14:20 Musselburgh

Monday 1 January 2024

All12:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

tote.co.uk Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 5m 23.06s

1^st

Fidelio Vallis

912-0

5/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Alice Stevens (5)

Made all, ridden and pressed 4 out, clear 2 out, ridden out flat op 13/2 tchd 9/2

2^nd

3 ¾

Corrigeen Rock

711-12

15/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Prominent, ridden and outpaced 4 out, rallied to go 2nd 2 out, stayed on well from last op 9/1

3^rd

Half Shot

1011-3

11/2

T: I JardineJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 4 out, plugged on from 2 out

4^th

3 ¼

Cracking Destiny

1110-9

14/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

In rear, pushed along and outpaced home turn, minor late headway for 4th op 16/1

5^th

Before Midnight

1111-5

10/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Ben Sutton (7)

Mid-division out wide, headway to press leader 4 out, soon pushed along and outpaced, weakened 2 out op 17/2

6^th

Bass Rock

811-10

10/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Always towards rear, never involved tchd 9/1

Also Ran

Frere d'Armes

711-8

2/1f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, pushed along and weakened home turn, pulled up after 4 out op 15/8

Cooper's Cross

911-7

12/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Chased leader on inside, pushed along and weakened rapidly from 5 out, pulled up before 4 out op 9/1 tchd 17/2

Cedar Hill

1010-12

25/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Danny McMenamin

Held up, struggling home turn, fell 3 out when behind op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.70, £2.10, £2.00EX:£32.50Trifecta:£169.80Tricast:£211.85SF:£41.27Swingers:£4.80, £3.70, £6.50

Forecasts

Frere d'Armes (2/1), Fidelio Vallis (5/1), Half Shot (11/2), Corrigeen Rock (15/2), Before Midnight (10/1), Bass Rock (10/1), Cooper's Cross (12/1), Cracking Destiny (14/1), Cedar Hill (25/1)

FRERE D'ARMES stepped up plenty on his reappearance run and likely would have proved even more of a threat without a mistake 3 out when finishing runner-up at Ascot 37 days ago. Unexposed at this sort of trip, he can confirm himself on a handy mark. Fidelio Vallis and Half Shot head up the dangers, whilst it would come as no surprise to see a better showing from Cooper's Cross.

FRERE D'ARMES (FR)
FIDELIO VALLIS (FR)
HALF SHOT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Minella Drama

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 8

J: B S Hughes | T: D McCain Jnr

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £20,812.002nd: £9,568.003rd: £4,784.004th: £2,392.005th: £1,196.006th: £596.00