold, prominent, disputed lead 4th, every chance 3 out, soon pushed along and unbalanced, lost second before 2 out, ridden and held before last, no extra run-in (op 5/1)

5 1 [7]	5. Zamond (FR) 14/1 Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	7	116 p	102	94	103	–
b g Diamond Green (FR) - Cosavita (FR) (Comte Du Bourg)
Midfield on inner, headway but not fluent 3 out, drifted right but keeping on 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened run-in (op 12/1 tchd 11/1)

6 ¾ [7¾]	13. Flylikeaneagle (IRE) 12/1 Stephen Mulqueen Lucinda Russell	Stephen Mulqueen Lucinda Russell	6	105 tb	87	79	87	–
b g Free Eagle (IRE) - Dulcian (IRE) (Shamardal)
Towards rear on inner, going okay but still plenty to do before 3 out, shaken up and headway before 2 out, keeping on before last, hung right and carried head awkwardly run-in, made no telling impression

7 5½ [13¼]	7. Iceman Dennis (FR) 12/1 Theo Gillard ³ Donald McCain	Theo Gillard ³ Donald McCain	5	112	101	86	96	–
gr g Spanish Moon (USA) - Queissa (FR) (Saint Preuil)
In touch with leaders on inner, dropped to midfield and pushed along before 3 out, soon ridden, beaten when hung left from 2 out (op 14/1)

8 7 [20¼]	12. Wilhelm Vonvenster (FR) 66/1 Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards	Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards	9	106	88	64	77	–
b g Apsis - Princesse Gaelle (Osorio)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, awkward jump 1st, outpaced and pushed along before 3 out, soon ridden and beaten, weakened run-in (op 50/1 tchd 80/1)

9 6½ [26¾]	8. Iolani (GER) 33/1 Sean Quinlan Dianne Sayer	Sean Quinlan Dianne Sayer	11	112	98	66	81	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Imogen (GER) (Tiger Hill)
Led, headed but prominent 4th, pushed along and lost position gradually before 3 out, weakened quickly from 2 out (tchd 28/1)

10 5½ [32¼]	6. Blooriedotcom (IRE) 8/1 Alexander Thorne ⁵ Lucinda Russell	Alexander Thorne ⁵ Lucinda Russell	8	111 t	102	63	83	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Peaceful Kingdom I (USA) (King Of Kings)
Prominent on outer, in touch with leaders 4th, outpaced and pushed along before 3 out, ridden and lost position before 2 out, weakened and well beaten before last, finished lame (op 17/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1)

11 1½ [33¾]	9. Crecerelle (IRE) 50/1 Jack Hogan ⁵ S Wilson	Jack Hogan ⁵ S Wilson	8	108	95	54	72	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Sense Of Purpose (IRE) (Galileo)
Towards rear, niggled along briefly after 4th, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, never on terms (tchd 66/1)

12 6½ [40¼]	4. Simple Star (IRE) 25/1 Conor O'Farrell Dianne Sayer	Conor O'Farrell Dianne Sayer	5	119 h¹	105	55	76	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Simple Elegance (USA) (Street Cry)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, some headway into midfield and going okay before 3 out, lost position gradually and eased before 2 out, tailed off (jockey said gelding ran too free; vet said gelding finished lame right fore) (op 14/1)

13 5 [45¼]	2. Our Marty (FR) 11/1 Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	5	1111	107	51	74	–
b g Martinborough (JPN) - Dercia (FR) (Raven's Pass)
In rear on outer, blundered 5th, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, soon well beaten, tailed off (op 10/1)

13 ran Off time: 3:48:56 Winning time: 3m 46.00s (slow by 14.00s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Distillery Racing Club (Scots Poet) 1st breeder: Distillery Stud
2nd owner: Opulence Thoroughbreds Nh (Rewired)
3rd owner: Gerry McGladery & PJS Russell (Cuban Cigar)
Tote win: £9.50 PL: £2.90 £1.60 £1.70 Ex: £44.60 CSF: £32.96 Tricast: £124.67 Trifecta: £227.60

3:48 Musselburgh 4 Feb 2023

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