Full Result 4.00 Musselburgh | 8 November 2023

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(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (1m7f124yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £6,337.20 2nd £2,916 3rd £1,458 4th £729.60 5th £363.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Matchless (IRE) 11/2 Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	5	118 p	119	83	119	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Bye Bye Birdie (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Disputed lead, led narrowly 2 out, soon ridden, kept on well (op 8/1)

2 2	9. Scots Poet 5/1 Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	7	106 t	103	65	100	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Blue Nymph (Selkirk)
Took keen hold, towards rear but in touch with leaders, good headway 2 out, soon challenging, no extra inside final 110yds (op 4/1)

3 ½ [2½]	6. Colonial Empire 15/2 Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	6	112	113	74	110	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Susan Stroman (Monsun)
Prominent, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on from last, went third towards finish (op 11/2)

4 1 [3½]	7. Cuban Cigar 6/1 Patrick Wadge ³ Lucinda Russell	Patrick Wadge ³ Lucinda Russell	5	1011 tp	111	71	107	–
b g Havana Gold (IRE) - Semayyel (IRE) (Green Desert)
In touch with leaders, no extra run-in (tchd 11/2)

5 nse [3½]	1. Collingham (GER) 7/2F Charlie Maggs ¹⁰ Donald McCain	Charlie Maggs ¹⁰ Donald McCain	5	114	125	85	122	–
b g Samum (GER) - Chandos Rose (IRE) (Mull Of Kintyre)
Prominent, hit 4th, hit last, no extra run-in (op 4/1)

6 1 [4½]	5. Theatre Legend 12/1 Tom Midgley ³ Chris Grant	Tom Midgley ³ Chris Grant	10	111	115	74	111	–
b g Midnight Legend - Theatre Belle (King's Theatre)
Disputed lead, hit 2 out, soon outpaced, no extra run-in (op 14/1)

7 9½ [14]	4. The Churchill Lad (IRE) 14/1 Nathan Moscrop Rebecca Menzies	Nathan Moscrop Rebecca Menzies	4	115 h	116	63	103	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Imalwayshotforyou (USA) (Discreetly Mine)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, weakened 2 out, jumped right last (op 9/1)

8 1 [15]	8. Diamond State (FR) 25/1 Stephen Mulqueen Lucinda Russell	Stephen Mulqueen Lucinda Russell	7	108 tp	105	50	91	–
b g Vision D'Etat (FR) - Wonderful Diamond (GER) (Sholokhov)
Towards rear but in touch with leaders, weakened 2 out (op 20/1)

9 4 [19]	2. Voix Du Reve (FR) 5/1 Dylan Johnston ⁷ Iain Jardine	Dylan Johnston ⁷ Iain Jardine	11	113 p	121	61	111	–
br g Voix Du Nord (FR) - Pommbelle (FR) (Apple Tree)
In rear but in touch with leaders, headway when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 3 out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake 3 out) (op 13/2)

9 ran Off time: 4:00:14 Winning time: 3m 51.85s (slow by 19.85s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: John Marriott (Matchless) 1st breeder: Coolmore
2nd owner: Distillery Racing Club (Scots Poet)
3rd owner: S Grys & M O'Boyle (Colonial Empire)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £2.10 £2.30 £2.60 Ex: £35.90 CSF: £33.44 Tricast: £207.16 Trifecta: £275.10
Jackpot:
Placepot: £83.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £42,524.96 - 507.28 winning units
Quadpot: £61.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £5,250.18 - 84.78 winning units

4:00 Musselburgh 8 Nov 2023

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