03 Jan 2023 15:15 Musselburgh
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £2,723); Distance: 1m 7f 124y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Soft.
Fitzdares Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Florida Dreams (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | / 7 | Danny McMenamin | N G Richards Mr J Fyffe | 11/1 | ||
| held up rear of mid-division, headway from 3f out, stayed on strongly from 1f out, switched left and led inside final furlong, won going away | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 2½ L | Act Of Authority (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 1- / 7 | Jump (283) | S Bowen | O Murphy Mrs Diana L Whateley | 5/4 | |
| prominent, went 2nd over 3f out, driven over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 3 L | Easter Junction (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 2- / 6 | Jump (248) | B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr The Mustard | 9/2 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, 3rd and no extra inside final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 4¾ L | Kingston Bridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 12 / 6 | Jump (35) | Craig Nichol | Ewan Whillans Mrs Karen Spark | 18/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, closed over 3f out, outpaced and held by leaders from 2f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | ½ L | Donso Star (GB) (filly, chestnut, 10 9) | 4 / 7 | Jump (212) | D R Fox | R M Smith Burns Partnership | 125/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced over 5f out, kept on from over 1f out, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14 |   | ½ L | Old Gregorian (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | / 6 | Alan Doyle | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr R Gibbons | 25/1 | ||
| held up towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, outpaced and no impression final 2f | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 5½ L | Split The Bill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 43- / 6 | Jump (256) | C O'Farrell | Micky Hammond Mr J N Swinbank | 22/1 | |
| held up rear of mid-division, took keen hold, well behind over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 13 |   | 13 L | Nefyn Dawn (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 4 / 4 | Jump (45) | Billy Garritty | J & S Quinn Dalwhinnie Bloodstock… | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | ½ L | Ashkhabad (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 9) | / 6 | Jump (63) | Jamie Hamilton | M & D Easterby Laura Mason Syndicate… | 50/1 | |
| behind, some headway over 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 7½ L | Wholly Boley (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | / 7 | Mr N McParlan | Gerald Quinn Mr Scott Lowther | 17/2 | ||
| chased leader, pushed along over 4f out, lost 2nd over 3f out, soon well held | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3 |   | 6 L | Better Be Definite (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 5 / 6 | Jump (26) | Ryan Mania | H Graham & G Rutherford Ken McGarrity &… | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7 |   | 5 L | Heeztheboy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | / 8 | Sean Quinlan | Miss P Robson Mrs J A Ashley | 33/1 | ||
| in rear, ridden and struggling over 4f out, soon well behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9 |   | 11 L | Thornaby Exceed (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 7 / 5 | Jump (47) | Nathan Moscrop | R Menzies Ingleby Bloodstock… | 200/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Heer He Goes (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 86 / 6 | Jump (47) | Edward Austin | H Graham & G Rutherford Geoff And Elspeth… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
