2025-01-01 Musselburgh 14:20
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