Full Result 1.15 Musselburgh | 23 November 2020

Saltire Festival Handicap Chase (Northern Lights Two Mile Chase Series Qualifier)

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (1m7f182yds) 2m Good 12 fences

1st £5,588.28 2nd £1,640.88 3rd £820.44 4th £410.22 5th £350 6th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Mint Gold (IRE) 7/4F Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	6	120 t	117	116	127	–
b g Gold Well - Lady Flyer (IRE) (Eagle Eyed)
Close up, disputed lead before 9th, led narrowly before 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, good jump when 5 lengths ahead last, ran on and went further clear run-in, readily (op 11/8 tchd 15/8)

2 9	1. Pull Green (IRE) 4/1 Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	5	120	117	105	119	–
b g Califet (FR) - Clogher Valley (IRE) (Oscar)
Held up in midfield, headway and close up before 9th, hit 3 out, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, keeping on when hit last, no match for winner (op 11/2 tchd 7/2)

3 2½ [11½]	5. Tonto's Spirit 8/1 Conor O'Farrell Dianne Sayer	Conor O'Farrell Dianne Sayer	8	118 p	111	96	110	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Desert Royalty (IRE) (Alhaarth)
Raced in last, awkward jump 2nd, nudged along and some headway before 9th, not fluent 2 out, ridden and stayed on approaching last, kept on and went third run-in, nearest finish (op 13/2)

4 4¼ [15¾]	3. Western Sea (IRE) 13/2 Robert Dunne Ross O'Sullivan	Robert Dunne Ross O'Sullivan	7	1112 p¹	115	95	112	–
b g Westerner - Sea Of Stone (USA) (Sanglamore)
Close up, mistake 2nd, not fluent 7th, hit 8th, disputed lead before 9th, close up 3 out, ridden when hit 2 out, weakened approaching last, lost third run-in (op 8/1)

5 13 [28¾]	7. Cesar Du Gouet (FR) 13/2 Ryan Mania Laura Horsfall	Ryan Mania Laura Horsfall	8	110	103	66	90	–
gr g Fragrant Mix (IRE) - Querida De Ferbet (FR) (Ragmar)
Led, hit 1st, not fluent 5th, not fluent 6th, pushed along and headed before 9th, mistake 9th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened (op 9/1)

6 2 [30¾]	4. Ardera Cross (IRE) 6/1 Thomas Willmott ⁵ William Young Jnr	Thomas Willmott ⁵ William Young Jnr	9	114 p	112	72	93	–
ch g Shantou (USA) - Fair Maid Marion (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Midfield, reminder after 6th, reminders after 8th, lost position and dropped to last before 9th, well behind before 2 out, soon beaten (op 9/2)

6 ran Off time: 1:15:43 Winning time: 3m 55.23s (slow by 9.23s) Total SP: 109%
Non-runners: Book Of Invasions (self certificate)
1st owner: Mrs S Russell & A M Russell (Mint Gold) 1st breeder: Pat O'Reilly
2nd owner: T G Leslie (Pull Green)
3rd owner: A Slack (Tonto's Spirit)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.50 £1.90 Ex: £7.80 CSF: £8.69 Trifecta: £37

1:15 Musselburgh 23 Nov 2020

Saltire Festival Handicap Chase (Northern Lights Two Mile Chase Series Qualifier)