Musselburgh

Two Plus Two Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)

Distance: 2m7f138y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £4,225

Runners: 6

Winning time: 6m 19.01s (slow by 34.01s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

3 Dr Shirocco

J: Conor O'Farrell

T: Sandy Forster

Age: 9

Weight: 11st 1lbs

OR: 87

SP: 8/1

Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway 3 out - pushed along and challenging before 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on and led post(op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)

2 hd

4 Hapy La Vie

J: Theo Gillard

T: James Ewart

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 1lbs

OR: 87

SP: 9/2

Led - jumped slightly left throughout - ridden and faced challenges before 2 out - kept on but headed post(tchd 5/1)

3 1½ 1¾

1 Return Fire

J: Alan Doyle(5)

T: Lucinda Russell

Age: 8

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 100

SP: 100/30

Raced in second - challenging before 2 out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 3/1 tchd 7/2)

4 4 5¾

2 Defence Witness

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 6lbs

OR: 92

SP: EvensF

Prominent - pushed along before 4 out - ridden and outpaced 3 out - not fluent last - soon weakened(op 6/5)

5 2½ 8¼

5 Uncle Mac

J: Edward Austin(5)

T: Paul Robson

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 10lbs

OR: 82

SP: 20/1

Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - outpaced 4 out - stayed on from last - never on terms(op 14/1)

6 10 18¼

6 Ex S'Elance

J: Charlie Maggs(7)

T: Victor Thompson

Age: 10

Weight: 10st 5lbs

OR: 77

SP: 25/1

In touch with leaders on outer - bad mistake 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 33/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £9.70

Tote place: £2.50 £2.30

Exacta: £44.20

Trifecta: £110.30

CSF: £41.40