Full Result 2.25 Musselburgh | 18 December 2023

tote.co.uk Three French Hens Handicap Hurdle (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier)

(Class 5) (0-100, 3yo+) (2m3f171yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 12 hurdles

1st £3,696.70 2nd £1,701 3rd £850.50 4th £425.60 5th £212.10

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Lihyan (IRE) 15/8F William Maggs ⁷ Rebecca Menzies	William Maggs ⁷ Rebecca Menzies	5	117 h	97	77	108	–
b g Vendangeur (IRE) - Elle Est Milan (IRE) (Milan)
Held up in rear, stumbled just after 8th, smooth headway after 4 out, led 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on well and went clear run-in (op 7/4)

2 5½	4. Dot Cotton (IRE) 14/1 Richie McLernon R Mike Smith	Richie McLernon R Mike Smith	6	111 t	84	58	88	–
b m Califet (FR) - Katariya (IRE) (Barathea)
Prominent, not fluent 3 out, led narrowly before 2 out, headed 2 out, stayed on but no chance with winner run-in (op 12/1)

3 8½ [14]	9. Foxwood (IRE) 11/2 Danny McMenamin George Bewley	Danny McMenamin George Bewley	5	104	73	38	69	–
b g Milan - She Took A Tree (FR) (Sri Pekan)
Towards rear, ridden before 2 out, stayed on after 2 out, not fluent last, went third towards finish

4 ½ [14½]	3. Copper Fox 5/1 Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	6	118	91	56	86	–
ch g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Princess Oriane (IRE) (Manduro)
Prominent on inner, weakened after 2 out, lost third towards finish (op 15/2)

5 9 [23½]	8. Misscarlett (IRE) 11/1 Sean Quinlan Philip Kirby	Sean Quinlan Philip Kirby	9	106 p	75	30	65	–
b m Red Rocks (IRE) - Coimbra (USA) (Trempolino)
Midfield, reminder after 7th, mistake 8th, weakened after 3 out (op 10/1)

6 5½ [29]	6. Balranald (FR) 14/1 Jamie Hamilton Alison Hamilton	Jamie Hamilton Alison Hamilton	7	110	83	32	66	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Shining Glory (GER) (Konigstiger)
Pressed leader, led before 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened (tchd 16/1)

7 5½ [34½]	5. We Gotta Getaway (IRE) 18/5 Jordan Nailor David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	Jordan Nailor David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	6	111 t¹	84	27	64	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Clooney Eile (IRE) (Definite Article)
Held up in midfield, not fluent 8th, headway and prominent when not fluent 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakening when stumbled last (op 10/3 tchd 4/1)

8 11 [45½]	2. Darkest Day (IRE) 25/1 Derek Fox William Young Jnr	Derek Fox William Young Jnr	8	1111 tp	94	25	61	–
b g Aizavoski (IRE) - Dempseys Luck (IRE) (Pierre)
Led narrowly, headed before 3 out, soon weakened

PU	7. Melchoir (FR) 33/1 Bruce Lynn ³ N W Alexander	Bruce Lynn ³ N W Alexander	6	108 t	80	–	–	–
b m Montmartre (FR) - Arvicaya (Kahyasi)
Prominent, dropped to midfield before 4th, pushed along and towards rear halfway, detached after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out (op 20/1)

9 ran Off time: 2:25:28 Winning time: 5m 12.70s (slow by 33.70s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Bill Fraser & Adrian Pritchard (Lihyan) 1st breeder: S Gorman
2nd owner: R Michael Smith (Dot Cotton)
3rd owner: John Wade (Foxwood)
Tote win: £2.88 PL: £1.20 £3.50 £2 Ex: £31.90 CSF: £28.40 Tricast: £127.18 Trifecta: £155.30

2:25 Musselburgh 18 Dec 2023

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