03 Jan 2018 13:30 Musselburgh
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,198); Distance: 2m 3f 193y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Alex Donaldson Memorial Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Middlebrow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
25-841B / 13 |
Jump (6) | W T Kennedy | D McCain Jnr Mrs Sian McCain |
11/4 | |
| jumped left, in touch on outside, went 2nd and jumped badly left from 4 out, led 3 out, driven clear flat, kept on | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 3½ L |
Martiloo (FR) (filly, bay, 10 13) |
23212U / 8 |
Jump (60) | B S Hughes | Miss P Robson Mr & Mrs Raymond… |
5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, driven 4 out, went 2nd when ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression with winner flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 8 L |
Mullaghmurphy Blue (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) |
433121 / 10 |
Jump (16) | A E Lynch | J T R Dreaper T White |
11/8 | |
| not fluent 2nd, held up, headway and close up in 2nd at 9th, led before 4 out, headed next, soon ridden and one pace, no impression with front pair before last | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 6 L |
Boy's On Tour (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) |
1-4P559 / 10 |
Jump (16) | S Mulqueen | Miss Lucinda V Russell Foresight Racing |
12/1 | |
| held up in rear, tracked leaders 10th, outpaced 4 out, no impression in modest 4th from next | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 9 L |
Crest (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
5223-P7 / 10 |
Jump (11) | Mr Joe Wright | Micky Hammond Mr R J Hewitt |
16/1 | |
| pressed leader, lost place when reminders after 9th, behind and struggling from next, no danger after | ||||||||||
FE |
1 |
| - |
Pot Committed (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
3911-PP / 7 |
Jump (32) | Henry Brooke | I Jardine Paul & Clare Rooney |
12/1 | |
| led, blundered 11th, ridden and headed before 4 out, soon lost place, 5th and weakening when fell next | ||||||||||