13:35 Musselburgh

Sunday 1 January 2023

All12:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

Fitzdares 'Auld Reekie' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 5m 31.24s

1^st

Minella Drama

812-0

5/2f

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Jumped well, made all, pressed for lead 4 out, ridden before 3 out, 2 lengths ahead 2 out, extended lead with good jump last, stayed on well run-in tchd 11/4

2^nd

6 ½

Cooper's Cross

810-11

3/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Held up in midfield, headway to press for 3rd 4 out where not fluent, ridden before 3 out, kept on to chase clear leader 2 out, bad mistake last, held on for 2nd near finish op 10/3

3^rd

1 ¼

Half Shot

910-2

7/1

T: I JardineJ: Craig Nichol

Prominent, ridden before 4 out, dropped to 4th 3 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on into 3rd run-in tchd 15/2

4^th

Pay The Piper

811-7

3/1

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: Sean Quinlan

Chased leader, ridden to press leader 4 out, 2 lengths down 3 out, lost 2nd 2 out, weakened approaching last, lost 3rd run-in op 11/4

5^th

Cedar Hill

910-5

10/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: D R Fox

Held up in midfield, mistake 11th, driven before 4 out, weakened and tailed off before 3 out op 17/2

6^th

Gold Des Bois

910-11

12/1

T: I JardineJ: Danny McMenamin

Took keen hold, held up in rear, brief headway before 4 out, soon ridden and tailed off before 3 out tchd 14/1

7^th

Antey

1010-2

40/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen

Tended to jump left, held up in last, ridden and tailed off before 4 out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Baron De Midleton³⁰

Weight: 10-3| Age: 10

T: B Ellison J: P W Wadge

Dubai Days²⁸

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: N W Alexander J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.80, £1.80EX:£10.10Trifecta:£36.20Tricast:£40.75SF:£10.04Swingers:£1.90, £3.20, £3.50

Forecasts

Minella Drama (5/2), Cooper's Cross (3/1), Pay The Piper (3/1), Baron De Midleton (5/1), Half Shot (7/1), Cedar Hill (10/1), Gold Des Bois (12/1), Dubai Days (12/1), Antey (40/1)

COOPER'S CROSS has returned an improved performer and is taken to resume winning ways on the back of a good run in a competitive handicap at Aintree. Pay The Piper can hit the odd fence but he certainly has it in him to go close off this mark and is feared most ahead of Baron de Midleton, who has been in good form since blinkers have been applied.

COOPER'S CROSS (IRE)
PAY THE PIPER (IRE)
BARON DE MIDLETON (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Amour de Nuit

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 10

J: Bryony Frost | T: P F Nicholls

6/4

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00