Full Result 2.25 Musselburgh | 19 April 2025

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(Class 3) (0-95, 4yo+) (7f15yds) 7f Good To Soft

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⁽¹⁾	6. Persuasion (IRE) 18/1 Callum Rodriguez David & Nicola Barron	Callum Rodriguez David & Nicola Barron	8	92	87	72	95	–
b g Acclamation - Effervesce (IRE) (Galileo)
Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form) (tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)

2⁽³⁾ ¾	3. Gweedore 4/1 Jason Hart Katie Scott	Jason Hart Katie Scott	8	95 p¹	90	73	96	–
b g Epaulette (AUS) - Ares Choix (Choisir)
Led, headed over 2f out, soon rallied, pressed winner inside final furlong, kept on (tchd 5/1)

3⁽²⁾ nk [1]	8. Diligent Resdev 10/1 Joanna Mason Michael & David Easterby	Joanna Mason Michael & David Easterby	4	90	85	67	90	–
b g Due Diligence (USA) - Doobahdeedoo (USA) (Animal Kingdom)
Midfield, headway and went third over 2f out, ran on (op 12/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ 1 [2]	1. Alzahir (FR) 9/2 Oisin Orr Jennie Candlish	Oisin Orr Jennie Candlish	5	99 t	94	74	96	–
ch g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Cup Cake (IRE) (Singspiel)
Held up in rear, headway against rail over 2f out, went fourth over 1f out, stayed on (op 4/1 tchd 18/5)

5⁽⁸⁾ 3 [5]	10. Benacre (IRE) 100/30F Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	5	84 1	75	46	69	–
b g Australia - Sent From Heaven (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand)
Prominent, in touch with leaders after 1f, no extra inside final furlong (op 9/2 tchd 3/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 8 [13]	2. Lord Bertie (FR) 12/1 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	5	96	91	41	64	–
b g Wootton Bassett - Bhageerathi (IRE) (Motivator)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [16½]	7. Rockymountainway 9/1 Kieran Shoemark Charlie Fellowes	Kieran Shoemark Charlie Fellowes	4	91	86	26	49	–
ch f Lope De Vega (IRE) - The Wagon Wheel (IRE) (Acclamation)
Never better than midfield (op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 4¾ [21¼]	4. Lexington Belle (IRE) 16/1 Silvestre De Sousa Alice Haynes	Silvestre De Sousa Alice Haynes	4	94 p	89	16	40	–
b f Belardo (IRE) - Albemarle (King's Best)
Pressed leader, weakened over 2f out (jockey said filly had no more to give, having made the running) (tchd 18/1)

9⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [22]	9. Dain Ma Nut In (IRE) 5/1 Paul Mulrennan Lucinda Russell	Paul Mulrennan Lucinda Russell	4	813	84	8	32	–
b g Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) - Jive Lady (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Towards rear throughout (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than a post-race report from rider that gelding ran flat; vet had nothing to report) (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

9 ran Off time: 2:26:07 Winning time: 1m 27.69s (slow by 2.79s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Waleefy (self certificate, coughing)
1st owner: Laurence O'Kane (Persuasion) 1st breeder: Norelands Bloodstock
2nd owner: Lamont Racing (Gweedore)
3rd owner: Resdev & Lee Westwood (Diligent Resdev)
Tote win: £19 PL: £4.10 £1.60 £3 Ex: £119.10 CSF: £89.03 Tricast: £602.06 Trifecta: £726.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 100 (30%) M [4-6] 33 (27%) H [7-9] 17 (43%)

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