Oceaneering George Macphail Retirement Handicap Chase (Go North One Man Series Qualifier)

Musselburgh

13:00

Date 2023-11-30

Distance 1m7f182y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 4m 5.63s (slow by 19.63s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mint Gold (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	13/2	Won
2nd	Restandbethankful (GB) Danny McMenamin · Lizzie Quinlan	2/1	1.25
3rd	Blueberry Wine (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	9/2	17
4th	Neigh Botha (IRE) Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	6/5F	11

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Neigh Botha Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	147	tb	977363	96	122	86	14d	—	—	-12	29.3	—	1 100%
Promise in these blinkers at Sedgefield but bad mistake four out was costly here yesterday
NR	Garde Des Champs Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	168	t	4-21P3	117	125	96	43d	—	—	-2	24.8	0.53/1	17/8 32%
3rd on last month's chase debut at Wetherby & open to improvement over fences; key player
4	Restandbethankful Brown J:Danny McMenamin T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Danny McMenamin T:Lizzie Quinlan	161	t	283124	110	123	110	22d	—	—	+7	31.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Ran well on first two starts for yard then faced tough task last time; could make bold bid
3	Blueberry Wine Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	165	t	112445	114	123	98	58d	—	—	+11	22.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Disappointing last month but three wins in first half of this year and not written off
2	Mint Gold Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	168	t	72/54/	117	-	-	907d	—	—	+7	20.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Absent since June 2021 but this C&D winner runs off last winning mark and is not ruled out

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Neigh Botha	1	1	1	1	1
Garde Des Champs	2	2	17/8	2	2
Restandbethankful	11/4	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2
Blueberry Wine	11/2	6	6	6	6
Mint Gold	5	5	9/2	5	5

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Restandbethankful

31.8

OR: 15 Form: 9.4 Odds: 7.4

11/4

2nd

Neigh Botha

29.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 13.3

3rd

Garde Des Champs

24.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

17/8

Blueberry Wine

22.8

OR: 16 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Mint Gold

20.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Garde Des Champs	117	125	96
Mint Gold	117	—	—
Blueberry Wine	114	123	98
Restandbethankful	110	123	110
Neigh Botha	96	122	86

Last Run