Full Result 2.25 Musselburgh | 3 April 2021

Betway Royal Mile Handicap

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo) (1m2yds) 1m Good

1st £15,462 2nd £7,251 3rd £3,627 4th £1,812 5th £906 6th £453

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	1. Naamoos (FR) 11/2 Ben Curtis Mark Johnston	Ben Curtis Mark Johnston	3	97	91	93	101	–
b c Wootton Bassett - Praise Dancing (IRE) (Blame)
Made all, ridden when faced challenge and clear with one other 2f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, always doing enough (tchd 5/1)

2⁽²⁾ ½	4. Forest Falcon (IRE) 100/30 Franny Norton Mark Johnston	Franny Norton Mark Johnston	3	813	83	83	91	–
b c Raven's Pass (USA) - Malmoosa (IRE) (Shamardal)
Chased leaders, went second over 2f out, ridden and made challenge when clear with one other 2f out, kept on well final furlong, no impression and held towards finish (op 9/2)

3⁽³⁾ 4½ [5]	3. Colonel Faulkner (IRE) 9/4F Hollie Doyle Archie Watson	Hollie Doyle Archie Watson	3	813	83	69	81	–
b g Wootton Bassett - Kortoba (USA) (Distorted Humor)
Midfield, ridden 3f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on and went third inside final furlong, no match for first two (trainer said gelding failed to handle the track on this occasion having become unbalanced rounding the bend into the home straight and would prefer a more galloping track) (tchd 5/2)

4⁽⁵⁾ ½ [5½]	5. Heights Of Abraham (IRE) 4/1 Shane Gray Keith Dalgleish	Shane Gray Keith Dalgleish	3	813	83	67	80	–
b c Starspangledbanner (AUS) - High Vintage (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Slowly into stride, raced in last and outpaced when ridden early, switched left and ridden over 2f out, hung right and no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went fourth towards finish, no match for first two (op 9/2)

5⁽¹⁾ ¾ [6¼]	2. Tornadic 8/1 Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	3	96	90	72	85	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Fakhuur (Dansili)
Chased leaders, ridden and went third but no impression 2f out, well held 1f out, lost two places inside final furlong (op 6/1 tchd 9/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 9½ [15¾]	6. Ventura Mutiny 20/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	3	89	79	32	52	–
b c Showcasing - Ealaan (USA) (Invasor)
Chased leader, ridden and lost second when hung right over 2f out, dropped to rear and weakened from over 1f out (op 16/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 7 [22¾]	7. Strike Red (IRE) 14/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	88	78	10	35	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Capulet Monteque (IRE) (Camacho)
Always towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and dropped to last over 2f out, detached and well behind when hung right over 1f out (op 12/1)

7 ran Off time: 2:25:15 Winning time: 1m 38.41s (slow by 1.41s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: H H Shaikh Nasser Al Khalifa & Partner (Naamoos) 1st breeder: Sas Elevage Du Haras De Bourgeauville
2nd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Forest Falcon)
3rd owner: W J A Nash (Colonel Faulkner)
Tote win: £6.30 PL: £2.60 £1.80 Ex: £19.10 CSF: £22.98 Trifecta: £73.90

2:25 Musselburgh 3 Apr 2021

Betway Royal Mile Handicap