Full Result 3.25 Musselburgh | 5 February 2023

bet365 Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m4f68yds) 2m4½f Good To Soft 16 fences

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	3. Cartonne (FR) 11/2 Theo Gillard ³ Donald McCain	Theo Gillard ³ Donald McCain	6	1110 t	99	72	115	–
b g Balko (FR) - Nuance Tartare (FR) (Nononito)
Raced freely, made all, soon went well clear, reduced lead before 4 out, pushed along and went clear again 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on, comfortably (op 9/2)

2 5½	9. Dr Shirocco (IRE) 7/2 Patrick Wadge ⁷ Sandy Forster	Patrick Wadge ⁷ Sandy Forster	8	911	76	44	83	–
ch g Shirocco (GER) - Uncommited (IRE) (Dr Massini)
Midfield, not fluent and towards rear 5th, pushed along and some headway before 4 out, ridden 3 out, went third after 2 out, stayed on and went second run-in, no match for winner (tchd 10/3)

3 4¼ [9¾]	4. Large Action 9/2 Kevin Brogan Roger Fell	Kevin Brogan Roger Fell	7	1110	96	59	102	–
b g Iffraaj - Titian's Pride (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Raced in second and chased clear leader, headway before 4 out, pushed along and pressed leader when bit short of room just before 4 out, ridden and outpaced 3 out, held when bad mistake 2 out, weakened and lost second run-in (op 11/2)

4 2 [11¾]	5. Thunder In Milan (IRE) 16/1 Stephen Mulqueen Lucinda Russell	Stephen Mulqueen Lucinda Russell	7	110 p	86	47	87	–
b g Milan - Baby Briggs (IRE) (Presenting)
Held up in midfield, mistake 11th, pushed along after 5 out, headway and went third 4 out, soon ridden, lost third and no extra after 2 out (op 12/1)

5 13 [24¾]	1. Limerick Leader (FR) 100/30F Craig Nichol Rose Dobbin	Craig Nichol Rose Dobbin	6	121 t	101	49	91	–
b g Joshua Tree (IRE) - Out Law D'Oc (FR) (Rahotep I)
Prominent in chasing group, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, ridden and weakened after 4 out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 3/1 tchd 4/1)

6 nk [25]	6. Shoughall's Boy (IRE) 6/1 Edward Austin ⁵ Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	Edward Austin ⁵ Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	7	103 p	80	28	69	–
b g Watar (IRE) - Lady Shackleton (IRE) (Zaffaran)
Prominent in chasing group, pushed along and lost position 9th, weakened after 5 out (op 13/2 tchd 11/2)

PU	2. Devour (IRE) 33/1 Sam Coltherd Susan Corbett	Sam Coltherd Susan Corbett	10	120 p	100	–	–	–
b g Milan - Marble Desire (IRE) (Un Desperado)
Always towards rear, well behind when pulled up before 4 out (op 25/1)

UR	8. Nabraska (IRE) 9/1 Sean Quinlan S Wilson	Sean Quinlan S Wilson	10	107	79	–	–	–
gr g Curtain Time (IRE) - Street Rose (IRE) (Roselier)
Towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 3rd (op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

UR	7. The Great Georgie 40/1 Conor O'Farrell Jackie Stephen	Conor O'Farrell Jackie Stephen	8	108	80	–	–	–
b g Multiplex - For More (FR) (Sanglamore)
Always towards rear, behind when unseated rider 3 out (op 22/1 tchd 50/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:30:32 Winning time: 5m 16.22s (slow by 21.22s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Dave & Matt Slater (Cartonne) 1st breeder: G A E C Campos
2nd owner: I I F T F (Dr Shirocco)
3rd owner: Nick Bradley Racing 46 (Large Action)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £2 £1.50 £1.90 Ex: £28.20 CSF: £25.66 Tricast: £93.45 Trifecta: £154.90

3:25 Musselburgh 5 Feb 2023

bet365 Novices' Handicap Chase