Full Result 1.40 Musselburgh | 1 January 2020

Betway "Auld Reekie" Handicap Chase

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

1st £18,768 2nd £5,544 3rd £2,772 4th £1,386 5th £693 6th £348

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Nuts Well 10/1 Danny McMenamin ⁵ Ann Hamilton	Danny McMenamin ⁵ Ann Hamilton	9	117	140	56	151	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Renada (Sinndar)
Close up, led and ridden 3 out, not fluent last, soon edged right, idled final 110yds, just prevailed (op 11/1)

2 hd	12. Cracking Destiny (IRE) 6/1 Alain Cawley Alistair Whillans	Alain Cawley Alistair Whillans	7	1011	125	41	137	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Cracking Gale (IRE) (Alderbrook)
Prominent, led 7th, not fluent 4 out, ridden and headed 3 out, soon rallied, switched left run-in, kept on well towards finish, just held (op 5/1 tchd 13/2)

3 3¼ [3½]	11. Cool Mix 17/2 Ross Chapman Iain Jardine	Ross Chapman Iain Jardine	8	1013 h	127	40	136	–
gr g Fair Mix (IRE) - Lucylou I (IRE) (Bob Back)
Led, headed but close up 3rd, ridden and every chance before 3 out, stumbled just after 2 out, no extra final 110yds (op 9/1 tchd 8/1)

4 19 [22½]	13. Murphy's Law (IRE) 10/1 Craig Nichol Keith Dalgleish	Craig Nichol Keith Dalgleish	6	1010	124	17	116	–
b g Gold Well - Balleen Rose (IRE) (Old Vic)
Towards rear, steady headway halfway, ridden after 5 out, outpaced when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 9/1)

5 1½ [24]	4. Western Miller (IRE) 33/1 Tom Buckley ⁷ Charlie Longsdon	Tom Buckley ⁷ Charlie Longsdon	9	112 tp	137	29	126	–
b g Westerner - Definite Miller (IRE) (Definite Article)
Prominent, led 3rd, headed but close up 7th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, weakened from 3 out

6 26 [50]	7. Copper West (IRE) 9/1 William Kennedy Tom George	William Kennedy Tom George	9	113	131	–	96	–
b g Westerner - Printing Copper (IRE) (Blueprint)
Didn't jump with fluency, in rear, ridden 10th, soon outpaced, never on terms (op 11/1)

7 ¾ [50¾]	9. As You Like (IRE) 11/2F Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	9	111	129	–	94	–
bb g Beneficial - Rubys Shadow (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Held up in rear, ridden 5 out, soon no impression, no chance when bad mistake 3 out, never on terms (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 7/1)

8 16 [66¾]	10. Lake Takapuna (IRE) 33/1 Lucy Alexander James Ewart	Lucy Alexander James Ewart	9	110 v	128	–	78	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Close To Shore (IRE) (Bob Back)
Towards rear, ridden and outpaced 10th, soon struggling, no chance from 4 out

PU	2. Indian Temple (IRE) 28/1 Jamie Hamilton Tim Reed	Jamie Hamilton Tim Reed	11	1112	140	–	–	–
b g Indian River (FR) - Ballycraggan (IRE) (Beneficial)
Close up, dropped to rear 4th, struggling from 9th, lost touch and pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (tchd 25/1)

PU	8. Dimple (FR) 20/1 Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	9	112	130	–	–	–
gr g Montmartre (FR) - Dynella (FR) (Sillery)
Prominent, ridden and outpaced after 5 out, beaten and pulled up before 3 out (op 25/1)

PU	6. Amalfi Doug (FR) 20/1 Brian Hughes Keith Dalgleish	Brian Hughes Keith Dalgleish	10	115	133	–	–	–
gr g Network (GER) - Queissa (FR) (Saint Preuil)
Didn't jump with fluency, midfield, lost position 9th, struggling from 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 18/1)

PU	3. Fixed Rate 6/1 Harry Bannister Charlie Mann	Harry Bannister Charlie Mann	7	1111 tp	139	–	–	–
b g Oasis Dream - Pretty Face (Rainbow Quest)
In touch with leaders, ridden 5 out, outpaced when mistake 4 out, soon pulled up (trainer said gelding may may have been unsuited by being unable to dominate on this occasion) (op 11/2 tchd 5/1)

PU	14. Sporting Press (IRE) 6/1 Billy Garritty ⁵ Keith Dalgleish	Billy Garritty ⁵ Keith Dalgleish	7	99 2 h	114	–	–	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Rudy Renata (IRE) (Rudimentary)
Took keen hold, towards rear, ridden and outpaced before 11th, soon struggling, no chance when sprawled on landing 2 out, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made bad mistakes at the third last and second last) (op 13/2)

PU	5. Get Out The Gate (IRE) 10/1 Callum Bewley Jim Goldie	Callum Bewley Jim Goldie	7	117	135	–	–	–
b g Mahler - Chartani (IRE) (King's Theatre)
In rear, outpaced from 10th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

14 ran Off time: 1:41:05 Winning time: 5m 16.00s (slow by 21.00s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Ian Hamilton (Nuts Well) 1st breeder: Chesters Stud Ltd
2nd owner: A G Williams (Cracking Destiny)
3rd owner: D&D Armstrong Ltd (Cool Mix)
Tote win: £13.80 PL: £3.50 £2.50 £3.60 Ex: £97 CSF: £68.09 Tricast: £545.89 Trifecta: £1,086.80

1:40 Musselburgh 1 Jan 2020

Betway "Auld Reekie" Handicap Chase