Full Result 4.00 Musselburgh | 1 June 2024

Edinburgh Cup Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo) (1m208yds) 1m1f Good

1st £25,770 2nd £12,085 3rd £6,045 4th £3,020 5th £1,510 6th £755

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	2. Watcha Matey 7/2 Paul Mulrennan Hugo Palmer	Paul Mulrennan Hugo Palmer	3	99	86	78	–	–
b g Land Force (IRE) - Kenzahope (FR) (Kendargent)
Took keen hold, pressed leader, raced in second after 1f, led narrowly over 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, kept on well (tchd 10/3)

2⁽²⁾ 3	8. Whathappensinvegas (IRE) 9/1 Silvestre De Sousa Ian Williams	Silvestre De Sousa Ian Williams	3	812	75	58	–	–
b g New Bay - L'Ambre Gris (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Towards rear, good headway over 2f out, went second over 1f out, kept on, no match for winner (op 10/1 tchd 17/2)

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [4¾]	4. Expert Choice 20/1 Oisin Orr Richard Fahey	Oisin Orr Richard Fahey	3	96 b¹	83	61	–	–
b g Expert Eye - Pigota (Invincible Spirit)
Took keen hold, raced wide early, prominent, towards rear after 1f, headway over 2f out, no extra inside final 110yds (tchd 22/1)

4⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [5½]	1. Magico (IRE) 3/1F Marco Ghiani Marco Botti	Marco Ghiani Marco Botti	3	99 t	86	62	–	–
ch c Le Havre (IRE) - Endless Light (Pivotal)
Took keen hold, in rear, some headway inside final furlong, no impression (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

5⁽⁴⁾ shd [5½]	3. Global Skies 10/1 Billy Loughnane B F Brookhouse	Billy Loughnane B F Brookhouse	3	98 h	85	60	–	–
b g Mondialiste (IRE) - Reachforthestars (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
Steadied start, in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on, no impression (op 11/1 tchd 14/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 8½ [14]	6. Individualism 6/1 Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	3	91	78	27	–	–
b c Too Darn Hot - Reckoning (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Slowly into stride, soon prominent, in touch with leaders after 1f, headway and prominent over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased (jockey said something felt amiss in the final furlong and felt it prudent to ease the colt; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities) (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

7⁽³⁾ 13 [27]	7. Classy Boy (IRE) 12/1 Sam James K R Burke	Sam James K R Burke	3	90	77	–	–	–
b g Calyx - Euphrasia (IRE) (Windsor Knot)
Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding made a respiratory noise) (op 9/1)

8⁽¹⁾ 23 [50]	5. Highland Spring 7/2 Cieren Fallon William Haggas	Cieren Fallon William Haggas	3	92	79	–	–	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Luminate (IRE) (Lawman)
In touch with leaders, not clear run against rail over 2f out, soon eased, tailed off (jockey said gelding lost his action 2f out; vet said gelding was lame on his right-fore) (op 3/1)

8 ran Off time: 4:01:06 Winning time: 1m 53.59s (slow by 3.89s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Austin, Moran, Rowlands, McCallum (Watcha Matey) 1st breeder: Bermuda Racing Ltd
2nd owner: Sayed Hashish (Whathappensinvegas)
3rd owner: Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum (Expert Choice)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.50 £2.50 £4.50 Ex: £41.70 CSF: £34.92 Tricast: £552.67 Trifecta: £403

4:00 Musselburgh 1 Jun 2024

Edinburgh Cup Handicap