Musselburgh

bet365 Edinburgh National Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 3m7f76y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £39,023
Runners: 14
Winning time: 8m 17.31s (slow by 34.81s)
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 2
1
J:Brendan Powell T:Alastair Ralph
Age:11 Weight:10st 2lbs
OR:114 SP:10/1
In touch with leaders - disputing second 17th - went second 5 out - led going best home turn - steadied 3 out - good jump when clear 2 out - ridden before last - kept on well run-in - easily(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
2
J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:John C McConnell
Age:8 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:124 SP:10/1
Midfield - towards rear after 8th - awkward jump 9th - headway 5 out - outpaced home turn - went modest fourth 3 out - rallied from 2 out - went second last - no match for winner(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
3 ¾ 10¼
J:Kevin Brogan T:Toby Lawes
Age:8 Weight:11st 13lbs
OR:139 SP:11/2
Midfield - hampered 1st - in touch with leaders before 5th - disputing second 17th - lost position 5 out - outpaced when mistake 4 out - rallied from 2 out - went third last - no match for first two(op 7/1)
4 13 23¼
J:Henry Brooke T:Brian Ellison
Age:10 Weight:11st 5lbs
OR:131 SP:15/2
Held up in last - still plenty to do when bad mistake 17th - good headway and went third home turn - keeping on and went second 2 out - no extra and lost two places last - weakened run-in(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
5 17 40¼
J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien
Age:10 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:136 SP:33/1
Midfield - outpaced and pushed along 17th - rallied and went second home turn - no extra from 3 out - weakened quickly from 2 out - finished tired(op 22/1)
PU
J:James Turner(5) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies
Age:10 Weight:10st 13lbs
OR:125 SP:33/1
In rear - some headway after 8th - bad mistake 10th - struggling after 15th - tailed off 17th - pulled up home straight(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
PU
J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland
Age:10 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:128 SP:12/1
In touch with leaders - slightly hampered 1st - prominent behind clear leader before 5th - bit short of room and hit 13th - lost position 17th - weakened quickly from 5 out - pulled up home straight(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
PU
J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly
Age:10 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:127 SP:25/1
Pressed leaders - prominent behind clear leader before 5th - not fluent 14th - lost ground quickly before 16th - tailed off 17th - soon pulled up (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 14/1)
PU
J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain
Age:8 Weight:10st 2lbs
OR:114 SP:16/1
Disputed lead - left in lead 1st - went clear before 5th - went further clear after 15th - reduced lead 5 out - headed and lost three places home turn - weakened quickly before 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
PU
J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe
Age:7 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:140 SP:12/1
Raced wide - towards rear - pushed along after 2nd - reminders after 8th - pulled up before 15th (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
PU
J:Sean Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen
Age:8 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:127 SP:18/1
In rear - dropped to last after 8th - struggling 14th - tailed off 17th - pulled up home straight(op 25/1)
UR
J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Lucinda Russell
Age:8 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:124 SP:4/1F
Disputed lead - pecked on landing and unseated 1st(op 11/2)
PU
J:Harry Cobden T:Gavin Cromwell
Age:8 Weight:10st 10lbs
OR:122 SP:6/1
In touch with leaders - pushed along and lost ground quickly 17th - tailed off 5 out - pulled up home straight(op 15/2)
PU
J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell
Age:7 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:132 SP:14/1
Midfield - not fluent 8th - struggling from 17th - tailed off when pulled up home straight(op 9/1)
NR
jockey silk Gaboriot
J:NON-RUNNER T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Age:9 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:127 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £11
Tote place: £3.20 £3.20 £2.10
Exacta: £106.80
Trifecta: £609.90
Tricast: £614.61
CSF: £106.38