08 Nov 2023 16:00 Musselburgh
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £6,337); Distance: 1m 7f 124y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Matchless (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 8) |
12613-2 / 6 |
Flat (18), Jump (164) |
Sean Quinlan | J Candlish Mrs Ros Marriott |
11/2 | |
| tracked leader, challenged 3 out, led next, ridden between last two, stayed on gamely run-in to assert final 100 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
9 |
| 2 L |
Scots Poet (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
3134-24 / 8 |
Jump (31) | Craig Nichol | Ewan Whillans Distillery Racing… |
5/1 | |
| raced keenly, held up in last pair, good headway on inside tracking leaders before 2 out, went 2nd after 2 out, ridden and every chance run-in, found no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| ½ L |
Colonial Empire (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
21161-0 / 6 |
Jump (25) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Mr S Grys & Mr… |
15/2 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, ridden before last, stayed on in 3rd run-in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 1 L |
Cuban Cigar (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
43312-2 / 6 |
Flat (19), Jump (42) |
P W Wadge | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Gerry McGladery… |
6/1 | |
| mid-division, headway tracking leaders 4 out, every chance last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| NS |
Collingham (GER) (colt, bay, 12 0) |
2321U7- / 6 |
Flat (826), Jump (208) |
Charlie Maggs | D McCain Jnr Mr J Fyffe |
7/2 | |
| raced keenly tracking leaders hit 5th, ridden and no extra run-in | ||||||||||
6th |
5 |
| 1 L |
Theatre Legend (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
3335/8-2 / 10 |
Jump (36) | Tom Midgley | C Grant Mr Chris Grant |
12/1 | |
| led, flattened 2 out and headed, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened last | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| 9½ L |
The Churchill Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
214275- / 5 |
Flat (446), Jump (229) |
Nathan Moscrop | R Menzies Flying High And… |
14/1 | |
| raced keenly and always towards rear | ||||||||||
8th |
8 |
| 1 L |
Diamond State (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
4324U-P / 8 |
Jump (20) | S Mulqueen | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Gerry McGladery |
25/1 | |
| raced wide towards rear, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
9th |
2 |
| 4 L |
Voix Du Reve (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 10) |
F361-64 / 12 |
Flat (1061), Jump (13) |
Dylan Johnston | I Jardine D & D Armstrong… |
5/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway when bad mistake out wide and nearly unseated rider 3 out, no chance after | ||||||||||