Full Result 2.20 Musselburgh | 1 January 2025

Virgin Bet Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

(Class 2) (0-145, 5yo+) (2m4f68yds) 2m4½f Soft 16 fences

1st £20,931.20 2nd £9,687.20 3rd £4,903.20 4th £2,511.20 5th £1,315.20

Virgin Bet Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (GBB Race), 2m4½f - Soft, Class 2 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Boomslang 3/1J Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies	Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies	8	109	125	100	138	–
b g Schiaparelli (GER) - Poisonous (FR) (Nayef)
Midfield, mistake 10th, headway before 4 out, led 4 out, went clear after 3 out, kept on (tchd 10/3)

2 4¾	3. Beau Balko (FR) 3/1J Ben Bromley ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Ben Bromley ⁵ Paul Nicholls	7	108	129	99	134	–
b g Balko (FR) - Douce Ambiance (FR) (Kouroun)
In touch with leaders, headway and went second 3 out, ridden and no extra after 2 out (op 10/3 tchd 11/4)

3 24 [28¾]	5. Half Shot (IRE) 8/1 Brian Hughes Iain Jardine	Brian Hughes Iain Jardine	11	103 b	119	63	100	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Dochas Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Disputed lead, led 3rd, joined 7th, headed 4 out, weakened after 3 out (op 15/2 tchd 17/2)

4 2¾ [31½]	8. Indian Louis (IRE) 8/1 Alan Doyle ⁵ Lucinda Russell	Alan Doyle ⁵ Lucinda Russell	7	911 8 t	118	59	96	–
b g Mahler - Indian Fairy (IRE) (Indian Danehill)
Prominent, joined leader 7th, weakened after 3 out (op 17/2)

5 11 [42½]	7. High Moon 7/1 William Maggs ⁵ Rebecca Menzies	William Maggs ⁵ Rebecca Menzies	10	911 7 p	118	47	85	–
b g Midnight Legend - Dizzy Frizzy (Loup Sauvage)
Towards rear throughout (op 15/2 tchd 13/2)

PU	6. Gold Des Bois (FR) 25/1 Danny McMenamin Sandy Thomson	Danny McMenamin Sandy Thomson	11	102 2 tp	118	–	–	–
ch g Full Of Gold (FR) - Equatoriale (FR) (Saint Estephe)
Towards rear, hit 11th, weakened after 5 out, pulled up before 4 out (op 22/1)

PU	1. Corrigeen Rock (IRE) 11/2 Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	8	120	144	–	–	–
b g Westerner - Set In Her Ways (IRE) (Old Vic)
Didn't always jump with fluency, disputed lead, prominent 3rd, dropped to midfield 7th, dropped to rear 11th, mistake 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding didn't jump fluently) (op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

PU	2. Breizh River (FR) 9/1 Ryan Mania Paul Robson	Ryan Mania Paul Robson	7	113	133	–	–	–
b g Stormy River (FR) - Ilerda (GER) (Lando)
Towards rear, dropped to last and struggling halfway, pulled up before 9th

8 ran Off time: 2:20:50 Winning time: 5m 31.89s (slow by 36.89s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Miss Maria D Myco (Boomslang) 1st breeder: Stephen Kemble Bloodstock & Mrs L Lawson
2nd owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - Balko (Beau Balko)
3rd owner: The Farming Army (Half Shot)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.40 £1.60 £2 Ex: £13 CSF: £12.87 Tricast: £63.08 Trifecta: £79.10

left 2:20 right Musselburgh 1 Jan 2025

Virgin Bet Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

2:20 Musselburgh 1 Jan 2025