01 Mar 2009 14:30 Musselburgh
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,252); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Caravel (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 8) |
P1 / 20 |
Flat (148), Jump (83) |
D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Oceans Racing |
4/9 | |
| tracked leader, hit 4th, with leader next, led last, edged right flat, ran on | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 2 L |
Casual Affair (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) |
24 / 7 |
Flat (168), Jump (39) |
M Bradburne | Mrs S C Bradburne Turcan Barber Douglas… |
8/1 | |
| held up and keen, soon tracking leaders, led 5th, headed last, switched right flat, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 4 L |
Speed Up (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 1) |
3225FP / 6 |
Jump (30) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Mr D McGowan &… |
9/1 | |
| held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden after next, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 2½ L |
Hill Billy Rock (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) |
0 / 7 |
Flat (59), Jump (37) |
B S Hughes | G A Swinbank Mr W Powrie And… |
20/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway approaching 3 out, kept on same pace from next | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| HD |
Pontop (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) |
4-16056 / 8 |
Jump (9) | Jan Faltejsek | G A Charlton Mr George A Charlton |
14/1 | |
| tracked leaders early, held up, headway to chase leaders after 4 out, hit next, kept on | ||||||||||
6th |
3 |
| 15 L |
Catai (GB) (colt, bay, 11 1) |
P68 / 5 |
Flat (13), Jump (39) |
J Halliday | P Monteith Aston House Stud |
150/1 | |
| held up mid-division, one pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
10 |
| 1¼ L |
Recoil (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 7) |
PP6 / 5 |
Flat (148), Jump (28) |
K Johnson | R Johnson Mr Robert C Whitelock |
200/1 | |
| held up in rear, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
8th |
5 |
| 10 L |
Miss Tarantella (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 11 1) |
PF6P13 / 8 |
Jump (102) | M J McAlister | M A Barnes Mr Arthur Smithson |
50/1 | |
| led to 5th, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
9th |
11 |
| 17 L |
Thunderstruck (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 7) |
84 / 7 |
Flat (128), Jump (64) |
D J Condon | K A Ryan The Doncaster Racing… |
11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
10th |
6 |
| Dist |
Mister Maq (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) |
P/ / 7 |
Flat (39), Jump (893) |
Mathew Dickinson | A Crook Lerigo Family |
200/1 | |
| held up, hit 2nd, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
9 |
| - |
Spume (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) |
5 / 7 |
Flat (15), Jump (13) |
A L Voy | S Parr Mr Billy Herring |
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