Musselburgh

Melissa, Arabella And Oriana Hawthorne Handicap (Div I)

Distance: 7f15y
Going: Good
Prize: £3,664
Runners: 8
Winning time: 1m 28.14s (slow by 3.24s)
Age: 3yo+
Class: Class 6
1
Age: 7
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 58
SP: 5/2
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - smooth headway and led 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - ran on(op 9/4 tchd 85/40)
2
Age: 7
Weight: 9st 1lbs
OR: 51
SP: 9/4F
Pulled hard - in touch with leaders on inner - switched left over 2f out - went second over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 7/2)
3 3
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 57
SP: 7/1
Steadied start - held up in rear - headway over 1f out - went third over 1f out - soon no extra(op 9/2)
4 ½
Age: 7
Weight: 8st 11lbs
OR: 47
SP: 14/1
Slowly away - raced in last - headway up the centre over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 9/1)
5 2
Age: 4
Weight: 8st 9lbs
OR: 45
SP: 9/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway on outer over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
6 10
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 59
SP: 5/1
Took keen hold - prominent - short of room over 2f out - short of room and lost position over 1f out - soon weakened (jockey said mare was denied a clear run for several strides 2f out)(op 8/1 tchd 9/2)
7 1 11
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 53
SP: 16/1
Took keen hold - pressed leader - weakened over 1f out(tchd 14/1)
8 12¼
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 58
SP: 20/1
Led but pestered - headed 2f out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
NR
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 59
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.50
Tote place: £1.20 £1.30 £2.30
Exacta: £11.80
Trifecta: £55.30
Tricast: £33.55
CSF: £8.70