26 Nov 2018 14:25 Musselburgh
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £4,938); Distance: 1m 7f 124y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Richard Strauss (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 6) | 7654-88 / 11 | Flat (27), Jump (115) | A Nicol | P A Kirby Zoe Hassall & George… | 7/2 | |
| chased leaders, led 4th, strongly challenged when hit 2 out, pressed throughout run in, hard driven, held on gamely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | NS | Val Mome (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 122517 / 8 | Jump (30) | B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr Bart Ryan-beswick… | 5/2 | |
| in touch, headway on inside after 4 out, every chance from 2 out and throughout run in, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Outcrop (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 25-8931 / 7 | Flat (112), Jump (25) | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish Alan Baxter & Brian… | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, chasing leaders when mistake next, kept on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 1 L | An Fear Ciuin (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 429155 / 9 | Flat (114), Jump (19) | Dale Irving | R M Smith Mr Peter Tsim | 17/2 | |
| mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on same pace closing stages | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 4 L | Ballynanty (IRE) (colt, grey, 11 2) | 000-5 / 9 | Flat (259), Jump (19) | Lucy Alexander | N W Alexander J Douglas Miller… | 28/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 1st and 5 out, headway before 3 out, chased leaders next, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 1¾ L | Icefall (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 232348 / 5 | Flat (156), Jump (30) | C R King | T D Easterby Ryedale Partners… | 7/1 | |
| led, mistake 3rd, headed next, lost place before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 1¾ L | Max Liebermann (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 13-4656 / 5 | Flat (77), Jump (13) | Blair Campbell | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Gerry McGladery | 16/1 | |
| reluctant to race and slowly away, behind, headway after 4 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 1¾ L | Astute Boy (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 13) | 5248 / 8 | Flat (167), Jump (19) | S Mulqueen | R M Smith Mr R Michael Smith | 22/1 | |
| tracked leader, every chance when mistake 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 7 L | Bagan (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 4P434 / 8 | Jump (26) | James Nixon | T R Gretton Simon & Christine… | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, effort 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
