Musselburgh
15:25
bet365 Scottish Stayers' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Musselburgh Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2024 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £15 Place: £4.10 £2 Exacta: £63.70 Trifecta: £119.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Ottizzini (IRE) 8 M AVG S R B Crawford 152 lbs 14/1 Won Disputed lead - led after 2nd - going best 3 out - ridden and jinked left after 2 out - good jump last - drifted left but kept on well against near rail run-in - unchallenged (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare may have appreciated the better ground on this occasion)(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
2nd 2 Cadell (IRE) 7 G AVG Lucinda Russell 159 lbs 9/2 6 Prominent - awkward jump 9th - outpaced when mistake 3 out - ridden and rallied from 2 out - weakened run-in(op 10/3)
3rd 3 Florida Dreams (IRE) 7 G AVG Nicky Richards 159 lbs EvensF 6 Novicey jumping - held up in last - mistake 7th - not fluent 10th - pushed along but headway after 11th - went third 3 out - no impression when wandered around and not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 11/10)
4th 4 Got Your Back (IRE) 7 G Poor Donald McCain 159 lbs 6/1 36 Led narrowly - headed but prominent after 2nd - awkward jump 5th - mistake and lost position 10th - dropped to last and struggling before 3 out - tailed off(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
99th 1 Farnoge (GB) 6 G Good Paul Nicholls 162 lbs 4/1 - Held up in rear - steady headway and went third 10th - disputing second after 11th - lost ground quickly before 3 out - lost touch and pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/2)