Full Result 1.45 Musselburgh | 3 January 2023

Fitzdares Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m7f170yds) 3m Soft 16 fences 2 omitted

1st £5,281 2nd £2,430 3rd £1,215 4th £608 5th £303

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Massini Man 11/4 Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	10	1011	103	107	116	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Alleged To Rhyme (IRE) (Leading Counsel)
Midfield, not fluent 8th, smooth headway and led 4 out, went clear after 3 out, good jump last, readily (op 5/2 tchd 3/1)

2 11	4. Creative Control (IRE) 5/2F Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	7	119	115	109	115	–
b g Battle Of Marengo (IRE) - Intricate Dance (USA) (Aptitude)
Took keen hold, towards rear, mistake 4th, headway 4 out, ridden and no chance with winner when not fluent 2 out, went second last, kept on (tchd 9/4)

3 5 [16]	1. The Ferry Master (IRE) 14/1 Bruce Lynn ³ Sandy Thomson	Bruce Lynn ³ Sandy Thomson	10	1113 tp	122	112	115	–
b g Elusive Pimpernel (USA) - Dinghy (IRE) (Be My Native)
Prominent, ridden 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon no chance with winner, lost second last, weakened run-in (op 16/1)

4 1½ [17½]	9. Radetzky March (IRE) 4/1 Adam Wedge L J Morgan	Adam Wedge L J Morgan	8	1013 ht	105	93	97	–
b g Imperial Monarch (IRE) - Madgehil (IRE) (Anshan)
Held up in rear, good headway and prominent after 5 out, ridden 3 out, weakened from 2 out, lost third approaching last (op 6/1)

5 8 [25½]	5. Enemenemynemo (IRE) 7/1 Tom Bellamy D J Jeffreys	Tom Bellamy D J Jeffreys	8	119	115	96	99	–
b g Lakeshore Road (USA) - Portobello Sunrise (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Led, clear 9th, much reduced lead 5 out, ridden and headed just before 4 out, not fluent 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened (op 13/2)

6 19 [44½]	8. Pitempton Power (IRE) 28/1 Callum Bewley Ewan Whillans	Callum Bewley Ewan Whillans	8	111	107	71	71	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Western Euro (IRE) (Westerner)
Held up in rear, ridden after 5 out, made no impression (op 20/1)

7 3½ [48]	6. Broadway Joe (IRE) 12/1 Danny McMenamin N W Alexander	Danny McMenamin N W Alexander	9	117	113	73	73	–
b g Milan - Greenhall Rambler (IRE) (Anshan)
Towards rear, not fluent 1st, ridden after 5 out, made no impression (op 10/1)

F	7. Gris Gris Top (FR) 9/1 Luca Morgan ³ Michael Scudamore	Luca Morgan ³ Michael Scudamore	7	110 t	109	–	–	–
gr g Gris De Gris (IRE) - Tiptop Hugaux (FR) (Robin Des Champs)
In touch with leaders, headway when fell 4 out (op 17/2 tchd 10/1)

PU	11. Taxmeifyoucan (IRE) 33/1 Theo Gillard ³ Keith Dalgleish	Theo Gillard ³ Keith Dalgleish	9	107 v	102	–	–	–
b g Beat Hollow - Accounting (Sillery)
Midfield, ridden and dropped to rear 5 out, soon pulled up (op 28/1)

9 ran Off time: 2:13:43 Winning time: 6m 21.70s (slow by 27.70s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: First Account (unsuitable ground), Jack Devine (vet's certificate)
1st owner: P And F Racing (Massini Man) 1st breeder: Mrs Elizabeth Fletcher
2nd owner: Clwydian Connections (Creative Control)
3rd owner: The Potassium Partnership (The Ferry Master)
Tote win: £3.75 PL: £1.30 £1.40 £3.10 Ex: £11.60 CSF: £10.89 Tricast: £81.42 Trifecta: £82.80

First fence in back straight omitted in all chases

1:45 Musselburgh 3 Jan 2023

Fitzdares Handicap Chase