Full Result 3.00 Musselburgh | 6 May 1998

River Esk Handicap Class F

(Class 6) (0-60, 4yo+) (1m7f217yds) 2m Good

1st £2,921 2nd £878 3rd £424 4th £197

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	. Dally Boy 14/1 L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	6	83	35	–	38	–
b g Efisio - Gay Hostess (FR) (Direct Flight)
Chased leaders, slight lead over two furlongs out, strongly pressed from over one out, held on well under pressure.

2⁽¹¹⁾ hd	. All On 3/1 Tom Siddall ⁷ J Hetherton	Tom Siddall ⁷ J Hetherton	7	91	54	–	57	–
ch m Dunbeath (USA) - Fresh Line (High Line)
Chased leaders, every chance well over two furlongs out, stayed on strongly entering last, just held.

3⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [1¾]	. Northern Motto 7/1 C Lowther ³ Jim Goldie	C Lowther ³ Jim Goldie	5	96 3	55	–	56	–
b g Mtoto - Soulful (FR) (Zino)
Patiently ridden, steady headway to challenge over a furlong out, kept on well till no extra close home.

4⁽⁷⁾ 3 [4¾]	. Pertemps Mission 16/1 D Harrison Jeff Pearce	D Harrison Jeff Pearce	4	89	44	–	42	–
b g Safawan - Heresheis (Free State I)
Soon handy, slight lead five furlongs out till over two out, no extra entering final furlong.

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [5½]	. Uncle Doug 14/1 Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	7	100	60	–	58	–
b g Common Grounds - Taqa (Blakeney)
Held up in midfield, headway to press leaders two furlongs out, unable to quicken entering last.

6⁽⁴⁾ 2 [7½]	. Mr Moriarty (IRE) 10/1 Dale Gibson Roy Bowring	Dale Gibson Roy Bowring	7	711	29	–	25	–
ch g Tate Gallery (USA) - Bernica (FR) (Caro)
Pressed leaders till ridden and weakened approaching final furlong.

7⁽⁶⁾ nk [7¾]	. Northern Maestro 8/1 T Williams Mrs M Reveley	T Williams Mrs M Reveley	4	711 1	32	–	27	–
ch g Rock Hopper - Thimbalina (Salmon Leap)
Held up, some headway two furlongs out, no impression after.

8⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [9¼]	. Notation I (IRE) 16/1 Paul Fessey ³ D W Chapman	Paul Fessey ³ D W Chapman	4	80	38	–	32	–
b g Arazi (USA) - Grace Note (FR) (Top Ville)
Behind, pushed along entering straight, never a factor.

9⁽¹⁾ 3½ [12¾]	. Slipstream 5/2F Philip Robinson Rae Guest	Philip Robinson Rae Guest	4	94	53	–	43	–
b g Slip Anchor - Butosky (Busted)
Held up going well, improved entering straight, lost touch final two furlongs.

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [17¾]	. Tancred Mischief 25/1 Jenny Benson ⁷ D W Barker	Jenny Benson ⁷ D W Barker	7	81	40	–	25	–
b m Northern State (USA) - Mischievous Miss (Niniski)
Never a factor.

11⁽¹³⁾ 9 [26¾]	. Top Prize 25/1 Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	10	710 3 v	28	–	4	–
b g High Top - Raffle (Balidar)
Led till ridden and headed five furlongs out, soon outpaced.

12⁽⁸⁾ 5 [31¾]	. Rosa Royale 16/1 Joe Fanning Wilf Storey	Joe Fanning Wilf Storey	4	91	50	–	21	–
b f Arazi (USA) - Gussy Marlowe (Final Straw)
Behind, driven along four furlongs out, no impression (trainer reported Rosa Royale had choked)

13⁽²⁾ 3 [34¾]	. Markapen (IRE) 16/1 N Carlisle Conrad Allen	N Carlisle Conrad Allen	4	713	34	–	2	–
b f Classic Music (USA) - Dahsala (Top Ville)
Strong hold, in touch till lost place final three furlongs, eased when beaten.

13 ran Off time: 3:00:00 Winning time: 3m 40.90s (slow by 16.70s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: T H Bennett (Dally Boy) 1st breeder: Mrs L Popely
2nd owner: N Hetherton (All On)
3rd owner: Andrew Paterson (Northern Motto)
Tote win: £16.60 PL: £3.60 £1.90 £5.20 Ex: £22.40 CSF: £55.54 Tricast: £310.22 Trifecta: £57.80 Pool: £264.05. 3.24 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 39 (38%) M [5-9] 61 (27%) H [10-13] 50 (35%)

3:00 Musselburgh 6 May 1998

River Esk Handicap Class F