01 Jan 2023 13:00 Musselburgh
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,225); Distance: 2m 7f 180y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Fitzdares Happy New Year Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Brandy Mcqueen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 114222 / 8 | Jump (29) | Edward Austin | H Graham & G Rutherford Potassium Partnership… | 9/4 | |
| briefly led, chased leader before 3rd, led again before 6th, ridden before 3 out, 2 lengths ahead 2 out, not fluent last, kept on well run-in, eased near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 2 L | Lock Down Luke (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 64-1318 / 7 | Jump (45) | Sean Quinlan | Mrs J Stephen Mr P Stephen &… | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, good headway to chase leader before 3 out, still travelling well 3 out, pushed along to chase clear leader before 2 out, kept on approaching last, no match for winner run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 20 L | Lastofthecosmics (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 225P-73 / 8 | Jump (41) | B S Hughes | I Jardine The Cosmic Cases | 4/1 | |
| midfield in touch, briefly nudged along before 4 out, ridden and took modest 3rd before 3 out, toiling behind leaders 2 out, just held on for 3rd near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | NK | Cosmic Outlaw (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 31/345-1 / 7 | Jump (71) | Dylan Johnston | R Dobbin The Friday Lions… | 7/2 | |
| midfield, pushed along before 10th, keeping on at same pace in 6th 3 out, stayed on into distant 4th 2 out, narrowly denied for 3rd near finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 1¾ L | Pasture Beach (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 2) | 35-5408 / 6 | Jump (28) | D R Fox | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Raymond Anderson… | 12/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in rear, driven and plenty to do before 3 out, stayed on into 5th approaching last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 30 L | Dolly Dancer (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 10) | 12P655 / 9 | Jump (85) | S Mulqueen | M A Barnes Mr Edward Cassie | 40/1 | |
| midfield, left chasing leader before 6th, ridden and dropped to 4th 3 out, tailed off approaching last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | ¾ L | No Mor Isolation (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | F05004 / 6 | Jump (27) | J J Slevin | S R B Crawford Mrs Pat Sloan | 18/1 | |
| midfield, took closer order before 10th, ridden and soon struggling before 3 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Not The Chablis (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 2215/26- / 10 | Jump (466) | Bruce Lynn | N W Alexander Turcan, Dunning,… | 16/1 | |
| midfield, not fluent 10th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Wonderoftheworld (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 2311-2P / 11 | Jump (222) | Ryan Mania | H McMahon Miss H M McMahon | 66/1 | |
| held up in midfield, ridden before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Starlyte (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 13) | 4813-51 / 8 | Flat (97), Jump (52) | P W Wadge | Miss Lucinda V Russell Wee Dude Partnership | 0/0 | ||
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| 11 |   | - | Northern Falcon (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 5696-60 / 8 | Jump (37) | Craig Nichol | Miss P Robson Mr Semore Kurdi | 11/1 | ||
| took keen hold, briefly chased leader, led before 3rd, ran out before 6th | ||||||||||
