Musselburgh

Virgin Bet Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m4f68y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £20,812

Runners: 8

Winning time: 5m 31.89s (slow by 36.89s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 2

4 Boomslang

J: Ross Chapman

T: Rebecca Menzies

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 9lbs

OR: 125

SP: 3/1J

Midfield - mistake 10th - headway before 4 out - led 4 out - went clear after 3 out - kept on(tchd 10/3)

2 4¾

3 Beau Balko

J: Ben Bromley(5)

T: Paul Nicholls

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 13lbs

OR: 129

SP: 3/1J

In touch with leaders - headway and went second 3 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out(op 10/3 tchd 11/4)

3 24 28¾

5 Half Shot

J: Brian Hughes

T: Iain Jardine

Age: 11

Weight: 10st 3lbs

OR: 119

SP: 8/1

Disputed lead - led 3rd - joined 7th - headed 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)

4 2¾ 31½

8 Indian Louis

J: Alan Doyle(5)

T: Lucinda Russell

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 118

SP: 8/1

Prominent - joined leader 7th - weakened after 3 out(op 17/2)

5 11 42½

7 High Moon

J: William Maggs(5)

T: Rebecca Menzies

Age: 10

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 118

SP: 7/1

Towards rear throughout(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)

6 Gold Des Bois

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Sandy Thomson

Age: 11

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 118

SP: 25/1

Towards rear - hit 11th - weakened after 5 out - pulled up before 4 out(op 22/1)

1 Corrigeen Rock

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

Age: 8

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 144

SP: 11/2

Didn't always jump with fluency - disputed lead - prominent 3rd - dropped to midfield 7th - dropped to rear 11th - mistake 5 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding didn't jump fluently)(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

2 Breizh River

J: Ryan Mania

T: Paul Robson

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 3lbs

OR: 133

SP: 9/1

Towards rear - dropped to last and struggling halfway - pulled up before 9th

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4

Tote place: £1.40 £1.60 £2

Exacta: £13

Trifecta: £79.10

Tricast: £63.08

CSF: £12.87