Musselburgh
14:20
Virgin Bet Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Musselburgh Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.40 £1.60 £2 Exacta: £13 Tricast: £63.08 Trifecta: £79.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Boomslang (GB) 8 G AVG Rebecca Menzies 149 lbs 3/1J Won Midfield - mistake 10th - headway before 4 out - led 4 out - went clear after 3 out - kept on(tchd 10/3)
2nd 3 Beau Balko (FR) 7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 148 lbs 3/1J - In touch with leaders - headway and went second 3 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out(op 10/3 tchd 11/4)
3rd 5 Half Shot (IRE) 11 G AVG Iain Jardine 143 lbs 8/1 - Disputed lead - led 3rd - joined 7th - headed 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
4th 8 Indian Louis (IRE) 7 G AVG Lucinda Russell 137 lbs 8/1 - Prominent - joined leader 7th - weakened after 3 out(op 17/2)
5th 7 High Moon (GB) 10 G Poor Rebecca Menzies 137 lbs 7/1 - Towards rear throughout(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
PU 6 Gold Des Bois (FR) 11 G AVG Sandy Thomson 142 lbs 25/1 - Towards rear - hit 11th - weakened after 5 out - pulled up before 4 out(op 22/1)
PU 1 Corrigeen Rock (IRE) 7 G AVG Lucinda Russell 168 lbs 11/2 - Didn't always jump with fluency - disputed lead - prominent 3rd - dropped to midfield 7th - dropped to rear 11th - mistake 5 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding didn't jump fluently)(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)
PU 2 Breizh River (FR) 7 G AVG Paul Robson 157 lbs 9/1 - Towards rear - dropped to last and struggling halfway - pulled up before 9th